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Law’s Black Law Student Association Mock Trial Team earns regional championship title
Members of Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial Team recently earned first place at the Midwest Regional Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition regional championship. Those on the team were Doctor of Law (JD) candidates Jordyn Dawson…
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December 03, 2021
Research is central to Case Western Reserve University’s mission. Across the university, faculty contribute their expertise to their respective fields—from the arts and sciences to the humanities, medicine and everything in between. Each year, the Faculty Distinguished Research Awards are…
November 29, 2021
The Case Western Reserve University Ault Mock Trial teams swept the top three spots at the Case Classic Mock Trial Competition, held Nov. 13–14 at the School of Law. Eighteen teams competed in the annual national competition, including Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, University of Alabama School…
November 24, 2021
The School of Law will host a virtual open house Thursday, Dec. 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. Those interested in learning more about the school’s offerings are encouraged to attend. Register for the session.
November 22, 2021
Delanté Spencer Thomas, director of JD Advantage Advising and Outreach at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, has been named to Crain's Cleveland Business 2021 Forty Under 40. As the law school’s JD Advantage director, Thomas counsels law students in careers outside of the traditional…
November 19, 2021
Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law, co-director of the Social Justice Institute, and director of the Social Justice Law Center, was honored recently with the induction into two prestigious societies. Earlier this November, Bell Hardaway and 10 other honorees were inducted into the…
November 15, 2021
President Joe Biden has nominated Marisa Darden, an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, as the next U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. If confirmed, Darden will be the first Black woman to hold this position. The office of U.S Attorney handles federal…
November 11, 2021
The Shaker Schools Alumni Hall of Fame has added two members of the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law community to its distinguished ranks: Ayesha Bell Hardaway (LAW ‘04) and Mark Davies Griffin (LAW ‘94). Bell Hardaway is associate professor of law at CWRU School of Law and…
November 08, 2021
On Nov. 2, 2021, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law alumnus Justin Bibb was elected as the 57th mayor of Cleveland, replacing retiring four-term mayor Frank Jackson. It marks the first time that Bibb, 34, will hold public office. But his personal, professional and educational…
November 05, 2021
When the Boston Red Sox hired Bianca Smith (LAW ’17, MGT ’17) this year as a Minor League coach, she made history as the first Black woman coach in professional baseball. For the double alumna, hitting the upper echelons of a sport she’s longed to coach started with a shot from Case Western…
November 03, 2021
When a group of Case Western Reserve University students representing “Team LEAF” won first place in the ideaLabs competition for best new venture ideas in April 2021, they turned to the Intellectual Property Venture Clinic (IPVC) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law with questions…