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CWRU School of Law’s mayoral forum on police reform garners widespread media attention
In a time when Cleveland, like many communities across the country, is grappling with the need for police reform, voters want to be informed on political candidates’ positions on police reform. Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law held an online forum on police reform for the candi...
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CWRU’s International Criminal Court Moot Court Team Advances to Quarterfinals of the World Championship Rounds and Wins Best Brief Honors
After qualifying by reaching the finals of the Americas Region of the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition in March, Case Western Reserve University School of Law advanced to the World Championship Rounds of the global competition for the first time in its history. The event, which us...
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Aleksandar Cuic shares "5 things to know about immigration"
President Biden recently declared June as National Immigrant Heritage Month, a topic about which Aleksandar Cuic, adjunct professor of law and director of the Immigration Clinic at the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, is very familiar. Originally from Serbia (the former Yugoslavia), Cuic’s famil...
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5 things to know about... immigration
Aleksandar Cuic On June 1, United States President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued a proclamation declaring June National Immigrant Heritage Month, encouraging reflection on the stories of “courageous families who ventured here—be it centuries ago, or just this year—from every part of the world to seek ...
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Cleveland mayoral candidates' forum
At a time when many communities across the United States are grappling with the need for police reform, voters want to be informed on local political candidates’ positions on the subject. The Cleveland Community Police Commission and Case Western Reserve University School of Law are co-sponsoring a...
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CWRU International Law Leaders Meet with Thai Human Rights Experts
On June 8, 2021, Case Western Reserve University School of Law professors had an online discussion with a team of Thai Human Rights experts, organized by the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. Participating from Case Western...
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CWRU Law School launches Summer JumpStart Program
With its new JumpStart program CWRU School of Law is providing incoming 1L students the opportunity to begin their law school career a few months early. Designed by Associate Dean Bryan Adamson and Professor Liam Dunn, the JumpStart program offers an eight-week summer experience designed to help st...
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Law's Andy Geronimo Quoted on Importance of Public Records
Director of the First Amendment Clinic Andy Geronimo was quoted recently in an article about a new, interactive course offered by Northeast Ohio Solutions Journalism Collaborative and the Cleveland Documenters which teaches people how to access local public records. In the article on wksu.org, Gero...
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Law’s Bryan Adamson Awarded University’s Inaugural “Think Big Leadership Award”
Professor Bryan Adamson was selected as a recipient of the university’s inaugural “Think Big Leadership Award,” which will be formally presented by incoming President Eric Kaler and Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III at a ceremony on October 5. Provost Ben Vinson said Adamson has “...
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Law’s Michael Scharf writes about Biden administration’s chance to demonstrate moral authority
Michael Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law and the Joseph C. Hostetler—BakerHostetler Professor of Law, co-authored a piece published in The Diplomat titled “Why the US should recognize the Rohingya Genocide.” Scharf opined that the Biden administration has a chance to reassert the United States...