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At Case Western Reserve University School of Law, our students, faculty, staff and alumni influence everything from health law to international law to public policy—all while learning, teaching and practicing legal education rooted in real-world impact. Discover our latest news in legal scholarship, advocacy, experiential learning, community impact and so much more.
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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
Case Western Reserve University's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.
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Meet a researcher working on untangling housing titles
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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
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May 04, 2021
Case Western Reserve University Law Black 3L Students marked their impending graduation with their first ever Sankofa Celebration. Held Wednesday, April 28, in-person on the lawn next to the Law School and livestreamed, the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) Inaugural Sankofa event was an opportu...
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April 30, 2021
For nearly a decade, Professor Aleksandar Cuic and his students in the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Immigration Law Clinic have been on the frontlines of the battle for human rights in America’s immigration courts. On April 20, they scored a major victory.
A client from Trinidad & Tobago ...
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April 30, 2021
In a piece published by Wall Street Journal, Erik Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, discussed the Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan and its impact on public debate in America.
His piece is titled “Permissive libel law lets democracy down.”
Read the article....
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April 30, 2021
Richard K. Gordon, director of the Financial Integrity Institute and professor of law, wrote a piece published in The New York Times about the war in Afghanistan.
Gordon noted the significance of George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq, and how the decision impacted the United States’ involvement ...
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April 28, 2021
For an elite-sized law school, Case Western Reserve University School of Law is unusual in the number of highly successful moot court and mock trial teams it fields each year. Reflecting the school’s recent 6th best in the nation ranking in practical training, this has been an extraordinary year for...
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April 28, 2021
Professors Matthew E. Kahn of Johns Hopkins University and Robin K. Craig of the University of Utah discussed adaptation to climate change from both a legal and economic perspective in a webinar on April 28, 2021, sponsored by the Coleman Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available ...
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April 26, 2021
If you watched news coverage of the Chauvin Trial, you likely saw CWRU Law Professor Ayesha Hardaway
On April 20, 2021, the jury delivered its verdict in the high-profile trial of Derek Chauvin. The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murdering George Floyd. It was one of the most watched trials in recent years. And whatever network you tuned in to, you were likely to see Case Weste...
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April 26, 2021
First-year students who were named Gerber Fellows (which includes a scholarship for each recipient) recently completed a broad range of healthcare-related projects as part of their fellowship experience. They undertook in-depth research and analysis of cutting-edge issues, culminating in project pre...
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April 26, 2021
By John Garcia
While students' focus might be on the end of spring classes, the fall semester will be here soon enough. Undergraduate registration for the fall semester starts today (April 26); depending on the school, graduate program registration may already have started or may begin in the comin...
April 24, 2021
Every spring, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law hosts the Dean Dunmore Moot Court Competition, an intramural appellate advocacy tournament where second and third year students compete in an NCAA bracket-style competition judged by faculty members, local judges and experienced practit...