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Three faculty members named Distinguished University Professors
Case Western Reserve University is home to exceptional faculty scholars across a wide range of fields. They drive innovation, collaboration and creativity, inspiring their students to do the same.Each year, in recognition of the important role faculty play at our institution, the university selects…
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August 03, 2021
Students who begin their semester in the Appellate Litigation Clinic this fall will have an opportunity few practicing attorneys ever do: they will brief a case to the Supreme Court of Ohio, which last week accepted the clinic’s petition for discretionary review in an important case involving a…
August 02, 2021
On June 1, 2021, 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 new…
August 02, 2021
The Frederick K. Cox International Law Center marks its 30th anniversary this year. In honor of the occasion, we’re taking a look back at some of the remarkable accomplishments of our past three decades. 1991: A multimillion-dollar gift from the Gund Foundation endows the Cox International Law…
July 26, 2021
The volume of laws, regulations, standards and guidelines governing health care-related businesses has dramatically increased during the past several decades. When a health care business fails to comply, it can open itself up to lawsuits and serious financial and criminal liability. That’s part of…
July 21, 2021
At Case Western Reserve University, faculty and staff are always working to expand educational offerings to meet the needs of our students and prepare them for evolving career fields. Most recently, this has led to the approval of new programs on topics ranging from compliance and risk management…
July 19, 2021
As reported on WCPN 90.3 ideastream, Cleveland’s NPR Station, on Monday, July 19, Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor of Law Ayesha Bell Hardaway rejoined the Cleveland Police Monitoring Team as deputy monitor five weeks after her forced resignation and 11 days after the police…
July 14, 2021
The School of Law will host Ignite: Legal Tech Innovation 2021 today (July 14) and tomorrow (July 15). Held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., today’s session will give attendees the chance to learn from expert law librarians and professors about how they are teaching various tech topics to their students. A…
July 08, 2021
Visiting Professor Katharine Van Tassel was featured as a guest on the podcast "Legal Talk Today." She spoke about a new Arizona Law that significantly expands access to telehealth services in Arizona. Listen to Professor Van Tassel’s July 5, 2021, episode, entitled “The Future of Telehealth,”…
July 08, 2021
On June 30, 2021, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced that he has reappointed Case Western Reserve University School of Law Professor Cassandra Burke Robertson to a three-year term as Commissioner on the Uniform Law Commission. Established in 1893, the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) provides states…
July 06, 2021
Every year, CWRU School of Law hosts conferences and lectures open to students, alumni and the public on a wide range of legal topics. Undeterred by the pandemic, the Law School hosted 39 events online in the past year. Most events had 200-300 attendees, about three times the audience in-person…