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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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April 16, 2021
Professor Sharona Hoffman has been interviewed by numerous local, national, and international news outlets in recent weeks about vaccines, vaccines passports, mask mandates and more. The outlets include, among others, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel Weekly, Arirang TV (South Korea), VnExpress…
April 15, 2021
The Yemen Accountability Project (YAP) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law has published its second white paper, “Starvation: Building the Case for Prosecuting Starvation Crimes in Yemen.” The 51-page document examines evidence from 2015 to 2018 that illustrates patterns of widespread…
April 13, 2021
George S. Kamanda, a third-year law student at Case Western Reserve University, was named the recipient of the 2021 Wong Moss Outstanding Alumni Award by his undergraduate alma mater, Delaware County Community College, and has been asked to deliver the Commencement keynote address for the college’s…
April 12, 2021
The Case Western Reserve University Law School Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court team has just capped off a tremendous year of competitions. From March 28 to April 4, the team competed in the annual Vis International Arbitration Moot Court competition that typically takes place in…
April 12, 2021
By John Garcia With summer just around the corner, students are looking forward to the sunshine and an exciting lineup of summer classes. Undergraduate registration for the summer semester starts today (April 12), depending on the school (graduate program registration may already have started or…
April 09, 2021
Environmental law expert Jim Chen, a 1991 graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, will be its 2021 graduation ceremony speaker. This year’s commencement will take place in-person from 1-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 16, two weeks before the University’s convocation. “Jim Chen has had…
April 09, 2021
On March 30, 2021, the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, together with Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), submitted a letter to United Nations experts concerning attacks by federal and local police on medics during the racial justice and anti-police brutality protests over the summer of…
April 07, 2021
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of our Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Law is honored to be ranked #6 in the nation in Practical Training in the Spring 2021 issue of PreLaw Magazine, a publication of National…
April 05, 2021
Every spring, National Jurist selects a handful of the most impressive law students from the nation’s 200 law schools as “Law Student of the Year Finalists.” Making the list of seven finalists this year was Case Western Reserve University School of Law 3L Clare Shin. Read why National Jurist…
April 02, 2021
Dean Michael Scharf was a lead author of the Public International Law & Policy Group’s Amicus Brief which was cited in the International Criminal Court Ntaganda Appeals Judgment delivered on March 30, 2021. In particular, refer to footnotes 2587, 2602, 2603, and 2604 on pages 422, 424 and 425 of…