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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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December 14, 2020
On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of Case Western Reserve University, we wish a happy 90th birthday to Fred Gray—civil rights icon, distinguished lawyer and 1954 graduate of the law school.
Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Gray left to study law at Case Western Reserve when no in...
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December 11, 2020
In his book Citizenship Reimagined: The Case for Responsible Whole Citizenry in Sierra Leone, Case Western Reserve University School of Law student George Kamanda argues for the necessity of civic education and youth engagement in order to create a society centered around “responsible, whole citizen...
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December 10, 2020
Collaboration between School of Law and Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences helping clients put their lives back together
During a massive statewide crackdown on human trafficking last month, Anjali Kanwar and several of her classmates at Case Western Reserve University...
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December 08, 2020
In 2015, a pair of Case Western Reserve University School of Law alumni teamed up to form Sports Data Labs, Inc. (SD Labs), a promising company off to an impressive start after being selected as the 2020 Early Stage Startup of the Year by Sports Technology Awards.
Founded by Mark Gorski (‘07) and ...
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December 04, 2020
In the autumn edition of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Newsletter, 3L Clare Shin published “Squeak and Desist,” a light-hearted examination of the 2013 legal fight, VIP Prods., LLC v. Jack Daniels, which Shin described as “a case about squeaky toys and alcohol for all the mo...
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December 02, 2020
When Nicholas Kirsch (LAW ‘19) and Stephanie Farah (LAW ‘18) met in an undergraduate SAGES class in 2011, they formed an immediate and lasting connection.
“He was very smart, of course. And handsome and funny,” said Farah.
“She was witty, intelligent, friendly and so easy to get along with,” Kir...
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December 01, 2020
On November 30, the Ohio Supreme Court released the results of the most recent Ohio Bar exam. With a 94 percent Bar pass rate (59 out of 63), Case Western Reserve School of Law graduates performed the best out of nine Ohio law schools for first-time takers.
For all exam takers, combining first-ti...
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November 24, 2020
On Nov. 20-21, two teams of third-year Case Western Reserve law students competed in the regional round of the National Moot Court Competition. "Team Blue," composed of Maeve Dineen, Paul Willison and Jesse Wynn—and "Team Silver," composed of Amanda Hudson, Carly Koza, and Natalie Lesnick—challenged...
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November 20, 2020
Third-year law student Lauryn Durham was recently published in the autumn edition of the Ohio State Bar Association’s “Intellectual Property Law Section” newsletter.
Durham’s article, “Temporary Murals Have Permanent Rights?,” examined the intellectual property rights of artists around the natio...
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November 19, 2020
Coleman P. Burke, a 1970 law alumnus so dedicated to the planet that he committed $10 million to launch an environmental law center here last year, died Nov. 8 at his home in New York.
Known affectionately to his friends and fellow alumni as “Coley,” Burke brought an inquisitive spirit to his law c...