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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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February 22, 2021
CWRU’s Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial team was victorious in the Midwest Regional Rounds of the prestigious Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition Feb. 3–5, which was held online. After competing in five rounds of competition over three days, the CWRU team came in first…
February 19, 2021
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, recently penned an opinion piece titled “Revisiting the 25th Amendment in a (perhaps) calmer time” and published on cleveland.com about the 25th amendment. The amendment became a talking point following the U.S. Capitol insurrection…
February 18, 2021
In a trend accelerated by the coronavirus, the law is increasingly technology-driven, from the way lawyers prepare cases to the way courts try them. In the Winter 2021 issue of PreLaw Magazine, a publication of National Jurist, Case Western Reserve earned an “A+,” ranking the school’s technology…
February 17, 2021
In early February, the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Ault Mock Trial Team placed second out of 32 teams from across the country in the 13th annual Costello National Criminal Law Trial Advocacy Competition hosted by George Mason University School of Law. The CWRU team was also named…
February 17, 2021
Anne M. Murray is policy counsel on domestic violence issues at the Supreme Court of Ohio. She oversees the Domestic Violence Program, which disseminates information, monitors trends, offers education, and recommends forms, rules, and standards to local courts to promote effective response to…
February 16, 2021
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Frank Dallet (LAW ‘94) delighted the students in the Case Western Reserve University School of Law Appellate Litigation Clinic when she joined a Zoom seminar session on Feb. 10. Dallet, whose judicial clerk Joseph Shell (LAW ‘20) co-teaches in the law…
February 11, 2021
In a recent verdict from the Washington Court of Appeals, Professor Bryan Adamson (LAW ‘90) won a groundbreaking victory for re-entry rights of formerly incarcerated citizens that will help curb unjust debt collection practices in the state of Washington. Before rejoining Case Western Reserve…
February 10, 2021
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial team was victorious in the Midwest Regional Rounds of the prestigious Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition from February 3-5, 2021, which was held online. After competing in five rounds…
February 09, 2021
Peter Gerhart, longtime professor and former dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, passed away on February 7, 2021, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife Ann, his children and grandchildren. His daughters Gracie and Mary are active members of the Case…
February 09, 2021
Peter Gerhart, longtime professor and former dean of the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, passed away on Feb. 7, 2021, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife Ann, his children and grandchildren. He was 75. His daughters Gracie and Mary have been members of the…