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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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December 17, 2020
Every year, our law school faculty is regularly featured in news stories about the law. Leading experts in their fields, they are frequently interviewed for broadcast and print stories, in outlets ranging from The New York Times and Washington Post to CNN and FOX. This year, we've chosen a…
December 17, 2020
Emily Peters, a third-year student at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was selected as this year’s recipient of The Marvin and Sue Sicherman Excellence in Bankruptcy Award. The annual award is given to one student from Case Western Reserve and one student from Cleveland State…
December 16, 2020
Professor Sharona Hoffman, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, recently published the article, “Artificial Intelligence and Discrimination in Health Care,” in the Yale Journal of Health Policy Law and Ethics. In the article, Hoffman argues that "algorithmic discrimination in medicine can…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,”…
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…