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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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October 26, 2020
Aaron Perzanowski, associate director of the Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts, teaches copyright, trademark, and property law. His research on the intersection of intellectual and personal property explores the notion of ownership in a digital economy. And his work on IP and social…
October 26, 2020
On October 24, 2020, Co-Dean Michael Scharf was voted president-elect of the American Branch of the International Law Association. Established in 1873 and headquartered in London, the 4,400-member association is the preeminent international non-governmental organization involved in developing and…
October 23, 2020
In 2018, Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched the Yemen Accountability Project (YAP), a student initiative to document and map war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Yemeni Civil War. Following two years of research, the YAP recently reached a major milestone, publishing…
October 22, 2020
Professor Richard J. Lazarus of Harvard University discussed his new book, The Rule of Five: Making Climate Change History at the Supreme Court, in a webinar on Oct. 22, 2020. sponsored by the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. The webinar is available for on-demand viewing and for…
October 20, 2020
Considered a rising star of the legal community by the Crain's editorial team, Maya Simek, the director of the Human Trafficking Project at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was recently selected to the Crain’s Cleveland Business “40 Under Forty." This year’s honorees ranged…
October 20, 2020
Join the Federalist Society Wednesday, Oct. 21, at noon to listen in on a debate on the legality of Israeli efforts to annex parts of the West Bank. The debate will be between Eugene Kontorovich of the Antonin Scalia Law School and CWRU's own Avidan Cover, associate dean at the School of…
October 12, 2020
Richard Lazarus will lecture about his book, The Rule of Five, which tells the gripping inside story of how an unlikely team of lawyers and climate activists overcame conservative opposition—and their own divisions—to win what is considered the most important environmental case ever brought before…
October 07, 2020
In 2018, Case Western Reserve University School of Law launched the Yemen Accountability Project (YAP), a student initiative to document and map war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Yemeni Civil War. Following two years of research, the YAP recently reached a major milestone, publishing…
October 06, 2020
Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship Thursday, Oct. 8, at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom for a seminar discussion titled "Hough Community Development." This event will be led by: Ayesha Hardaway, assistant professor of law at CWRU; Basheer Jones, councilman, Cleveland Ward 7; Joyce Huang, vice…
October 06, 2020
The CWRU Cox International Law Center, the Social Justice Institute and International Partners in Mission (IPM) will co-sponsor a panel discussion titled "Planting the Seeds of Violence: How U.S. Involvement in El Salvador Led to Today’s Migration Crisis" Monday, Oct. 12, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. ET.…