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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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August 27, 2020
While earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Clare Keonha Shin had her sights set on a career in law. But it was her work as a fashion model that pointed her in the direction of intellectual property law.
“I was always fascinated with the idea that a brand, a mark, a symbol, a trait can have ...
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August 27, 2020
While earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Clare Keonha Shin had her sights set on a career in law. But it was her work as a fashion model that pointed her in the direction of intellectual property law.
“I was always fascinated with the idea that a brand, a mark, a symbol, a trait can have ...
August 26, 2020
Lauren Ammerman
I spent the summer working in the housing unit at Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) in Washington, D.C. NLSP is a civil legal services organization that represents low-income residents in the District of Columbia.
Our aim this summer was...
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August 26, 2020
Deborah Turner-Johnson, a dedicated law school faculty support staff member for 13 years, passed away on August 19, 2020. She was 63. A website to post remembrances is available here.
There, colleagues remarked about her smile, hearty laugh, wonderful stories and the fact that she touched "many ...
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August 21, 2020
The Northeast Ohio Scholars Strategy Network selected Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of The Law-Medicine Center, for its Amplify & Apply Grant Program.
This grant is intended to support efforts to meaningfully connect Hoffman's expertise with relevant policy con...
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August 20, 2020
Professor Emeritus Morris G. Shanker passed away on August 18 at age 93. Professor Shanker, who joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1961 and served as Acting Dean of the law school in 1972, had a considerable reputation in the fields of commercial law, creditor-de...
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August 20, 2020
Ikechukwu Ekeke (LAW '16), a fellow in the law school's Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic and coach of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA) Mock Trial Team, was recently selected to The National Black Lawyers organization's "Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Ohio."
Ekeke earned both Bachelor of Scienc...
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August 18, 2020
The Case Western Reserve University School of Law will be among the few law schools in the country to offer first-year law students the flexible option to start in January, Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf announced.
For the first time, the law school is also now accepting GRE scores from ...
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August 17, 2020
Case Western Reserve University School of Law will be among the few law schools in the country to offer first-year law students the flexible option to start in January, Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf announced today. For the first time, the Law School is also now accepting GRE scores from...
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August 14, 2020
Jonathan L. Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, opined on the arrest—and subsequent ouster—of Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder following federal charges of corruption.
His piece, titled “Ohio joins the big leagues of corruption,” app...