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Lauren Marchaza

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Lauren Marchaza, director of school and unit communications, leads the team responsible for crafting compelling content for units across CWRU, and its schools and college.

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Making an impact in real time

On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in Louisiana v. Callais that Louisiana’s congressional map containing two majority-Black districts was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This major ruling made it much harder to use the 1965 Voting Rights Act to challenge unfair voting…

A path to in-house legal practice

Years ago, when Connor Black would pass by Sherwin-Williams paint stores in his small hometown of Defiance, Ohio, he never thought that, one day, he’d end up working at the company’s headquarters in downtown Cleveland.Fast-forward to today: That’s precisely what Black is doing as a corporate legal…

“A leap of faith”: 3L dives into courtroom work at the Brooklyn DA’s office

Chris Nehasil loves to argue—in the classroom and the courtroom. Even better if that involves research and writing to prepare said arguments. And that’s exactly why the 3L has loved his summer internship with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York, where he has spent his…

Summer in the city: Legal intern hones research skills with Human Rights Watch

When Case Western Reserve University School of Law student Anna Styer was offered an internship with Human Rights Watch in New York City, she had the option to make it a remote position. But growing up in the small town of New Philadelphia, Ohio, made her wonder what it would be like to live in…

From the U.S. Forest Service to field work: How a rising 2L is finding her seat at the table

Meg Corley linked arms with her colleagues as they all stepped forward together into the Ashtabula County field where they’d spend the next several hours looking for one thing: rattlesnakes. Rattlesnakes in Ohio? Meg Corley's law externship had her…

What it looks like to study international law at CWRU

Colorful balloons and an oversized check helped celebrate Dalerys Feliciano Acevedo's $40,000 scholarship award from the AccessLex Institute. Dalerys Feliciano Acevedo started her academic journey close to the Earth’s equator in Puerto Rico. By this fall, she’ll be halfway to the North…

Collaborative convenes to reimagine youth justice

For more than a decade, Cuyahoga County has sent more children to Ohio detention centers than any other county in the state. Nearly 20% of the incarcerated population within the Ohio Department of Youth Services calls Cuyahoga County home. Statistics like these are impossible for Ayesha Bell…

Brittany Rabb’s full-circle joy: Helping kids thrive

In 2023, Brittany Rabb (CWR ’19, SAS ’20) landed her dream job with Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), a renowned New York City nonprofit that provides “cradle-to-career” support for children.“I fell in love with the model during a child policy course at Case Western Reserve,” said Rabb. Today she’s…

CWRU law students find their footing—and success—in the courtroom

Whether it’s a grueling objection battle in a local mock trial or a complex debate over international humanitarian law, the students at Case Western Reserve University School of Law are increasingly finding their voices—and their trophies—in the courtroom simulation. Led by veteran practitioners,…

5 questions with School of Law’s Carter Callender, Class of 2026

As graduation approaches at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, students look back on the experiences that shaped their time on campus—and ahead to the paths they’re about to begin. From discovering their academic interests to gaining hands-on experience through clinics, competitions and…