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U.S. News & World Report ranks several CWRU degree programs, specialties among top 10
Add one more entry into ӰƵ’s list of efforts that U.S. News & World Report rates among the nation’s top 10. Along with degree programs in nursing and social work that achieved lofty positions in the rankings released this week, the law school’s Health Law specialty moved up four p...
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office presentation visit
Join the School of Law Thursday, March 8, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. in the school’s Moot Court Room (A59) for a breakfast presentation with executives from the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The presentation, which includes complimentary bagels and coffee for a...
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“Perspectives from the Bench”
The ӰƵ School of Law Student Chapter of the Federalist Society will host Justice Pat DeWine of the Ohio Supreme Court for “Perspectives from the Bench” today (March 6) at noon in the School of Law’s Moot Courtroom (A59). DeWine will speak on the role of the judiciary and his exper...
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“#MeToo: Perspectives on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace”
The Diversity Committee at the School of Law, in conjunction with the Women’s Law Association, will host a panel discussion titled “#MeToo: Perspectives on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.” The event will take place Tuesday, March 6, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at George Gund Hall, Room A29. The disc...
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Law’s Jonathan Adler examines possible reasoning behind recent judicial nominees
After the Trump Administration released its most recent list of judicial nominees, Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, assessed what the motivation for several appointees could be. Adler argues that three particular...
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Pre-law Community Hour—“Adversaries Near and Far: What is America's future?”
The Office of Undergraduate Studies’ next pre-law community hour will feature Professor David Forte of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University. Forte will speak on issues of national security in his talk, titled “Adversaries Near and Far: What is America's future?” The event...
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Law’s Cassandra Burke Robertson appointed to Uniform Law Commission study committee
Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-BakerHostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics, was recently appointed to the Study Committee on Garnishment of Wages in Bank Accounts by the Uniform Law Commission (ULC). The committee will examine the circumstanc...
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Law’s Jonathan Adler explores legal battle surrounding designation of critical land for endangered species
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, wrote a piece for The Volokh Conspiracy titled “Can Land Uninhabitable by an Endangered Species Nonetheless Be 'Critical Habitat' Under the Endangered Species Act?” In his piece, ...
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Law’s Matthew Rossman writes about how cutting state and local tax deductions could impact some cities
Prior to the passage of the tax bill, Matthew Rossman, professor of law, wrote an op-ed on cleveland.com about why cutting back the individual deduction for state and local income taxes could harm cities like Cleveland. In his piece, titled “Cutback of state and local tax deductions in GOP tax bill...
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ӰƵ law professor elected to prestigious American Law Institute
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law at the ӰƵ School of Law, is among 45 newly elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI). The 90-year-old institute comprises exceptional judges, lawyers and legal academics internationally. "It is a...