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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
ӰƵ'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 19, 2016
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, penned an op-ed for The Plain Dealer, in which he explained the benefits of the Electoral College.
In his article, titled “Is the Electoral College Exhibit A for 'rigged elections' - or a way to avoid Bush-Gore on steroids?” he explain...

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August 19, 2016
In Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History, he wrote a chapter about John Quincy Adams. The book was edited by Duquesne University President Ken Gormley and published by New York University Press in May.
He also wrote a chapter titled “Use of Foreign Law by the U.S. Supreme Court” in The ...

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August 01, 2016
ӰƵ School of Law Professor Jonathan Adler and business law experts examine U.S. Supreme Court’s record on business cases
At first glance, the new book Business and the Roberts Court (Oxford University Press) is a valuable read for lawyers practicing business law, and for the academ...

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July 15, 2016
U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman appointed Jessie Hill, associate dean for academic affairs and the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, to help nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
Hill will act as part of a bipartisan judic...

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July 05, 2016
Successes in trial and appeal are resulting in more innocence cases for CWRU Law’s Kramer Clinic
Now that a faculty member and students at ӰƵ School of Law have had success in a high-profile innocence case, they are getting involved with more.
Recent law school graduate...

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July 01, 2016
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor of Law, wrote an opinion article about how many have come to believe the president has the power to change the Internal Revenue Code.
His article, titled “News flash! The president can't change the Internal Revenue Code alone,” was published in The Pla...

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June 03, 2016
Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, has given a number of presentations around the world in the past few months.
His presentations include:
“Climate Change Mitigation and Trade Rules: The Opportunities and Limitations of Neutral Carbon Tariffs,” CWRU Law Downtown Le...
May 13, 2016
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor of Law, wrote an opinion piece for The Baltimore Sun, titled “Let the pols pick the nominees.”
In his article, he argued that often, the winners of the primaries are radically on the left and right, and opposed by a majority of voters.
He explained th...
May 13, 2016
Maureen Kenny, professor of lawyering skills, has recently given many presentations in the Cleveland area on human trafficking.
She gave the following talks:
“Legal Developments in Sex Trafficking Laws,” NEO Human Trafficking Symposium, Cleveland, August 2015;
“Representing the Minor and Adult S...
April 22, 2016
Matthew Rossman, professor of law, wrote an opinion piece for The Plain Dealer titled “Homeowners hardest hit by foreclosure crisis deserve 'disaster' relief.”
In his article, Rossman explains how certain communities were hit hardest by foreclosures—and never recovered.
He proposes providing relie...