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Recent News

Law’s Matthew Rossman presents, publishes paper on trickle-down charity
Matthew Rossman, professor of law and co-director of the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, published and presented on trickle-down charity this year. On Jan. 23, he presented his article "Evaluating Trickle Down Charity" at a faculty workshop at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He also p...
University announces Jessica Berg, Michael Scharf to continue as interim law school deans for at least another year
President, Provost cite significant gains of 2013-2014, school community’s desire to maintain momentum ӰƵ announced today that Interim Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf will continue to lead the School of Law through at least the 2014-2015 academic year. Since the...
School of Law team awarded Scribes 2014 Brief Award
The team of Alyssa Dechow, Del Guile and Garret Bowman, from the School of Law, won the Scribes 2014 Brief Award for their brief from the J. Braxton Craven Jr. Memorial Moot-Court Competition. The winners were invited to attend and be recognized at the Scribes Annual Meeting during the American Bar...
University, Law Professor Issue Joint Statement
ӰƵ and Professor Raymond Ku are pleased to announce that they have resolved their differences in a manner that will conclude Professor Ku’s litigation against the university and its former law-school dean. Ku has been a tenured professor at ӰƵ’s law school since ...
School of Law asks for donations to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank
The ӰƵ School of Law is a partner in Ohio’s Law and Leadership Institute. The Law and Leadership Institute, LLC (LLI) is a statewide initiative, in collaboration with the legal community, that inspires and prepares students from underserved communities for post-secondary...
Staff Advisory Council accepting nominations for representatives through July 11
The Staff Advisory Council is accepting nominations for representatives through July 11. All regular, full- or part-time, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees with at least six months of service with the university are eligible to serve on the council. Representatives are elected for two-y...
Law’s Timothy Webster gives workshop, talk on China’s environmental problems
Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law and director of East Asian Legal Studies, gave faculty workshops at Washington University at St. Louis and St. Louis University in March. He also spoke on China’s environmental problems and possible legal solutions to the Environmental Law Students Associ...
Law, bioethics professor Max Mehlman publishes article, gives presentations
Maxwell Mehlman, professor of law and bioethics, co-authored “A Framework for Military Bioethics” with 2012-2013 Cowan Post-Doctoral Fellow Stephanie Corley. The Journal of Military Ethics accepted their article for publication. Mehlman also debated on medical malpractice reform at the 2014 Medical...
Law’s Juscelino Colares presents, publishes on climate change
Juscelino F. Colares, professor of law and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, will present “Pleading Patterns and the Role of Litigation as a Driver of Federal Climate Change Legislation,” 54.4 Jurimetrics, with Kosta Ristovski. Their paper will be honored as one of...
”Talking Foreign Policy” program considers factors in ongoing crisis in Ukraine
The next radio broadcast of Talking Foreign Policy examines the international law implications of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, including uncertainty about what the clash of American and Russian interests means for United States foreign policy. The program, titled "Russian Roulette," is scheduled ...