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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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June 04, 2014
The Staff Advisory Council is accepting nominations for representatives through July 11.
Eligibility for membership on the council is defined as all regular, full or part-time, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees with at least six months of service with the university. Representatives are ...
May 21, 2014
Munch, the vegan-friendly eatery located on the second floor of the School of Law, will be open all summer. Hours of operation are Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The café is open to all members of the campus community. Feel free to call ahead with your order: 216.231.0922.
For more informat...
May 09, 2014
On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil tanker slammed into Prince William Sound’s Bligh Reef, resulting in one of the most notorious environmental disasters in U.S. history.
As an associate for major Los Angeles law firm O’Melveny & Myers, Sharona Hoffman was assigned to work the defense on the ma...
April 07, 2014
The American Constitution Society will host State Rep. Connie Pillich, a lawyer and Air Force veteran, on Thursday, April 10, at noon in the School of Law, room A58.
Among other topics, Pillich will discuss how her service as a veteran has helped form her beliefs and style of governance.
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March 26, 2014
Three third-year law students from ӰƵ’s Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic are wrapped up in a rare opportunity to argue a case before the Ohio Supreme Court.
Yelena Grinberg, Patrick Haney and Joshuah Lisk drafted a petition to the court in November, asking the court to take ...
March 26, 2014
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated that all races have the right to equal access to health care. Fifty years later, real concerns exist that access to health care remains separate and unequal, and racial bias may be a root cause, according to ӰƵ Law Profes...
March 19, 2014
At the last pre-law event of the semester, Justin Herdman, adjunct professor of law and a former federal prosecutor specializing in international investigations, will address counter-terrorism.
The event, titled "The War on Terror: Perspective and Hindsight," will take place Friday, March 21, at 12...
March 19, 2014
Law’s Matthew Rossman calls on IRS to better determine if regional economic development organizations that claim to be charities really are
An upcoming law review article suggests the Internal Revenue Service should do a better job determining whether a recent wave of nonprofits the author terms “re...
March 11, 2014
ӰƵ’s schools of medicine, engineering and law all improved their rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the nation’s top graduate and professional schools this year, with one program—health law—earning recognition as the third-best in the entire country.
“Our health...
March 04, 2014
Lawrence E. Mitchell has resigned his position as dean of the ӰƵ School of Law, effective March 1.
Mitchell has been on a voluntary leave of absence since November, a move he made to minimize distractions relating to a lawsuit filed against him and the university allegi...