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Recent News

Memorial service to be held for emeritus professor of law Edward A. Mearns Jr. Oct. 22
The law school will honor the late Edward A. Mearns Jr., a faculty member for nearly 25 years, with a memorial service Tuesday, Oct. 22. Several of his former colleagues and students will offer tributes to the late emeritus professor, who passed away July 3. The ӰƵ Law Review will ...
Law’s David Kocan presents on Canada-U.S. Shiprider, leads Great Lakes regional meeting
Last month, David Kocan, visiting assistant professor of law, presented his working article on the sovereignty implications of Canada-U.S. Shiprider at the “Canada-U.S. Defense Relations Conference,” at George Mason University's School of Public Policy. In addition, he co-led the first general body...
Gain insight on education rights at Oct. 9 lecture
Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), will speak on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at noon at the School of Law. FIRE's mission is to defend and sustain individual rights at America's colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, legal equal...
Law’s Michael Scharf evaluates the ”Grotian Moment” in new book
International law usually develops gradually—a process known as crystallization—but sometimes transformative change, known as a “Grotian Moment," causes rules and doctrines to emerge surprisingly quickly. Michael P. Scharf’s new book, Customary International Law in Times of Fundamental Change: Reco...
Munch cafe in law school building to add Saturday hours beginning Sept. 21
Munch, a vegetarian specialty kitchen located on the second floor of the ӰƵ School of Law, will now be open on Saturdays, beginning Sept. 21. The new Saturday hours will be 11 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Professor Cassandra Robertson’s research on the ”Plame Affair” published in corporate crime encyclopedia
Cassandra Robertson’s paper, "Plame Affair," was published in the second edition of the Encyclopedia of White Collar & Corporate Crime. The entry looks at the events surrounding the exposure of Central Intelligence Agency agent Valerie Plame. Robertson’s article can be read online, but a subscripti...
Article by law’s Matthew Rossman selected for publication in “Brooklyn Law Review”
An article by Matthew Rossman, professor of law and co-director of the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, was selected for publication in Brooklyn Law Review’s summer 2014 edition. The article is titled “Evaluating Trickle Down Charity – A Solution for Determining When Economic Development Aimed a...
Law’s Aaron Perzanowski presents on reconciling personal, intellectual property
Aaron Perzanowski, associate professor of law, recently presented a paper at the Intellectual Property Scholars Conference at Cardozo Law School. His paper was titled “Reconciling Personal and Intellectual Property.” In addition, The Plain Dealer quoted Perzanowski in an article last month, titled ...
Professor Jonathan Adler publishes articles and essays, speaks on panels and before Congress
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, has been active in publishing and presenting around the country. His recent article, “Learning How to Fish: Catch Shares and the Future of Fishery Conservation” (with Nathaniel Stewart), appears in UCLA Environmental Law & Policy Review, a...
CWRU introduces online LLM program in international business law
ӰƵ School of Law is adding an online LLM degree in international business law. The LLM is an advanced law degree program, taught entirely in English, designed for students who earned their preceding law degrees outside the United States. This new program will help those...