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CWRU law student presents case before the Sixth Circuit—at OSU’s Moritz College of Law
The ӰƵ School of Law Appellate Litigation Clinic took center stage on Oct. 27 during a special session of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, held at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Third-year student Damien Chafin went to bat for…
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October 11, 2013
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…
October 07, 2013
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…
September 25, 2013
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:…
September 19, 2013
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.
September 15, 2013
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…
September 15, 2013
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…
September 09, 2013
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…
September 09, 2013
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…
September 02, 2013
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…
August 28, 2013
Two-dozen of the world’s foremost counter-piracy experts will gather at an international conference at ӰƵ School of Law to analyze novel, front-line legal options and challenges in the fight against maritime piracy. The law school will host “End Game! An International…