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The law school’s Black Law Student Association Mock Trial team (composed of 3L Aanya Myrie-Sylburn, 2L Yaninna Sharpley-Travis, 1L Lydia Abraham and 1L Jordyn Dawson) took first place in the 2024 National BLSA Constance Baker Motley Mock Trial Competition, winning every round they competed in. The t...

In February, the Alabama Supreme Court issued an unprecedented decision, finding frozen embryos should be treated as children under Alabama’s Wrongful Death of a Minor Act. Consequently, the court held, those who destroy the embryos can be held liable for wrongful death. �Ӱ���Ƶ Univer...

Members of the �Ӱ���Ƶ community are invited to join the School of Law for a talk titled “Diaspora Bonds: Patriotism or Profit?” with G. Mitu Gulati, a member of the University of Virginia School of Law faculty. Gulati’s talk will be held Wednesday, April 10, from 4:30 to 5:...

Law students from the Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology and the Arts attended the South By Southwest Conference (SXSW) this week in Austin, Texas. During the conference, they immersed themselves in sessions and connected with professionals in the areas of technology and the arts. Notably, the ...

On Wednesday, Feb. 28, seven students traveled from Cleveland to San Francisco to participate in the ABA’s National Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition. Over the three day competition, the team of David Meredith, Michael O’Donnell and Kyle Timmerman finished 1-2, defeating Yale Law School in t...

For Emanuella Groves (LAW ‘81), doing what is right has always been a core principle. Throughout her childhood, Groves’ parents stressed the importance of education and hard work, driving her to graduate both high school and college in three years before beginning her law degree at Case Western Rese...

The law school’s Jessup International Law Moot Court team (composed of Elise Manchester, Will Baker, Ellie Buerk, Brianna Schmidt and Naomi Matthusen) took 1st place at the National Competition held on Feb. 29—March 3, 2024 in Portland, Oregon, earning a berth in the International Rounds in D.C. in ...

Jessica Berg, co-dean of the School of Law, was profiled for a story about the top lawyers in Northeast Ohio. She discussed her career path, focus on bioethics, working with students and more. “I loved working with students, I loved the teaching, I loved the intellectual pursuit,” Berg said about h...

�Ӱ���Ƶ School of Law will host the Sugarman Tax Lecture Tuesday, March 19, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (A59). The event will feature a lecture by Michael J. Graetz, professor at Columbia Law School and author of The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement...

The Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County organized a mock trial competition at the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. This competition offers students a genuine experience of courtroom proceedings. Participants receive an authentic personal injury case fil...