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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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March 24, 2025
At its inaugural symposium in Montgomery, Alabama, the Fred D. Gray Institute for Human and Civil Rights appointed Ayesha Bell Hardaway, Director of the university’s Social Justice Institute and Professor of Law, and Bryan L. Adamson, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion and the David L. and…
March 20, 2025
A team of CWRU Law students recently took second place in the Southwest Regional National Patent Application Drafting Competition. Philip Kwon (2L), Amy Schnupp (2L) and Gregory Coffee (2L) found out about the competition through the patent preparation and prosecution course taught by adjunct…
March 19, 2025
This May, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law will be hosting its second annual Junior Environmental Law Scholar Workshop for law school pre-tenured faculty and fellows who are currently pursuing teaching careers in environmental law, energy law, climate law or natural resources law.…
March 18, 2025
Professor Sharona Hoffman was quoted in the New York Times on March 5, 2025, in an article entitled “Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors.” She commented on an unusual demand by The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, seeking data on millions of 2024 drug…
March 17, 2025
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court team recently had its best performance ever, reaching the finals at the National Competition held at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and taking third place in a split decision. The team, made up of Rose Lekan (3L, Defense Counsel),…
March 14, 2025
The School of Law is proud to announce that third-year law student Anna Glavaš has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award, presented by the Burton Awards in association with the Library of Congress. Glavaš is among an elite group of fifteen winners chosen…
March 12, 2025
Senior vice president, external affairs and general counsel at Hormel Foods, Colleen Batcheler (LAW ‘98) has been chosen to deliver her alma mater’s graduation address. This year’s law school commencement will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center on…
March 10, 2025
Nestled on Cleveland’s West Side, the Clark-Fulton neighborhood plays host to a vibrant Hispanic community, making it the perfect home for CentroVilla25. A new Latino market and food hall, CentroVilla25 isn't just a place to shop and dine—it's a cultural hub designed to cultivate community,…
March 07, 2025
On Oct. 30, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted David Spence from the University of Texas School of Law for a talk on his new book, Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship. David Spence is Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural…
March 07, 2025
The Social Justice Institute at CWRU strives to examine the root causes of social injustice and develop innovative solutions by supporting creative research, scholarship, and pedagogy; social justice leaders on and off campus; and relationships within the university and into the community. As…