
School of Law
At ӰƵ , our students, faculty, staff and alumni influence everything from health law to international law to public policy—all while learning, teaching and practicing legal education rooted in real-world impact. Discover our latest news in legal scholarship, advocacy, experiential learning, community impact and so much more.

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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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December 13, 2024
Aysegul Zeren was appointed the new pre-law advisor, effective as of July, succeeding the recently retired Terri Mester.
Zeren, in her role as assistant director for student experience, will continue the work Mester began in guiding students on their journeys to legal careers.
Zeren also is an adj...

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December 12, 2024
A decade after Tanisha Anderson was killed after being restrained by Cleveland police during a mental health crisis, ӰƵ School of Law students are working to change local policy to honor her memory—and prevent such tragedies from happening again.
Members of the Student ...
December 10, 2024
Before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the School of Law had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv (Shevchenko) and helped establish the School’s American Common Law Center. Since 2013, the Common Law Center has provided academic services at Shevc...

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December 05, 2024
Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship’s FUSION program information session
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to learn about the FUSION aspect of the Master of Science in Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship (RGME) program during a virtual information session Wednesday, Dec. 11, from noon to 1 p.m.
Offered through the School of Law ...

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December 02, 2024
On Friday, Oct. 25, the Center for Business Law co-hosted the Ohio Securities Conference with The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities. This is the fifty-first year of the annual event that brings together leading experts in securities law to discuss cutting-edge securities regulation ...
November 27, 2024
Experts have been fretting about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan for years. Is Taiwan really at risk? Why does Taiwan matter?
On Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. and re-airing at 9 p.m., CWRU School of Law's “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show will discuss those questions with leading experts including:
Host Mich...

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November 27, 2024
Experts have been fretting about a Chinese invasion of Taiwan for years. Is Taiwan really at risk? On Monday, Dec. 2, CWRU’s “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show will examine the risk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
The show will air at 9 a.m. and re-air at 9 p.m. on Cleveland’s NPR Station, WKSU 8...
November 25, 2024
Elizabeth Prelogar, the 48th Solicitor General of the United States, shared her thoughts on representing the federal government before the Supreme Court, appellate advocacy and the keys to a happy legal career before a packed audience of students, alumni and local attorneys at the Case Western Reser...

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November 22, 2024
This semester the law school competed for the first time in the National Health Law Moot Court Competition. The premier competition, in its thirty-second season, is hosted by Southern Illinois University School of Law with support from the American College of Legal Medicine and the American Health L...

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November 22, 2024
When longtime ӰƵ benefactor and volunteer Tom Peterson died in February 2021, he granted university alumnus Robert Lustig control of his charitable trust.
In a decision that honors both Peterson’s passion for scientific innovation and Lustig’s love of his alma mater, Lustig commi...