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Recent News

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CWRU School of Law ranked 12th best in practical training
Affirming its status as a national leader in experiential education, PreLaw Magazine, a publication of National Jurist, ranked APP’s School of Law the 12th best in the nation for practical training. The ranking was based on number of clinical opportunities, externships…
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Coleman P. Burke Celebration Reception
The university community is invited to a reception in celebration of the newly established Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law Tuesday, May 7, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Foster-Castele Great Hall at the Frank N. and Jocelyne K. Linsalata Alumni Center. In honor of the largest alumni gift…
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Law school’s Tim Webster appointed to U.S.-Japan Network for the Future cohort
Tim Webster, associate professor of law and director of Asian Legal Studies, was one of 12 scholars selected for the fifth cohort of the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future. The network identifies American scholars and professionals who can: Further develop U.S.-Japan relations; Inform the American…
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Law student Kristen Connors wins esteemed fellowship for labor law
Kristen Connors, a first-year law student, has been awarded the prestigious Peggy Browning Fellowship, established for law students in labor law and workers' rights. About the fellowship The fellowship supports first- and second-year law students as they complete the Summer Fellowship Program,…
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Law school’s Avidan Y. Cover urges Ohio Sen. Rob Portman to vote against national emergency
Avidan Y. Cover Avidan Y. Cover, professor of law and director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy, wrote an op-ed prior to a vote on the U.S. Senate's resolution disapproving a declaration of national emergency made by President Trump to support the proposed wall at the…
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“Electronic Records and Patient Safety: Legal Challenges and Solutions”
Electronic health record (EHR) systems are now omnipresent in medical facilities. But have they meaningfully advanced patient safety? In a collaboration with APP School of Medicine, the School of Law will host a conference titled “Electronic Records and Patient Safety:…
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Canada–United States Law Institute conference
Registration closes today (March 19) for the 43rd annual Canada–United States Law Institute conference, "Can the United States and Canada Cooperate on Climate Change? Should They? Why?" This year's conference, which will take place Thursday, March 21, and Friday, March 22, will bring together law,…
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“Is the Trump Administration Deconstructing the Administrative State?”
APP School of Law’s Center for Business Law and Regulation will host “Is the Trump Administration Deconstructing the Administrative State?” Thursday, March 28, at 4:30 p.m. in the law school’s Moot Court Room (A59). The Trump Administration entered office with a broad…
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Reducing number of repeat offenders by improving re-entry system
$1 million federal grant seeks to aid inmates re-entering society People who re-enter society from prison with unresolved issues are more likely to commit more crime and head right back to jail, according to government statistics. A new partnership between the APP…
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“Pittsburgh's Perfect Crime: The Hows, Whys, and What-Nows of a Major Rare Book Theft”
Kelvin Smith Library and the Judge Ben C. Green Law Library will welcome Travis McDade, the curator of law rare books and associate professor of library service at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, to campus for a talk. McDade is the country’s foremost expert on crimes against rare…