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APP School of Law hosts historic signing of ‘Tanisha’s Law,’ advancing Cleveland’s mental health crisis response
APP School of Law served as the backdrop for a major shift in Cleveland’s public safety and mental health strategy as Mayor Justin M. Bibb (LAW ’18) signed “Tanisha’s Law,” landmark legislation creating a new civilian-led response to mental health crisis calls. The…
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January 12, 2018
Prior to the passage of the tax bill, Matthew Rossman, professor of law, wrote an op-ed on cleveland.com about why cutting back the individual deduction for state and local income taxes could harm cities like Cleveland. In his piece, titled “Cutback of state and local tax deductions in GOP tax…
January 09, 2018
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law at the APP School of Law, is among 45 newly elected members of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI). The 90-year-old institute comprises exceptional judges, lawyers and legal academics internationally. "It is…
December 14, 2017
Jim McElhaney, the Joseph C. Hostetler Professor Emeritus of Trial Practice and Advocacy, passed away Oct. 20. In his nearly 25 years at Case Western Reserve (1978-2002), McElhaney was known as a leading educator of trial litigation. At APP, McElhaney became one of the…
December 08, 2017
Richard Gordon, the director of the Financial Integrity Institute and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, wrote a piece for The New York Times about the concealment of Paul Manafort’s money laundering and its greater implications. In the op-ed, titled “Manafort Is…
December 08, 2017
In a piece for The Weekly Standard, Jonathan Adler discussed the judicial history of Alabama judge and candidate for the U.S. Senate Roy Moore. Adler, who is the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, detailed Moore’s past removals from…
December 06, 2017
Students are invited to a showing of a video of Cheyenne Chambers' (CWR ’11; GRS ’11, history) recent argument before the North Carolina Supreme Court. In it, Chambers represented a Wilmington, North Carolina, police officer who feels the city did not follow its established process when he sought…
November 03, 2017
Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and professor of political science, recently co-authored an article on carbon tariffs. The article, titled “The Opportunity and Limitations of Neutral Carbon Tariffs,” was published by Oxford University Press' American Law…
November 02, 2017
The Office of Undergraduate Studies' next pre-law community hour will feature Jessie Hill, associate dean for academic affairs for the School of Law. Hill will discuss the upcoming Supreme Court case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which concerns a Colorado baker who…
October 30, 2017
Case Western Reserve’s overhaul of how it prepares law students reaped impressive results this year, as its graduates posted a 93 percent passage rate on Ohio’s July bar examination. The figure—for first-time test-takers—bested every other law school in the state, with the margin ranging from 6 to…
October 27, 2017
Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Center for Business Law and Regulation, recently authored a piece, titled “Why political protests during the national anthem are so offensive to so many," for The Washington Post. Reflecting on a similarly…