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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 06, 2017
Richard Gordon, associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center and professor of law, attended and gave presentations at three invitation-only conferences in December. He attended a conference for 85 law enforcement officials from the Commonwealth Caribbean Dec. 8-9 in Port of…
December 15, 2016
Recent years have marked a dramatic transition from paper to electronic medical records. Simultaneously, Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems allow for the creation of medical “big data”—massive collections of electronic data that can be used for medical research, public health initiatives and…
December 12, 2016
New book exposes consumer caveats in an expanding digital economy Buy a book at the bookstore and you own it. You can take it home, scribble in the margins, put in on the shelf, lend it to a friend, sell it at a garage sale. But is that true with e-books or other digital goods you buy? Retailers…
December 09, 2016
Timothy Webster, assistant professor of law and director of Asian Legal Studies, wrote an op-ed for the South Morning China Post about concerns with President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed foreign policies. In his article, titled “Trump’s self-defeating vision of Fortress America must not become…
November 11, 2016
Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law, co-wrote an op-ed describing copyright implications of Telsa's license terms for self-driving cars. He wrote the article, titled “Do you own the software that runs your Tesla?” and published in the LA Times, with Jason Schultz of New York University’s School of…
November 09, 2016
More legal representation planned for juvenile and adult sex trafficking victims A new round of state funding will allow a APP School of Law effort to help victims of human trafficking, while raising public awareness about an international human-rights problem that is…
November 04, 2016
Over the course of the past few months, Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, has been actively involved in the law field. In September, he directed the “Environmental Law in the Administrative State” conference at George Mason University. While there, he also presented his…
November 04, 2016
Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, soon will publish a paper and recently spoke about the intersection of law and health care and aging. Her paper, titled “Big Data and the Americans with Disabilities Act” will be published in Hastings Law in 2017. In addition, she recently gave…
November 01, 2016
Remesh, a student-founded startup company that piloted its software at last fall’s APP Innovation Summit, recently secured $1 million in angel investment to further expand its business. Remesh software integrates artificial intelligence with market research to collect,…
October 28, 2016
Paul Giannelli The White House recently released a report on forensic science, which cited six of Professor Paul Giannelli’s articles. Giannelli is a Distinguished University Professor and the Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor of Law. The President’s Council of…