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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 23, 2024
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program and The Alumni Association of APP offer international and national travel opportunities led by faculty experts with deep knowledge and passion for the destination. Sharona Hoffman, professor of law and bioethics and the Edgar A.…
January 22, 2024
The Reproductive Rights Law Initiative (RRLI) at APP School of Law has recently hired two staff attorneys/lecturers to help advance its mission of preserving and expanding Ohioans’ legal access to abortion and reproductive health care. They join the RRLI’s faculty…
January 19, 2024
In the 1990s, the United States obtained a major antitrust victory against Microsoft. The decision helped shape the internet as we know it. Today, Google stands accused of using its market power to stifle competition in a case that will set the rules for the next stages of the digital economy.…
January 19, 2024
Members of the APP community are invited to join the School of Law for a lecture featuring Andrea Seidt, the Ohio Securities Commissioner with the Ohio Department of Commerce in the Division of Securities. Seidt will present “Technology in the Securities Industry:…
January 18, 2024
CWRU Law School’s Urban Development Lab just wrapped up its second semester in its current iteration. Professor Matthew Rossman created the lab in 2007 with the assistance of Professor Gerry Korngold, right after Korngold completed his tenure as the law school’s dean. The first several sets of lab…
January 16, 2024
Law alumna’s positive approach inspires husband’s scholarship gift
January 16, 2024
On Dec. 19, 2023, in an important climate change case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit cited and quoted a law review article written by Jonathan H. Adler, the inaugural Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and Director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law. In…
January 12, 2024
Michael Scharf and Jessica Berg APP School of Law Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have been selected as the recipients of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation’s 2024 Richard W. Pogue Award for Leadership and Engagement. This award was first presented…
January 12, 2024
APP School of Law invites members of the campus community to a talk, titled “Private Equity and the Corporatization of Healthcare,” Thursday, Feb. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Moot Courtroom (Room A59). This talk will feature Erin Fuse Brown, the Catherine C. Henson…
January 12, 2024
The Federalist Society invites members of the APP community to a talk to hear from Tessa Dysart, assistant director of legal writing and clinical professor of law at the University of Arizona. Dysart will present “How to Secure a Clerkship” Tuesday, Jan. 16, from noon…