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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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August 23, 2023
Join APP for a presentation titled “Depolarizing Climate Change in the United States,” featuring guest speaker Matthew G. Burgess. The event will take place Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Moot Courtroom A59 of George Gund Hall (11075 East Blvd.). About the…
August 22, 2023
While many of his law school peers were pursuing careers in corporate law, Andres Perez (LAW ’04) felt called to a a different path: international criminal law and human rights. This is what led him to enroll at APP School of Law, where he availed himself of every…
August 21, 2023
Individuals may be used to hearing about conscientious refusers, as when clinicians or institutions summon religion to deny services they deem sinful or wrong. It may be less familiar to hear about conscientious providers, who are compelled to help make patients better, keep them well and relieve…
August 17, 2023
“Razing the Bar,” CWRU School of Law’s faculty/student/alumni rock band, will kick off the 2023 Jam for Justice as the lead band on August 23 at the Beachland Ballroom. The in-person event features nine local lawyer rock bands, with proceeds benefitting the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. The 1L…
August 15, 2023
One of the many things that makes the law school’s Legal Writing, Leadership, Experiential Education, Advocacy and Professionalism (LLEAP) program special is that each LLEAP course includes an experiential component taught by adjunct professors who are practicing attorneys. This is the first in a…
August 11, 2023
Every American generation has had to respond to foreign tyrants. The Greatest Generation stood up to Hitler, Mussolini, Hirohito and Stalin. The Baby Boomers grappled with Castro, Khomeini, Hussein, and Gaddafi. In his acclaimed book, “The Age of the Strongman,” author Gideon Rachman argues that…
August 08, 2023
With her family originating in Bordeaux, Léa Cazaudumec Lucas was fortunate to avoid the experience of culture shock when she jetted to Lyon, France, to begin her summer internship with Interpol. Despite her familiarity with the French language and culture, she spent time adjusting to her new…
August 04, 2023
At CWRU School of Law, we are committed to making law school as affordable as we can for our students. All of our Annual Fund dollars go toward scholarship support, and we are in the middle of a $20 million endowed scholarship drive, led by our incredibly generous alumni. We are pleased that Above…
August 04, 2023
Jessie Hill, associate dean for research and faculty development at the School of Law and the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, moderated a discussion at a recent The City Club of Cleveland forum. The event featured Michael Waldman, president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at New…
August 01, 2023
As an associate editor of the War Crimes Prosecution Watch newsletter, 3L Nicholas Vanarthos spent much of his second year learning about the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as issues related to the Ivory Coast, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the…