Case Western Reserve Law professor Sharona Hoffman authors book with legal resources on aging
CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — The second edition of Aging with a Plan by Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was released in January 2022. The book is a concise and comprehensive resource for readers approaching middle…
Read More about Case Western Reserve Law professor Sharona Hoffman authors book with legal resources on agingCase Western Reserve Law Community Development Clinic assists local media organization with legal needs
CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW — Community-based news media organizations like The Cleveland Observer (TCO) provide critical news content to local communities with a focus on grassroots news gathering. The students enrolled in the Community Development Clinic (CDC) at Case Western Reserve University School of Law have worked closely with the leadership of TCO this…
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UCHICAGO NEWS — David M. Rubenstein, ’73, has renewed his commitment to the University of Chicago Law School’s David M. Rubenstein Scholars Program with a $15 million gift that will provide full-tuition scholarships for nearly 60 outstanding students in the Classes of 2026, 2027 and 2028. “In little more than a decade, the Rubenstein Scholars Program has…
Read More about Gift to University of Chicago Law renews scholarship program for studentsUniversity of Cincinnati Law to host symposium on diversity, race, and business
UCINCINNATI NEWS — The symposium confronts how the discourse around race and business law can move beyond diversity. It will bring scholars, practitioners, and business leaders together to discuss impediments and pathways to racial equity in business law. This event marks the first collaboration between the Corporate Law Center and the newly endowed Nathaniel R. Jones…
Read More about University of Cincinnati Law to host symposium on diversity, race, and businessClient freed with help of University of Cincinnati Law Innocence Project can seek damages over wrongful imprisonment
UCINCINATTI NEWS — In October, a jury found Isaiah Andrews, an 84-year-old Cleveland man was found not guilty of the 1974 murder of his wife. That came after Andrews spent 45 years in prison before attorneys for the Ohio Innocence Project (OIP) at the University of Cincinnati College of Law were able to help free him. Last…
Read More about Client freed with help of University of Cincinnati Law Innocence Project can seek damages over wrongful imprisonmentUniversity of Dayton Law professor Ericka Curran assists Ukranian refugees with immigration needs
DAYTON DAILY NEWS — Lebanon resident Oksana Knapp has a sister in war-torn Ukraine, but for the moment, that relative is as safe as might be expected, given her uncertain situation. “She’s as fine as she can be under the circumstances,” Knapp, a Ukrainian national, said of her sister Thursday. “I mean, her hometown is…
Read More about University of Dayton Law professor Ericka Curran assists Ukranian refugees with immigration needsFlorida State University Law moot court team wins cybersecurity competition
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS — For the second year in a row, the Florida State University College of Law Moot Court Team won first place at the UCLA School of Law Cybersecurity Moot Court Competition, which took place virtually on March 12. Winning team members are third-year law students Jackson “Jack” Boudet, from Winter Park, Fla., and…
Read More about Florida State University Law moot court team wins cybersecurity competitionFordham Law launches voting rights and democracy project
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — Fordham Law School announced today the launch of the Voting Rights and Democracy Project, a nonpartisan initiative whose stated mission is “to train the next generation of voting rights lawyers.” The Project will sponsor election-related classes and seminars, host panel discussions on constitutional issues, work to place students in government and at…
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FORDHAM LAW NEWS — On February 25, the Fordham Law Review held its annual symposium to discuss the recent trend of large corporate defendants filing for bankruptcy to resolve mass tort liability. The symposium, “Mass Torts Evolve: The Intersection of Aggregate Litigation and Bankruptcy,” brought together leading scholars, jurists, and practitioners in the fields of aggregate…
Read More about Fordham Law Review symposium looks at recent developments in mass tortsFordham Law to host District Court Judge Diane Humetewa to speaker series focusing on judges from underrepresented communities
FORDHAM LAW NEWS — The Center for Judicial Events & Clerkships (CJEC) welcomed Judge Diane J. Humetewa from the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona as its speaker for the third annual First to the Bench Program. Judge Humetewa is the first Native American woman and enrolled tribal member to serve on the…
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