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Recent News
April 07, 2014
The American Constitution Society will host State Rep. Connie Pillich, a lawyer and Air Force veteran, on Thursday, April 10, at noon in the School of Law, room A58.
Among other topics, Pillich will discuss how her service as a veteran has helped form her beliefs and style of governance.
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March 26, 2014
Three third-year law students from ϳԹ’s Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic are wrapped up in a rare opportunity to argue a case before the Ohio Supreme Court.
Yelena Grinberg, Patrick Haney and Joshuah Lisk drafted a petition to the court in November, asking the court to take ...
March 26, 2014
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandated that all races have the right to equal access to health care. Fifty years later, real concerns exist that access to health care remains separate and unequal, and racial bias may be a root cause, according to ϳԹ Law Profes...
March 19, 2014
At the last pre-law event of the semester, Justin Herdman, adjunct professor of law and a former federal prosecutor specializing in international investigations, will address counter-terrorism.
The event, titled "The War on Terror: Perspective and Hindsight," will take place Friday, March 21, at 12...
March 19, 2014
Law’s Matthew Rossman calls on IRS to better determine if regional economic development organizations that claim to be charities really are
An upcoming law review article suggests the Internal Revenue Service should do a better job determining whether a recent wave of nonprofits the author terms “re...
March 11, 2014
ϳԹ’s schools of medicine, engineering and law all improved their rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the nation’s top graduate and professional schools this year, with one program—health law—earning recognition as the third-best in the entire country.
“Our health...
March 04, 2014
Lawrence E. Mitchell has resigned his position as dean of the ϳԹ School of Law, effective March 1.
Mitchell has been on a voluntary leave of absence since November, a move he made to minimize distractions relating to a lawsuit filed against him and the university allegi...
March 03, 2014
ϳԹ School of Law’s Center for Business Law and Regulation, in conjunction with the Energy and Enterprise Initiative, will host a panel titled “Shale Gas, Climate Change and Ohio’s Economic Opportunity” March 5 at 5 p.m. in Moot Courtroom A59.
Energy and Enterprise Initi...
February 21, 2014
Mark Weinberger, a dual-degree alum, received the Weatherhead School of Management's Distinguished Alumni Award from the Weatherhead School and the School of Law. This is the first time an alumnus has received this award from multiple schools.
Since graduating from the law and management schools in...
February 21, 2014
Familiar faces abound at ϳԹ. But there’s one person in particular who people may recognize from more than simply a passing glance on the quad; his is a familiar face from the big screen.
Charlie Korsmo, assistant professor of law, is a former “child actor” who starred in several m...