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“Talking Foreign Policy” broadcast
September was the hottest month in recorded history. Last summer, smoke from Canadian forest fires blanketed the United States. Maui ignited. Libya was flooded by rains of biblical dimensions. Sea levels rose as glaciers and ice sheets melted at an accelerating rate. The world’s great rivers and lak...
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Recognizing our 2023 Society of Benchers inductees
Every year, ϳԹ School of Law honors the achievements of distinguished alumni, faculty and prominent members of the legal community by inducting new members to the Society of Benchers – the law school’s Hall of Fame. Established in 1962, each year the Society inducts ne...
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A decade of deanship
This article originally appeared in the fall issue of In Brief, the Law School’s alumni magazine. As November 14 is the ten year anniversary of their joint appointment, we are republishing it here. Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have made impressive impacts on the School of Law—and set a ...
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Alum wins international human smuggling trial
Adjunct professor Ted Parran III (LAW '13) is an Assistant United States Attorney in McAllen, Texas. McAllen is a rapidly growing border city in deep south Texas, and is a focal point for transnational criminal activity of many kinds, including human smuggling. Parran recently completed a successful...
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Dean Scharf Presides over International Law Weekend 2023
In his role as President of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA), ϳԹ School of Law Co-Dean Michael Scharf chaired the opening plenary panel and presided over International Law Weekend on Oct. 19-21. Held at the New York Bar Association and Fordham Law School, Internatio...
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“Intersections in Clinical Ethics: Nursing, Law and Liability?”
The Global Ethical Leaders Society will host a panel discussion titled “Intersections in Clinical Ethics: Nursing, Law and Liability?” Monday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. The speakers will be: Georgina Morley, a nurse ethicist and director of t...
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ϳԹ Mock Trial Team reaches the Semi-Finals of prestigious White Collar Invitational Tournament at Georgetown
From Nov. 3-5, the Ault Mock Trial Team competed in the White Collar Crime Invitational Tournament hosted by Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. This competition is invitation-only and focuses on white collar criminal cases. This was the team's first time competing at the invitationa...
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Co-Deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf selected for the 2024 Richard W. Pogue Award for Leadership and Engagement
ϳԹ 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 to Dick Pogue in 2015 in recognition of...
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“The Federal Criminal Justice Process”
ϳԹ School of Law will host a panel discussion titled “The Federal Criminal Justice Process” Friday, Nov. 10, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Moot Courtroom (A59). This distinguished panel will feature: U.S. District Judge J. Philip Calabrese; U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. ...
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2023 Homecoming and Reunion Recap
It was a busy weekend this year at the School of Law on homecoming weekend. On Friday night, 13 new members were inducted into the Society of Benchers at their 60th induction ceremony. Established in 1962, each year the Society inducts new alumni members, as well as a faculty member and public membe...