
School of Law
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Law school is at the forefront with program on artificial intelligence
ϳԹ's School of Law is in the "legal AI" Vanguard.

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Meet a researcher working on untangling housing titles

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Exemplary student work recognized with LLEAP writing awards
Recent News

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November 02, 2023
ϳԹ is launching a new program to capitalize on commercializing innovations arising from the burgeoning field of regenerative medicine.
The program, which will begin this fall, is a collaboration between the School of Medicine and School of Law.
The curriculum will be ...

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November 02, 2023
The Federalist Society will host James Sonne from Stanford Law for a talk about religious freedom in the American legal system. Sonne will present “Religious Liberty: From First Street to Main Street” Tuesday, Nov. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. in the School of Law, Room A59 (Moot Courtroom).
Lunch will b...

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November 01, 2023
From Oct. 26 through Oct. 28, the Ault Mock Trial Team competed in the Tournament of Champions hosted by the University of Houston Law Center in Houston, Texas. This competition is sponsored by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Only sixteen teams in the nation are invited to compete in this tour...

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November 01, 2023
After a decade spent steering the School of Law from recovery to resurgence, co-deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have chosen to step down from their leadership roles this coming summer.
“Michael and Jessica have been exceptional advocates for the law school,” President Eric W. Kaler said. “Th...

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November 01, 2023
After a decade spent steering the School of Law from recovery to resurgence, co-deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf have chosen to step down from their leadership roles this coming summer.
“Michael and Jessica have been exceptional advocates for the law school,” President Eric W. Kaler said. “Th...

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October 30, 2023
For students interested in appellate practice, this fall has offered exciting opportunities right here on campus.
LLEAP 3 Appellate Practice
The inaugural LLEAP 3 Appellate Practice course is well underway with second-year students completing appellate briefs and preparing for oral arguments in a ...

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October 27, 2023
On Oct. 25, Leila Sadat of Washington University School of Law delivered the 2023 Klatsky Endowed Distinguished Lecture in Human Rights and received the Cox International Law Center Humanitarian Award for Advancing Global Justice.
The author of several award-winning books on human rights and intern...

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October 26, 2023
Francesca E. Veres can trace her roots at ϳԹ all the way back to the 1940s when her grandfather was a student at Case Institute of Technology. When Veres was a child, he encouraged her to attend ϳԹ, advice she ended up taking when she enrolle...

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October 26, 2023
Adjunct Professor Susan Hatters-Friedman recently won the Seymour J. Pollack Distinguished Achievement Award at the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law's annual meeting in Chicago. The award is given to forensic psychiatrists who have made distinguished contributions to the teaching and educa...

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October 26, 2023
Francesca E. Veres can trace her roots at ϳԹ all the way back to the 1940s when her grandfather was a student at Case Institute of Technology. When Veres was a child, he encouraged her to attend ϳԹ, advice she ended up taking when she enrolle...