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Professor Sharona Hoffman quoted in New York Times
Professor Sharona Hoffman was quoted in the New York Times on March 5, 2025, in an article entitled “Florida Seeks Drug Prescription Data With Names of Patients and Doctors.” She commented on an unusual demand by The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, seeking data on millions of 2024 drug presc...
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ICC Moot Court Team reaches finals at the National Competition in New York
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court team recently had its best performance ever, reaching the finals at the National Competition held at Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and taking third place in a split decision. The team, made up of Rose Lekan (3L, Defense Counsel), ...
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3L Anna Glavaš Wins Prestigious Burton Award for Legal Writing
The School of Law is proud to announce that third-year law student Anna Glavaš has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award, presented by the Burton Awards in association with the Library of Congress. Glavaš is among an elite group of fifteen winners chosen f...
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Colleen Batcheler will deliver School of Law's 2025 Commencement Address
Senior vice president, external affairs and general counsel at Hormel Foods, Colleen Batcheler (LAW ‘98) has been chosen to deliver her alma mater’s graduation address. This year’s law school commencement will take place from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center on S...
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Law students help launch Latino vendor market and community space in Clark-Fulton neighborhood
Nestled on Cleveland’s West Side, the Clark-Fulton neighborhood plays host to a vibrant Hispanic community, making it the perfect home for CentroVilla25. A new Latino market and food hall, CentroVilla25 isn't just a place to shop and dine—it's a cultural hub designed to cultivate community, celebrat...
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David B. Spence presents "Misunderstanding the Politics of the Energy Transition" at the law school
On Oct. 30, the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law hosted David Spence from the University of Texas School of Law for a talk on his new book, Climate of Contempt: How to Rescue the U.S. Energy Transition from Voter Partisanship. David Spence is Rex G. Baker Centennial Chair in Natural R...
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Applications now open for 2025–26 Social Justice Institute research funding
The Social Justice Institute at ϳԹ strives to examine the root causes of social injustice and develop innovative solutions by supporting creative research, scholarship, and pedagogy; social justice leaders on and off campus; and relationships within the university and into the community. As part...
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ϳԹ law alumnus endows trial lecture series
In the 50 years since he graduated from ϳԹ School of Law, Steve Kaufman has built a reputation as a top trial lawyer in state and federal courts across the U.S. Now, with a passion for educating future generations, Kaufman seeks to make an impact at his alma mater with ...
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Second Chance Reentry Clinic students engage with community
The Second Chance Reentry Clinic, which is funded by the Cuyahoga County Office of Reentry, spent a lot of time out in the community during the month of February. The clinic was one of several legal service providers that met with community members seeking to get their records sealed or expunged at ...
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Latest episode of “Talking Foreign Policy” radio show and podcast exposes Russian environmental war crimes.
In its war with Ukraine, Russia has targeted the environment as its most insidious means of warfare. It has blown up dams, flooded coal mines, burned down national forests, and even targeted the black sea dolphins that inhabit the waters off Ukraine’s coast. With an effort to obtain a peace agreemen...