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Cleveland State University College of Law Announces the 2026 Hall of Fame Class

AI & the Attorney-Client Privilege: A Dawn of a New Era?

In recent months, as courts wrestle with the new realities of use (and misuse) of AI in legal proceedings, a new claim began to emerge: The information gathered by AI search is protected under the Attorney-Client Privilege (ACP) or the Attorney-Work Product doctrine. Several courts arrived at different results, and the future is far from clear. Several experts with diverse backgrounds in legal ethics, technology, and their intersection will discuss the new developments and their implications for future use.

IP+ Conference 2026

Join us for CSU|Law's annual IP+ Conference - an uparalleled opportunity to learn from the nation's top intellectual property law experts.

Our keynote speaker this year is Steve Potash, Founder and Chairman of OverDrive.  Chairman Potash will speak about his career from CSU-grad lawyer to founder of a startup that depends on intellectual property law, on AI and IP, including his pending trademark lawsuit against Open AI for the Sora trademark, digital libraries, legislation and more.

In the morning and other panels, you'll hear about cutting-edge issues in IP law, including:

Crain’s Cleveland Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting, and Law 2026

CSU College of Law Welcomes Our Newest Faculty and Staff

NEW FACULTY

Intellectual Disability, Geography, and a Life-or-Death Decision

CSU Law assistant professor of law, co-faculty director of the Center for Health Law and Policy, and Deans’ Scholar Laura C. Hoffman, J.D., LL.M., S.J.D., recently contributed a post to Harvard’s Bill of Health, a well-known and respected blog in the health law community.

Professor Hoffman’s post, “Intellectual Disability, Geography, and a Life-or-Death Decision,” discusses a U.S. Supreme Court decision in Hamm v. Smith involving the issue of determining intellectual disability in death penalty cases.

Read the full post.

CSU|LAW Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson Selected as Inaugural Burke Environmental Law Center Distinguished Visiting Professor

Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, the Steven W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law and professor of environmental studies at Cleveland State University College of Law, has been selected as the inaugural Visiting Professor at the Coleman P. Burke Environmental Law Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

Ohio Innocence Watch Site Launch

Today is a proud day for all of us at Ohio Court Watch.

After many months of planning, research, programming, and teamwork, we are honored to announce the launch of Ohio Innocence Watch.

Ohio Innocence Watch is built on a simple but powerful idea: justice should never be hidden from public view. When an individual asserts that they have been wrongfully convicted, those claims deserve to be heard, decided, and understood by the public. Whether a claim ultimately succeeds or fails, confidence in our justice system depends upon transparency, accountability, and timely judicial decision-making.

From the Deans' Suite - 5/22/26 - "You are enough"

"Today’s event and alumni luncheon were awesome and inspiring. The strength, reach, and engagement of the CSU Law alumni network reinforced that CSU has built something incredibly special at the intersection of law, technology, cybersecurity, and public impact.
The energy of the community and the support I experienced from faculty, leadership, students, and graduates made CSU feel like home.”

CSU|LAW Health Law Program Recognized in 2026 U.S. News Rankings