News - Capital University Law School

National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law

March 20, 2023

Congratulations to Team 16 from Southern Illinois University, who is this year’s winner of its National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law. Team 16 included members Sophia Allen, Caitlynne Dixon, and Joseph Strater.

CapLaw Teams find Success in Competition on Child Welfare & Adoption

March 20, 2023

Capital had two teams compete in the National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law. One team won the Best Brief Award!

CapLaw Competes in NBLSA Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition

March 6, 2023

Milas Stevens (2L) and Mercedes Sieg (2L) participated in the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition. The competition took place in Chicago, focusing on civil rights and constitutional law.

CapLaw ABA Moot Court Team Excels in Competition

March 1, 2023

Capital’s ABA Moot Court Team, made up of Advocates Haley Loheit (2L), Montana MacDonald (2L), and John Hance (3L), and Fellow/Bailiff Evan Mitelman (1L), competed in the ABA National Appellate Advocacy Regional Competition in Brooklyn, New York.

Professor Ferriell Publishes 5th Edition of Contracts Law Textbook

March 1, 2023

The 5th edition of Professor Jeff Ferriell’s law school hornbook, Understanding Contracts was published last month. Updated approximately every five years, Understanding Contracts is designed primarily for first-year law students enrolled in a traditional course in Contract Law.

Professor Kobil: Abortion bans give government right to take woman's property. She should be paid.

December 21, 2022

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe, individuals, organizations, and states have looked for ways to protect a woman's right to choose. In a guest column in the Columbus Dispatch, "Expert: Abortion bans give government right to take woman's property. She should be paid," Professor Dan Kobil explores one possible constitutional protection for a woman confronted with an unwanted pregnancy: the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Only Citizens Should Have Voting Rights, Professor Smith Opines

October 28, 2022

Professor Bradley A. Smith says even though the U.S. Constitution does not address it, the right to vote belongs to those who are citizens.

Professor Brown Weighs in on Supreme Court’s Abortion, Prayer Rulings

July 8, 2022

Capital University Law School Professor and Newton D. Baker/Baker & Hostetler Chair Mark R. Brown says Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito got it wrong in his majority opinion, which overturned women’s right to abortion.

Professor Brown Calls LaRose Decision ‘Partisan’ Politics

October 25, 2022

Constitutional Law Professor Mark R. Brown says Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s decision to ban Democrat Tanya Conrath from the November ballot goes against a principle that “Election laws should be construed liberally to allow the people to vote.”

Professor Brown: Congress Needs to Protect Same-Sex Marriage

December 6, 2022

In anticipation of Congress’ passage of the Respect for Marriage Act, Capital University Law School Professor Mark R. Brown cautions that the new law would not offer equivalent same-sex marriage protections that were upheld in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.