CWRU law's lackluster rank raises some concern.(News)(Case Western Reserve University. School of Law)

Crain's Cleveland Business, April, 2004 by Mortland, Shannon

Byline: SHANNON MORTLAND The verdict is in, and it doesn't look especially favorable for Case Western Reserve University's School of Law, which once again is ranked as a second-tier law school by U.S. News & World Report. The magazine last week released its latest rankings of the country's top 100 law schools, and CWRU came in at No.

56, tying with American University in Washington, D.C. That's one spot higher than CWRU's ranking last year, but it still isn't in the upper echelon of law schools - a situation that some observers believe could make it harder for CWRU to attract elite law school students. "I think the ranking does make a difference. Students look at the law school rankings when they're making a choice'' on which law school to attend, said...

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