Cooley Law School Blog

Cooley Graduate Russ Kavalhuna, J.D., Appointed as President of Western Michigan University

On July 1, Russ Kavalhuna, J.D. (Gerald W. Boston Class, 2007), will take the reins as Western...

Cooley Organization of Women Law Students (OWLS) Hosts International Women’s Day Event

The Cooley Organization of Women Law Students (OWLS) hosted an International Women’s Day Event on...

Closing the Federal Department of Education–An Initial Look

Preface: Although I am committed to avoiding personality, policy, politics, and party in these...

President Trump’s Memorandum on Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court

In his memorandum, the President asserts that he has unspecified “core powers,“ which are being...

Cooley Hosts National Association of Women Judges MentorJet Program

On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Cooley Law School's Lansing campus held its annual MentorJet program,...

The President’s Invocation of the Alien Enemy Act

The Context On March 14, 2025, President Trump issued a proclamation invoking the Alien Enemy Act1...

Associate Dean and Professor Tracey Brame Featured on WGVU's Powerful Women: Let's Talk Podcast

Tracey Brame, Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and Practice Preparation at Cooley Law...

Professor Emeritus Gerald Fisher Provides Legal Analysis on Michigan Legislature's Dispute (Law360 & Detroit Free Press)

Professor Emeritus Gerald Fisher was recently featured in the Detroit Free Press and Law360. He...

Professor Mark Dotson Offers Insight on Detroit Water Main Break Legalities (Detroit Free Press)

In a recent Detroit Free Press article, Professor Mark Dotson provided an expert analysis of the...

Separation of Powers, the “Unitary” Executive, and the Removal Power of the President

In Humphrey's Executor v. United States,[1] the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a...