Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Blog

WMU-Cooley Professors Discuss Russian-Ukraine War and Violations of International Law

As the Russia-Ukraine War continues, WMU-Cooley Law School Professors David L. Finnegan and retired...

The Future of Legal Ethics by WMU-Cooley Student Elizabeth Badovinac

LCloud storage, AI, and the potential for a national practice may influence practice rules. Legal...

Legal and Criminal Justice Expert speaks to Media on Police Officer Shooting

Following the April 4 shooting death of 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya by a Grand Rapids police officer,...

Tips for Improving Multicultural Communication

Have you ever said something and discovered that your listener felt attacked, when that was not...

Law student Heather Silcott honored with SBM Animal Law Award

WMU-Cooley Law student Heather Silcott knew from the moment she rescued a labradoodle named Bruno...

Confusion: Bad for Contracts, Good for Students

In the middle of their study of Contract law, students encounter a cluster of cases dealing with...

Reflections On A Career: 5 Lessons Learned

I retired in December, 2021, and I had the honor of being asked to present a lecture on what I...

KISS: Simple Ways to Increase Your Article’s Impact

I have previously blogged about ways to boost an article’s readership. Since then I have learned of...

What Should Be Done About Michigan's No-Good, Very Bad Way of Selecting Supreme Court Justices?

THE PAST The "Looking Back: 1930s" article in the January 2022 Michigan Bar Journal concludes by...

Shining Star: WMU-Cooley Student Graduated With A Perfect 4.0 GPA

Mina Woodard’s original career goal was to become a math teacher, but she switched to criminal...