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From first-year uncertainty to a passion for land use law: meet Robby Belt
February 16, 2026
2L Robby Belt shares is story of learning to navigate law school.
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Freed by UC Law's Ohio Innocence Project
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30 years after Caremark, symposium examines the evolution of corporate compliance
Event: March 6, 2026 8:00 AM
The University of Cincinnati College of Law will host the 35th Annual Corporate Law Center Symposium, bringing together leading voices in corporate law to examine one of the field’s most consequential and evolving areas: corporate ethics and compliance.
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Ohio township fails in bid to stop compensation to Ohio Innocence Project exoneree
January 27, 2026
The Columbus Dispatch follows the US Supreme Court's refusal to review a $45 million civil lawsuit award for an Ohio Innocence Project exoneree’s wrongful imprisonment. OIP at UC Law has help exonerate 43 people who served collectively more than 800 years behind bars for crimes they didn't commit.