In what has become commonplace, faculty members at the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University are often the first contact for journalists trying to make sense of a news story.
From divisive politics to armed conflicts around the world, and from abortion law to the fallout from the train derailment disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, the expertise and insight of the faculty were at the forefront of the stories making headlines nationally and internationally this year.
In fact, law school faculty were placed in more than 750 media stories in 2023 alone.
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Look back at some of the highlights of the CWRU School of Law in the media—keep in mind this is just a fraction of the media mentions—from the past year.
Winter
ABC News: Miranda Leppla, director of the Environmental Law Clinic at the School of Law
Could Republican George Santos face consequences for lying?
BBC News: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science
Memphis beating video puts spotlight on first police account
Associated Press: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
This Tool Could Protect Artists From A.I.-Generated Art That Steals Their Style
New York Times: Raymond Ku, the Laura B. Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar and professor at the School of Law
China's Window Of Opportunity For An Invasion Of Taiwan Is Closing
International Business Times: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and a professor of political science
Junk Fee Prevention Act: Price Transparency Might Benefit Small Businesses
Inc. Magazine: Cathy Mansfield, senior instructor in law
Ohio Abortion-Rights Coalition Begins Push for Constitutional Amendment
Wall Street Journal: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Ukrainian children taken to Russia brings back fear, memories of a similar Nazi effort
USA Today: Michael Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law
How Republicans pass abortion bans most Americans don’t want
The Guardian: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Reason 'Greedy' Woman Asked for Her Parents' Entire Inheritance Cheered
Newsweek: Joan Burda, adjunct professor of law
Spring
Supreme Court weighs Biden's student debt cancellation plan
CBS News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Business Insider: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law
Five women sue Texas over the emergency medical exemption in the state's six weeks abortion ban
CNN, The Lead With Jake Tapper: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
The GOP’s Next Move to Block Abortion Rights Is Tinkering With Direct Democracy
Ms. Magazine: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
What Really Happens When You Fail a Postpartum Depression Screening
Parents Magazine: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry and an adjunct professor at the School of Law
A Single Judge Shouldn’t Have This Kind of National Power
The Atlantic: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Fox News Defamation Trial Today: Here’s What To Watch For
Forbes: Andrew Geronimo, director of the First Amendment Clinic
CNBC: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Laws passed to gut Obamacare are now being used to protect abortion rights
Los Angeles Times: Becca Kendis, reproductive rights fellow at the School of Law
Norfolk Southern Judge’s Frank Demeanor Demands Lawyers’ Focus
Bloomberg: Avidan Cover, professor of law and director of the Institute for Global Security Law and Policy at the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, and Andrew Geronimo, director of the First Amendment Clinic
Summer
California jury finds Tesla Autopilot did not fail in crash case
NBC News: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-Baker Hostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics
Why more and more Americans are painting their lawns
Fast Company: Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History and professor of law
At Its Height In The '90s, 'Jerry Springer' Exploited Black, Trans And Poor Experiences
Huffington Post: Bryan Adamson, the David L. Brennan Professor of Law
Courts have long seen K-9 dogs as impartial. Now police bodycams hold them accountable
NPR: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor of Law Emeritus
Hunter Biden’s Questionable Case of ‘Special Treatment’
U.S. News & World Report: Eric Chaffee, the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar and associate director of the Center for Business Law
Trump case: Three options for criminally indicted ex-president to delay trial
BBC News: Kevin McMunigal, professor of law
16 Montana kids are suing the state over climate change. Here’s what to know about the trial
Time Magazine: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
The next wave of abortion rights ballot measures looks different from the last
Vox: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science,
Election disinformation campaigns targeted voters of color in 2020. Experts expect 2024 to be worse
Associated Press: Atiba Ellis, the Laura B. Chisholm Distinguished Research Scholar and professor of law
The Supreme Court’s continuing march to the right
CNN: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Hunter Biden plea: Could first son claim artist to meet court-ordered work requirement?
Washington Examiner: Mike Benza, professor of practice, and Kevin McMunigal, professor of law
Fall
Changing a nation and the cost of progress
PBS News: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
The Most Popular Digital Abortion Clinics, Ranked by Data Privacy
Wired: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
The tricky legal question at the center of the Trump mug shot cash grab
MSNBC: Elizabeth Rosenblatt, the Oliver C. Schroeder Jr. Distinguished Research Scholar and associate director of the Spangenberg Center for Law
EPA smog plan takes hold — with a big asterisk
Politico: Victor Flatt, the Coleman P. Burke Chair in Environmental Law and associate director of the Burke Center for Environmental Law
No, Ohio’s new abortion-rights measure doesn’t allow for ‘financial’ exemptions to restrictions
Associated Press: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Ivanka Trump testimony: Why 'I don't recall' is a common legal strategy
BBC News: Eric Chaffee, the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar and associate director of the Center for Business Law
What ISIS can teach us about drone warfare in Ukraine
World Affairs, NPR: Shannon French, the Inamori Professor in Ethics, director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence and professor of law
Could SCOTUS outlaw wealth taxes?
NPR: Erik Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law
What is the means test in bankruptcy?
Business Insider: Matthew Salerno, assistant professor at the School of Law
Why extended warranties aren’t necessary
Washington Post: Cathy Mansfield, senior instructor in law