From the attack on the U.S. Capitol to social justice and Supreme Court cases and to the health law concerns around the global pandemic, the expertise and insight of the School of Law’s faculty at Case Western Reserve University were at the forefront of the stories making headlines nationally and internationally.
Our faculty appeared in more than 750 media stories in 2021. In what has become commonplace, our faculty members are often the first call that journalists make when trying to make sense of a news story.
Look back at some of the highlights of the School of Law in the media—keep in mind this is just a fraction of the media mentions—from one of the most newsworthy years in recent memory:
Winter 2021
The Justice Department accuses Walmart of fueling the opioid crisis
The Economist: Andrew Pollis, professor of law
Reaction to Trump supporters storming U.S. Capitol building
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
US energy: ‘the more ambitious Biden tries to be, the more likely he is to fail’
Financial Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and the director of the Environmental Law Center
How to Explain to Kids the Difference Between a Mob and a Protest
Parents: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor at the School of Law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
No, the First Amendment doesn't prevent being banned on Twitter
Yahoo News: Andrew Geronimo, director of the First Amendment Clinic at the School of Law
Trump faces unprecedented second impeachment trial
CBS News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
US Capitol riot raises questions over racial double standard in policing
Financial Times: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
‘No vaccine, no service:’ How vaccinations may affect travel plans in the future
CNBC: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and the co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land
New York Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and the director of the Environmental Law Center
US Police Weigh Officer Discipline After Rally, Capitol Riot
Associated Press: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Biden to announce executive actions on fighting climate change
NPR, Marketplace: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and the director of the Environmental Law Center
‘It’s definitely not easy.’ How flight attendants are handling travel during COVID-19.
National Geographic: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and the co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Keystone is dead, and the remnants of NAFTA are Alberta’s best slim hope of getting its money back
The Globe and Mail: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and the director of the Environmental Law Center, and Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law and a professor of political science
'Not surprised': Justice Alito defends controversial speech as he marks 15 years on Supreme Court
USA Today: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
U.S. News and World Report: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Impeachment Trial May Hinge on Meaning of ‘Incitement’
New York Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Biden administration delays payment cuts for sore-shoulder injury claims from vaccines
USA Today: Katharine Van Tassel, a visiting professor of law
The other time Trump was charged with incitement
CNN: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Spring 2021
How the Perfect Lawn Became a Symbol of the American Dream
History: Ted Steinberg, Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History in the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Law
CNBC: Sharona Hoffman, Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law in the School of Law and a professor in the Department of Bioethics in the School of Medicine
A matter of trust: Inside prison COVID-19 hot spots, many inmates fear the vaccine
Freshwater Cleveland: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law
E.P.A. to Review Attacks on Science Under Trump
New York Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Can We Take a Family Vacation If Our Kids Haven’t Received the COVID-19 Vaccine Yet?
Condé Nast Traveler: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Supreme Court weighs whether to enter gun debate amid calls for stricter limits
CBS News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
In a Pipe Repair Worker’s Death, Questions of Safety Still Swirl
Undark Magazine: Max Mehlman, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law, Distinguished University Professor, co-director of the Law-Medicine Center and a professor of bioethics
Columbus mayor requests federal probe of police force
Associated Press: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Biden agenda could collide with federal judiciary remade by Trump
CBS News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
USA Today: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law
Water Plant Hack Underscores Utilities' Glaring IT Risks
Law360: Steven G. Stransky, adjunct professor of law
Body cam video captures George Floyd's deadly encounter with police.
CNN, New Day: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Your million-dollar NFT can break tomorrow if you’re not careful
The Verge: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law
Law's Ayesha Bell Hardaway discusses Day 4 of trial of Derek Chauvin on CNN
CNN, Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
USA Today: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law
George Floyd’s body is on trial for its own murder
Rolling Stone: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Masks off? How CDC rules are playing out in a half-vaccinated country
Courthouse News: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
CWRU School of Law's Ayesha Bell Hardaway discusses police killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota
CNN, The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Net-zero emission targets are ‘irresponsible’
Financial Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law
In Chauvin trial, the defense scrambles to find ‘reasonable doubt’
ESPN, The Undefeated: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Popularity of Venmo, Other Apps Prompt Questions for Lawyer Use
Bloomberg: Liam Dunn, instructor of law and director of academic support at the School of Law
Many police officers spurn coronavirus vaccines as departments hold off on mandates
Washington Post: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law
This Ruling Could Open the Door for the Supreme Court To Take on Roe v. Wade
Ms. Magazine: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
A reckoning for Spacs: will regulators deflate the boom?
Financial Times: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law
Vax-A-Million Ends But More Than 50% Of Ohioans Remain Unvaccinated
WCPN, ideastream: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Life Insurance Claim Denied? Hiring a Lawyer Might Help
Money Magazine: Joan Burda, adjunct professor of law
Chaos erupts in courtroom after Tevin Biles-Thomas acquitted in New Year's Eve triple homicide
Court TV: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law
‘Huge numbers’ of abortion cases heading to Supreme Court to test limits of Roe v. Wade
USA Today: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
David Copeland: Where is the London Nail Bomber now?
A&E: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law, discussed the possibility of parole for the man known as the nail bomber, who terrorized London’s Black, Bangladeshi and gay communities with homemade explosives in 1999. “Time has a way of changing what we think of what a person did, or how bad we think what he did really is,” Benza said. “It’s hard to imagine in Copeland’s case, but lots of things change.”
Yahoo Finance: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Obamacare Wins For The 3rd Time At The Supreme Court
NPR: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Virginia's New Privacy Law Is Just Different Enough to Give Compliance Headaches
Law.com: Steven G. Stransky, adjunct professor of law
Olympian’s company received $10 million in pandemic bailout despite conflicting numbers
KSTU: Richard K. Gordon, director of the Financial Integrity Institute and professor of law, discussed the stated objectives of the Payroll Protection Program—and the potential for fraud that came along with it.
Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare Emboldens Democrats
Wall Street Journal: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Former police officer Derek Chauvin sentenced to more than 22 years for murder of George Floyd
CBC News: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the impact of the case for racial injustice in the U.S.
Summer 2021
Supreme Court shifts slowly to the right in first term with expanded conservative majority
CBS News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Politico: Maxwell Mehlman, Distinguished University Professor and the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, weighed in on the 22-year prison sentence of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty for the murder of George Floyd.
Homeownership barriers among communities of color focus of new survey
ideastream: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor Emeritus of Law
How businesses are handling mask guidelines at this point in the pandemic
Marketplace: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
The case of the cursing cheerleader: Justices give students free speech win
The Christian Science Monitor: Andrew Geronimo, lecturer in law and director of the law school’s First Amendment Clinic
Lawsuits challenge D.C. law allowing kids to get vaccines without parental permission
The Washington Post: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Oversight of Chicago police handed to new civilian commission after years of public pressure
Washington Post: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Get a Covid-19 Vaccine or Face Prison, Judges Order in Probation Cases
New York Times: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, and Michael Benza, senior instructor of law
Ohio Sheriff sparks controversy over social media post regarding Indians name change
WKYC, NBC Cleveland: Andrew Geronimo, lecturer in law and director of the First Amendment Clinic
Steady term of the Supreme Court ends with politically fraught cases that reveal divisions
USA Today: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
3 myths about COVID-19 vaccine mandates that need to go away
HuffPost: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
If you had trouble getting products fixed under warranty, the FTC wants to hear your horror story
The Washington Post: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law
Why Apple, Google And Others Are Changing Strategies To Combat Covid Crisis
Forbes: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Wealth Taxes Can’t Satisfy Constitutional Requirements
Bloomberg: Erik Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law
6 Cybersecurity Events That Have Defined 2021
Law360: Steven G. Stransky, adjunct professor of law
What is ecocide, and why might it be criminalized worldwide?
Popular Science: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Jonathan L. Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science
As COVID rise continues, some Columbus-area businesses ask customers to mask up again
Columbus Dispatch: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Coronavirus Today: A recipe for disaster?
Los Angeles Times: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law, discussed some of the latest coronavirus news in California and beyond.
U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Chevy paid me $33,000 after it recalled my Bolt EV. Here’s how I got my money back
Mashable: Cathy Lesser Mansfield, professor of law
Census results show Columbus solidifying its premier position in the Midwest
Columbus Business Journal: Jonathan L. Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science
Fall 2021
Experts: FBI has plenty of ways to find Jan. 6 riot suspect from North Lakeland
USA Today: Kevin McMunigal, professor of law
Texas upends legal landscape with Supreme Court decision on abortion ban
CBS News: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Texas abortion ruling renews criticism of Supreme Court's 'shadow docket'
USA Today: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Worker shortage: Employers say applicants skip interviews, new hires don't show up
Columbus Dispatch: Tom Barnard, adjunct professor of law
Vaccine mandates: How sincere is a ‘sincerely held belief’?
Christian Science Monitor: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
The Justice Department's uphill battle against Texas' abortion ban
CNN: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Texas’ Abortion Law Opens New Front in Legal Culture War
Bloomberg: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
How did Sept. 11 change our security and privacy? From airport searches to digital surveillance
Cleveland Plain Dealer/cleveland.com: Avidan Cover, professor of law and the associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Law, and Brian Gran, professor of sociology and professor of law
Biden Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate Faces Arizona Legal Challenge
Wall Street Journal: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Supply chain issues impacting businesses in Northeast Ohio
WKYC, NBC Cleveland: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law
Philadelphia Inquirer: Robert Rapp, visiting assistant professor at the School of Law
What Is Scott Peterson's Life in Prison Like Now?
A&E: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law
SEC vs. Ripple case could establish limit on agency's future involvement in crypto regulation: sources
Business: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law
Lifewire: Raymond Ku, professor of law and the Laura B. Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar
Retiring Gund Foundation president David Abbott is getting a new role at CWRU's School of Law
Crain’s Cleveland Business: School of Law co-deans Jessica Berg and Michael Scharf
My Dad Is Dead. His Landlord Just Evicted Him.
The Atlantic: Joan Burda, adjunct professor of law
The EU wants everyone to use USB-C chargers—including Apple
Popular Science: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law
Some Texas Clinics Resume Abortions After Judge’s Ruling
The New York Times: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Scholarship makes law school more available to women
Spectrum News: Michael Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law
Texas executions facing delays over religious rights claims
Associated Press: Michael Benza, senior instructor of law
Apple's App Store feud with Epic Games is far from over
Yahoo: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law
Why firefighters are fighting Covid vaccine mandates
NBC News: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center
Ancora, Big Lots and Ohio's first ‘greenmailing' lawsuit
Crain’s Cleveland Business: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law
WEWS, ABC Cleveland: David J. Carney, professor of law
Microsoft is making it easier for customers to repair devices. Will other companies follow?
Popular Science: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law
The Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’: What you need to know
PoilitiFact: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Cleveland Council President Kevin Kelley used PAC to fund colleagues who endorsed his mayoral bid
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Jonathan L. Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-BakerHostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics
Charges ‘unlikely’ for bystanders who failed to report rape say prosecutors
BBC News: Kevin McMunigal, professor of law
Things to consider, discuss when approaching lawyers about prenuptial agreements
Currents Magazine: Andrew Zashin, adjunct professor of law
Explainer: Democratic 'billionaires tax' proposal likely to face legal challenges
Reuters: Erik Jensen, professor emeritus of law
It’s Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Now
York Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Why Apple’s ‘Buy’ Button Class-Action Suit Is a Big Deal
Vulture: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law
In Texas abortion cases, hints of new Supreme Court transparency
Christian Science Monitor: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Texas abortion providers in limbo as they await word from the Supreme Court on state ban
CBS News: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Biden administration braces for a wave of legal challenges to workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule
USA Today: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Does Rittenhouse self-defense argument hold up?
CNN, Early Start: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
2 of 3 Judges Blocking Biden Vaccine Rules Are Trump Appointees
Business Insider: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Rittenhouse defense rests, closing arguments Monday
CNN, New Day: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
What the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing has taught us about racial justice in the U.S.
PBS Newshour: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
Philadelphia Inquirer: Matthew Rossman, professor of law and the director of the Community Development Clinic at the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center
Casper Star-Tribune: Stephen Noffsinger, professor at the School of Medicine and adjunct professor at the School of Law
The trial of 3 white men charged with murdering a Black jogger is nearing an end
NPR, Morning Edition: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute
CNN: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law
Cleveland baseball club, roller derby team will both use Guardians name
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Lewis Katz, the John C. Hutchins Professor Emeritus of Law
‘Hook’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Julia Roberts, Robin Williams and More
US Weekly: Charlie Korsmo, professor of law
States are already preparing for a possible future without Roe v. Wade
Washington Post: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Business Insider: Craig Nard, the Galen J. Roush Professor of Law and director, of the Spangenberg Center for Law, Technology & the Arts
US Supreme Court says Texas abortion clinics can sue over law
BBC: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
The Supreme Court May Elevate the Second Amendment Above the First
Slate: Raymond Ku, professor of law and the Laura B. Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Destroy Abortion Rights. Here’s What’s Next.
Vice News: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
Were Ahmaud Arbery's murderers racially motivated? U.S. federal trial will decide
Reuters: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute