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Amid enforcement surge, Ohio cities are rethinking cooperation with ICEThe Statehouse News Bureau: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law at the School of Law, explained that while immigration enforcement is federal, cities can legally refuse ICE cooperation under the 10th…

Assessing Trump's Board of Peace in wake of US-Iran warideastream: Michael Scharf, the Joseph C. Hostetler - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, discussed the implications of Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace,” questioning its viability as a United Nations alternative and examining how the…

What the jury doesn’t know while deliberating the FirstEnergy corruption caseWEWS: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said that often in trials, all the evidence in a case doesn't make it before a jury. In the FirstEnergy trial, jurors lack key context by design. Benza said…

Vibe coding taught 1Ls as much about AI limits as AI potentialBloomberg Law: Matt Salerno, associate professor of law, said “vibe coding” showed first-year law students both AI’s speed and its limits: tools can prototype workflows quickly but hallucinate, mishandle sensitive data and require…

How ransom demands shape modern kidnapping investigationsA&E: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said high-profile victims quickly trigger ransom suspicions, fake demands often flood in due to media attention, and modern kidnappers favor cryptocurrency—traceable but…

Tommy Schaefer faces U.S. charges after killing Heather Mack’s mom in baliA&E: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said prosecutors don’t need to prove the 2014 Bali murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack was completed, only that there was an agreement to commit it. The fact the…

‘Like it or not’: Attorneys say Trump pardon applies to Jan. 6 pipe bomberWashington Examiner: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said the defense—that Donald Trump’s broad Jan. 6 pardon covers acts “related to” the riot, even if they occurred Jan. 5—isn’t frivolous. But he…

Independent Monitor files 18th Semiannual Report detailing CPD consent decree progressWEWS: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, professor and director of the Social Justice Institute, said Cleveland’s push to end its consent decree creates “strange bedfellows” with the Trump DOJ and omits key unfinished reforms.…

Closing arguments begin in corruption trial of former FirstEnergy executives tied to HB 6 scandalWKYC: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, weighed in on what jurors face in the trial of former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and ex-Senior Vice President Michael Dowling, who face…

Donald And Melania Trump's 'Flagrant' Behavior In Jimmy Kimmel Debacle Is Alarming Legal ExpertsHuffPost: Raymond Ku, the John Homer Kapp Professor of Law, called Trump’s push to fire Jimmy Kimmel a “flagrant abuse of power” and direct attack on free speech. He warned FCC license threats are…