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Mercy killing defense claim will be tested The Wall Street Journal: The lawyers for a mother charged with murdering her 8-year-old son asked a judge to let them proceed with an “altruistic filicide” defense. Such a defense has been used to bolster insanity defenses before but never with a…

Writer’s group helps incarcerated women vent deeply held emotions WCPN: Women who are abused or suffering the ravages of addiction are gaining introspection through a writing program at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center. Associate Professor Kathleen J. Farkas of the Mandel School of Applied…

Louisville police investigation of Crystal Marlowe 'shoddy,' experts say Louisville Courier-Journal: A Louisville police investigation that cleared a detective of making false arrests and perjuring herself in court testimony was full of errors, according to the newspaper’s review. School of Law…

@ the Table: Navigating the rollercoaster stock market WKYC: After Monday’s plummet, the stock market surged Tuesday after the Federal Reserve announced plans to keep interest rates super low for at least two years. Bill Mahnic, associate professor of banking and finance at Weatherhead School of…

A debt deal in US, but stocks still slide Voice of America: Last week, School of Law professor Richard Gordon, who previously worked for the International Monetary Fund, weighed in on the debt ceiling deal. “If the federal government does not put money into the economy, the economy will stall. And…

No sanctions on using social media to generate unruly flash mobs in Cleveland WKSU: Mayor Frank Jackson vetoed an ordinance to fine people caught using social media to instigate or participate in a flash mob. Jacqueline Lipton, School of Law professor, said the ordinance would have had a difficult…

New perspectives on the Middle East WCPN: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, Kent State University and Oberlin College have joined forces to educate Northeast Ohioans about Muslims and the Middle East; Pete W. Moore, assistant professor of political science, discusses the…

Public art project begins healing in Cleveland Rustwire.com: Urban art therapy is giving the residents of Detroit Shoreway cause for reflection after a gas explosion destroyed nearly five dozen homes and buildings in 2010. Richey Piiparinen, a researcher with the Center on Urban Poverty and…

New doctors have shorter hours, better work-life balance The Plain Dealer: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education recently reduced duty hours for residents because of fatigue-related medical errors. Jerry M. Shuck, associate dean of graduate medical education at the School of…

A Decade of Social Work Today Social Work Today: There are top trends and then there are 10 that have influenced social work culture over the last decade. M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad Jr., the Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, explains why…