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Cleveland City Council admits its public comment rules are unconstitutionalCleveland Scene: Andrew Geronimo, the director of the First Amendment Clinic at the School of Law, weighed in on Cleveland City Council’s public comment procedures, which the clinic deemed unconstitutional. “Our position is…

School offers free dental cleanings for veteransSpectrum News: Ali Syed, associate professor at the School of Dental Medicine, discussed the school’s Veterans Day dental clinic, during which military veterans were provided free and reduced-cost dental care. “This is something we want to do for the…

Dispelling a common myth about fentanyl as election workers get letters with traces of the substancePolitFact: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, dispelled the common myth that fentanyl is harmful from simply coming into contact with it. People also cannot get sick by being…

'Pain is pain.' Can dialogue spark empathy amid Israel-Hamas war?ideastream: Jenny King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity and assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, said that for Northeast Ohio’s 80,000 Jews and 25,000…

Right Idea: New VA council aims to address inclusion, equity issuesUSA Today Magazine: Bryan Adamson, the David L. Brennan Professor of Law and associate dean of diversity at the School of Law, discussed the Veterans Affairs’ (VA) establishment of the Agency Equity Team, also known as the I*DEA…

‘A historic moment’: Oregon teachers launch first-ever strikeThe Guardian: Juscelino Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, discussed the ongoing, nationwide labor movement—that didn’t stop with autoworkers. “The labor movement is not striking for higher pay,” he  said. “It is…

The Endangered Species Act doesn’t workThe National Review: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, argued that the Endangered Species Act is “arguably the most powerful and stringent” federal environmental law on the books. “The act contains powerful provisions designed to…

Congress continues to debate funding for UkraineSpectrum News: Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science, weighed in on the political debate over financially supporting Ukraine to help defend itself against Russia. “If the U.S. stops funding Ukraine, Ukraine folds. There’s no way…

Abortion is now a constitutional right in Ohio. But the work isn’t done.Ohio Capital Journal: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, said the state could agree that the six-week abortion ban law is now unenforceable—since the passage of Issue 1—but she is prepared for the…

Now that Issue 1 has passed, which of Ohio’s dozens of abortion laws will be challenged first?cleveland.com: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, and Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, agreed that now that Issue 1 has passed and will soon be codified in…