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‘Home is like a jail’: Afghan soldier weathers injuries, uncertainty in U.S. asylum bidThe Associated Press: Aleksandar Cuic, director of the Immigration Clinic at the School of Law, commented for a story on the fear and frustration felt by Afghans who are trying to receive permanent legal status…

Meet the animals that can handle extreme heatNational Geographic: Sarah Diamond, associate professor of biology, lent her expertise on ant evolution to research and discussion about how some animals are adapting to a rapidly warming global climate. “While evolution on its own might not be enough to…

16 Montana kids are suing the state over climate change. Here's what to know about the trialTIME: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law at the School of Law, commented for a story about 16 kids in Montana who are suing the state, contending its contribution to climate change…

Case Western Reserve University receives $6M grant to help combat opioid crisisWOIO: Ric Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices in the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences,…

2023 could be Ohio's year for legalized marijuanaAxios: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said a new bill making its way through the statehouse could change the landscape for legalized marijuana in Ohio. “It's certainly looking like this may be the year,” Adler said. 

Federal HIPAA law expert reacts to the hundreds of medical files found dumped in the trashABC 6: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, weighed in on how medical files should be destroyed and what can happen to those who violate HIPAA…

Racial divide in prostate cancer is driven more by inadequate care than geneticsEveryday Health: Daniel Spratt, professor at the School of Medicine, commented on a new study that highlighted disparities in health-related outcomes for Black men. “People for centuries have associated countless…

Northeast Ohio's Sarah Shendy becomes Ohio's first Egyptian-Muslim female police sergeantWEWS: Sarah Shendy discussed her latest milestone: being sworn in with the Case Western Reserve University police department and becoming Ohio's first Egyptian-Muslim female police sergeant. “This department…

Chevron doctrine: Not dead yetE&E News: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed a case before the U.S. Supreme Court case that could overrule—or at least put guardrails on—the Chevron doctrine, a legal theory born from a 1984 Supreme Court case that gives federal…

Case Western Reserve partners with Molls on new mental health instituteCrain’s Cleveland Business (subscription required): President Eric W. Kaler commented on the importance of a planned new $60 million institute focused on mental health in a partnership between the university and Sara and Curt…