Media
July 06, 2022
Supreme Court restricts the EPA's authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions NPR: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said that the fact that the Supreme Court took up the EPA case “shows that these are justices in a hurry" to rewrite the nation's regulatory laws…
July 06, 2022
Estate Planning 101 for LGBTQ+ Couples Nerd Wallet: Joan Burda, adjunct professor of law, offered up some steps LGBTQ+ couples can take to get started with their estate plans. "I'm just telling people to err on the side of caution,” she said. “Consider the worst-case scenario and start protecting…
July 06, 2022
Abortion fight moves to state courts after Supreme Court overturns Roe HuffPost: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, noted how state judges are already beginning to strike down abortion bans in Utah, Texas and Louisiana—as well as pending challenges at home, in Ohio. “Our state…
July 06, 2022
Roe v. Wade Overturned: What happens now in America? KNX Radio: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, discussed the historic ruling overturning the landmark decision Roe v. Wade and with it nearly 50 years of a constitutional…
July 06, 2022
Northeast Ohio sports program helps kids grow on and off the court Spectrum News: Dennis Harris, director of the National Youth Sports Program in the Division of Student Affairs, discussed the university’s five-week summer program for kids—and the impact it has on them.
July 06, 2022
Motion seeks judgment in lawsuit involving Facebook page Athens Messenger: Andrew Geronimo, lecturer in law and director of the law school’s First Amendment Clinic, discussed a motion filed in the clinic’s bro bono defense of a Facebook group that spoke out against a local government in…
July 05, 2022
'This isn't like Texas': Experts say helping Ohio patients get abortion care isn't illegal Akron Beacon Journal: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, discussed the proposed new Ohio laws that target abortion providers and doctors while granting civil and criminal immunity to…
July 05, 2022
Can Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley legally refuse to enforce abortion ban? WKYC: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, commented on the Cuyahoga County prosecutor who vowed to look the other way for those charged under the state’s new abortion law “Prosecutors have a tremendous…
July 05, 2022
Guns and abortion: Contradictory decisions, or consistent? The WashingtonPost: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law and adjunct professor of political science, discussed the two most polarizing topics in the nation right now—guns and abortion—and how the conservative…
July 05, 2022
Majority of Americans think their diet is healthier than it is, study finds Healthline: Catherine Rogers McManus, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition at the School of Medicine, outlined ways that people can improve their diet. “The field of nutrition really focuses in on one’s…