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Clevelander hopes ‘Sparks Fly’ in musical drama Cleveland Jewish News: Cathy Lesser Mansfield, senior instructor in law, discussed the opera The Sparks Fly Upward, which she wrote and composed over the past 25 years. “It became a mission,” Mansfield said. “I don’t know how else to describe it. I…

Wastefulness haunts Israeli startups as crisis looms Globes: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, discussed the new type of investors who have entered the hedge fund arena. “They are less sophisticated than the traditional venture capital funds,” she said. “Hedge funds already tried in…

Facial recognition industry could face a reset Lifewire: Steven Stransky, adjunct professor of law, said new laws around facial recognition technology in the United Kingdom could be a preview of what to expect in the United States. “We will continue to see a rise in enforcement actions and…

These states have the highest rates of gun violence and deaths Healthline: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, noted that in 2018, the U.S. was ranked as having the 20th-highest firearms death rate in the world. “The international…

Northeast Ohio cities want to spend COVID stimulus money on hiring police, but what happens when that money dries up?: Stimulus Watch cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, noted that cities are using federal stimulus money to…

"Free-for-all": Northeast Ohio experts explain what overturning Roe v. Wade could mean for Ohio ideastream: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, discussed the particulars of a leaked draft of the Supreme Court's decision, showing that five justices could move to strike…

The ongoing saga of Musk’s Twitter gamble Forbes: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, discussed the implications of an Elon Musk-owned Twitter, the pending lawsuits and what to expect in the near future. “But, in the end, there was neither a dramatic fight nor a high-stakes game of…

Parent of Danforth shooting survivor calls for more stringent gun laws CBC: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Science, discussed the correlation between gun access and gun homicides. “In societies where there are more gun control laws—such as…

Uncertainties on future use of study participants’ data  Medical Ethics Advisor: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said that patients may agree to donate a biosample—including blood, urine and saliva— for their physician’s clinical…

Loose lips sink ships: Has the Roberts court been damaged beyond repair? Washington Examiner: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said that the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade could undermine trust within the court. “The reality is that…