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Texas’ abortion law opens new front in legal culture war Bloomberg: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said the unusual steps Texas took to protect its new abortion restrictions from being blocked right out of the gate mark a new legal front in culture wars and could…

Why Arnold Schwarzenegger is right and Sylvain Lefebvre is wrong The Columbus Dispatch (subscription required): Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said that getting through the COVID-19 pandemic will require teamwork. “I never liked the phrase ‘pandemic of the…

Moderna developing COVID-19-flu combo vaccine; U.S. COVID-19 cases reach 40 million cleveland.com (subscription required): David Canaday, professor at the School of Medicine, discussed his study showing that antibodies drastically decreased in nursing home residents and caregivers six months after…

How did Sept. 11 change our security and privacy? From airport searches to digital surveillance cleveland.com: Avidan Cover, professor of law and the associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Law, discussed the myriad ways in which the nation has changed since 9/11. And Brian Gran,…

Wayne Co. Health Director says he had to enforce quarantine order on student after parents refused WEWS: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law, said there are escalating repercussions for violating officially ordered quarantines in the State of Ohio. “Importantly, once the public health…

Lead mitigation effort off to slow start despite incentives, help for landlords The Land: Rob Fischer, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed the historic law…

How one foil-wrapped home survived the Caldor Fire as everything around it burned New York Post: Fumiaki Takahashi, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and head of the Fire Combustion Laboratory, said that wrapping buildings with what are known as fire blankets—or aluminized…

The Justice Department's uphill battle against Texas' abortion ban CNN: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, discussed the Justice Department’s lawsuit challenging Texas six-week abortion ban, which relies on a novel strategy in seeking to halt enforcement of the ban, which was…

The Moderna vaccine makes more antibodies than Pfizer's. Does it matter? Bloomberg: David Canaday, professor at the School of Medicine, discussed his latest research that found antibody levels in nursing home residents and health care workers waned over time—but affected seniors more. “Definitely…

Cleveland police investigation continues after landlord was shot at Collinwood home WOIO: Michael Benza, senior instructor in law, noted that Ohio has strong laws in favor of those protecting their homes, while discussing a case of a woman who shot and killed her landlord because he allegedly…