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Ohio's 'stand your ground' law takes effect Tuesday WEWS: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed Ohio’s “stand your ground law,” passed by Republicans in December, that takes away the legal requirement that people try to retreat…

The bone hunter: Anthropologist searches the globe to understand the human family tree Freshwater Cleveland: Yohannes Haile-Selassie, adjunct professor of anthropology at the College of Arts and Sciences, was recognized for his research on a well-preserved 3.8-million-year-old skull of an early…

Digital records could keep fake vaccination cards off the market WEWS: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, discussed how fake vaccine cards are popping up online. “I’m not surprised,” she said. “I've been concerned for a while that if we start getting requirements for vaccines,…

Could vaccine passports soon be required to travel, attend large events? WEWS: Mark Aulisio, the Susan E. Watson Professor and chair of the Department of Bioethics, warned that as states continue to open up eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine, more private businesses may start to require proof of…

Sports cards have gone virtual, and in a big way The Associated Press: Aaron Perzanowski, professor of law and co-author of The End of Ownership, said the craze around non-fungible tokens—like digital baseball cards—is partly a response to consumers’ genuine desire to reclaim a sense of ownership…

Amid calls for transparency, city agreed to closed FOP negotiations WFPL: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, said the secrecy around negotiations about police reform has contributed to the growing power of police unions, often without…

Will I have to get a vaccine passport? Fox 8 Cleveland: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, discussed the possibility of the creation of so-called vaccine passports for Americans to verify their immunization status.

Evanston reparations program brings renewed focus to national conversation ideastream: David B. Miller, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, weighed in on the decision by a Chicago suburb to use tax money from recreational marijuana sales to…

7 hard and crucial lessons of COVID-19 Medium: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, discussed whether society has learned some of the important lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic—particularly given the human tendency to ignore history.

Body cam video captures George Floyd's deadly encounter with police. CNN: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed Day 3 of the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. “The testimony of many of the State’s first 12…