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‘It’s definitely not easy.’ How flight attendants are handling travel during COVID-19. National Geographic: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, said airlines have ways to compel passengers to comply with mask requirements, including removing passengers who refuse to mask up while…

Case Western Reserve University teams represent Cleveland at CES tech show Crain’s Cleveland Business: Bob Sopko, director of CWRU LaunchNET, discussed the university’s large presence at the CES technology summit.

Cleveland Islamic community relieved after reversal of controversial Muslim travel ban WEWS: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, commented on President Joe Biden’s reversal of former President Donald Trump’s so-called Muslim ban—including individual consideration of visa…

LGBTQ activists are hopeful after inauguration Spectrum News: Harry Hawkins, assistant director of the LGBT Center at CWRU, said there were many in the LGBTQ community who lived in fear during the Trump administration.

Biden pivots away from old court battles, helps ignite new ones Reuters: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, noted that federal judges slated to hear litigation over decisions involving former President Donald Trump may scrap some lingering cases in light of policy changes…

Kicking people off social media isn’t about free speech Vox: Andrew Geronimo, lecturer of law and director of the First Amendment Clinic, said that a company deplatforming some people isn’t a violation of free speech—even if it feels like the platform is a virtual “public square.”

Meet Nina Turner—A frontrunner for Fudge's seat Spectrum 1: Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science at the College of Arts and Sciences, analyzed the prospects of former state senator Nina Turner, the early frontrunner in the Congressional race to replace Rep. Marcia Fudge, who…

Houseflies have specialised wings that make them harder to swat New Scientist: Alexandra Yarger, a PhD student in biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed a new discovery at how common flies use their wings to help them lift off into flight quickly.

Black leaders, residents want culturally competent messaging on COVID-19 vaccine for communities harboring distrust Akron Beacon Journal: Scott Frank, director of public health initiatives in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, discussed the…

This pandemic is not even the ‘big one’ Medium: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, explained his worries about a new coronavirus or an emerging variant of the current virus menace that has higher transmissibility. “What really keeps me up at night are the retroviruses,…