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Trump administration floats declaring national housing emergency, but will it make housing more affordable? Mortgage Research Network: Jonathan Ernest, assistant professor at Weatherhead School of Management, said housing prices have risen far faster than living costs, warning that buyer tax…

CWRU-led consortium named as a finalist for NSF Engines Cleveland Jewish News: University President Eric Kaler called NEO-SMART’s NSF Engines finalist status “a tremendous opportunity for the region and exactly what research universities should do,” praising strong partnerships and leadership.

Government headed for shutdown WKYC: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, said a government funding lapse could quickly affect agriculture, farmers and dependent businesses in Northeast Ohio, though disruptions may not be immediate.

New law now in effect that may help Cleveland Browns move WJW: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said lawsuits over the Cleveland Browns’ potential move must adapt to the newly revised Modell Law: “You have to work with the law as it is today, not what it was yesterday.”

Cuyahoga judge rejects defense request to sequester jury in toddler homicide case cleveland.com: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, said sequestering jurors is rare and usually reserved for cases that generate intense community outrage and public scrutiny. That context…

Google faces new antitrust allegations in lawsuit over its ad practices Scripps News: Anat Alon-Beck, professor of law, said the Google antitrust ruling could set precedent for Meta, Amazon and Apple. “The entire technology world is going to be paying attention," she said. A federal trial will…

The Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve University on the prison industrial complex WOIO: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, director of the Social Justice Institute, discussed the prison industrial complex, pointing to systemic inequities that fuel incarceration. She emphasized the need for…

The citizen suit that led to Campbell's admitting over 5,000 Clean Water Act Violations Spectrum News: Miranda Leppla, director of the Environmental Law Clinic, stressed the importance of citizen lawsuits in enforcing the Clean Water Act after Campbell’s admitted over 5,000 violations. Such…

Zero progress, zero justice' 3 years after Butler Twp. quadruple homicide Dayton Daily News: Susan Hatters-Friedman, the Phillip J. Resnick Professor of Forensic Psychiatry at the School of Medicine, stressed that mental illness doesn’t bar someone from trial—what matters is fairness. She…

Breaking down the James Comey indictment Fox News: Michael Benza, professor of practice at the School of Law, explained the legal stakes of James Comey’s indictment, noting the rarity of charging a former FBI director and the challenges prosecutors face in proving lying to Congress and…