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Shall we keep the grand jury? ideastream: State Sen. Sandra Williams believes the Grand Jury system should be abolished. Ayesha Bell Hardaway, visiting assistant professor of law, joined the discussion on The Sound of Ideas about the potential harms and benefits of the system.

More than half of employers now use social media to screen job candidates, poll says; even send friend requests The Plain Dealer: A recent poll found the job recruiters are increasingly relying on social media to gather information about potential employees, including sending friend requests. Erin…

Fundamentally atheist The Chronicle of Higher Education: Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion, wrote a critique of Jerry A. Coyne’s new book, Faith Versus Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible. Beal explained the history of conflict between scientists and religion.

Case Western Reserve University receives $6 million for endowed professorships and scholarships The Plain Dealer: An anonymous donor made a $6 million commitment to Case Western Reserve to create endowed professorships and scholarships. The School of Law will use about $4.5 million to create an…

Burton D. Morgan Foundation establishes Entrepreneurship Education Experiment research institute Crain’s Cleveland Business: The Burton D. Morgan Foundation recently announced the establishment of the Entrepreneurship Education Experiment, along with the Burton D. Morgan Fellowship Program. Scott…

South Florida entrepreneurs honored at White House The Miami Herald: Earlier this week, Felipe Gomez del Campo, a student entrepreneur and founder of FGC Plasma Solutions, was recognized by the White House and President Barack Obama in an effort to emphasize the importance of investing in women and…

A look at the investigation of the Tamir Rice case Mother Jones: On Tuesday, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department gave its first press conference about the criminal investigation into the November killing of Tamir Rice by a police officer. Ayesha Bell Hardaway, a visiting assistant professor of…

Court to rule on voice analysis in terrorism trial The Wall Street Journal (subscription required): Distinguished University Professor Paul C. Giannelli, the Albert J. Weatherhead III and Richard W. Weatherhead Professor in the School of Law, discussed the process of determining if voice analysis…

Lesser charge could figure into verdict for Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo The Plain Dealer: In the case of Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo, charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of two people, the judge could consider a lesser-included charge of attempted…

Lock and key Inside Business: In a profile of alumnus Chris Wentz (CWR ’14) and his tech startup Everykey, Bob Sopko, director of the university’s Blackstone Launchpad, discussed Wentz’s commitment to his product. Sopko allowed Wentz to have after-hours access to the Launchpad office to help get…