Judge Solomon Oliver, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, recently denied a joint motion by the City of Cleveland and U.S. Department of Justice to end the 2015 Consent Decree requiring  reforms within the Cleveland Division …

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The Cleveland State University College of Law will present two free public forums in the Moot Court Room on Tuesday February 17, 2026.  My Story Ain’t Over: A Conversation with Innocence Project Exoneree Ru-El Sailor will take place 12noon-1pm.  Ru-El …

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Following the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota, law enforcement use of deadly force is again a major subject of media coverage and public debate.  The Cleveland State University College of Law Criminal …

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CSU|LAW will present The U.S. Attacks against Venezuela: Does Might Make Right? 12noon-1pm, Tuesday, January 13, 2026.  This hybrid public forum will take place in the CSU|LAW Moot Court Room and via Zoom; Zoom link provided on event web page.  …

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently announced it is proposing a rule to transfer marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).  [See 21 U.S.C. § 812 Schedules of controlled …

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