By Managing Editor: Joshua Brown She told us, in a mother’s tone, that we as lawyers can’t be the only black people sitting through line dances. It would be unbecoming; so we practiced the steps three more times, right there in the foyer. Last month I wrote an article reflecting on my recent trip to St. Louis and the thoughts I came home with. This is a continuation of that line of thinking, posing more questions on the intersection of racial and professional identities.

By: Ayomide Olusanya The legal system gives the promise of justice in the pursuit of equality and fairness to all. It does so by constantly ensuring that those who commit crimes will be punished for the crimes they have committed. However, the existence of wrongful conviction rates across the United States at any capacity is a scourge on this so-called tapestry of justice that the legal system wishes to weave. A past research study has identified Cuyahoga County as the leadin

By: Emma Prusha To the CSU Law community, I write this with a full heart and an overwhelming sense of gratitude, because there truly are not enough words to express how deeply grateful I am for the outpouring of support I have received from our CSU community. As many of you know, my boyfriend and I recently went through the devastating experience of losing our home in an apartment fire. In an instant, so much of what we had built together was gone. It was one of the

By: Salmon Lucky Like any other person nowadays, I like to wind down each day with my favorite pastime, online gambling. But after putting all my student loans on Dillon Gabriel’s quarterback rating, my girlfriend and my accountant finally convinced me to give up sports betting. Now I don’t gamble, I only make prediction contracts on marketplaces like Kalshi and Polymarket. You might be thinking that sports gambling and prediction contracts are all the same thing, but th

By: Charlie Volz As the academic year comes to a close, I have had the opportunity to reflect on a year defined by engagement, advocacy, and meaningful progress for the Student Bar Association (SBA) and the entire CSU|Law community. From large-scale events to behind-the-scenes policy work, SBA has remained committed to its core mission: serving the student body and strengthening the law school community.  This year began with SBA welcoming incoming students during orienta

By: Weillin Feng I am Weillin Feng, a 1L SBA Senator. This March, I met with Dean Brian Ray and Dean Jonathan Witmer-Rich to address concerns students have about our professors using AI in grading. They informed me that, while the school has no formal policy on the matter, they expect professors not to use AI in any part of the scoring process. Furthermore, they promised to encourage the Teaching Committee, a body within the faculty government, to work with the SBA and hear

By Managing Editor: Joshua Brown I am personally thankful for Greg Clifford’s encouragement and support to me. I remember meeting him at Edgewater Park during the BLSA Barbeque early in my 1L year. He wanted to personally greet each of the incoming students and to give us his contact information. When I told him my name, he recognized me as he worked closely with my father at Cleveland Municipal Court. He went into all the stories he had going back years and told me that he w

By: Mark Bank On February 27, the Environmental Law Society hosted its second annual Spring Climate Conference. The theme, “Demand and Supply,” covered three panel discussions regarding energy policy and electricity generation. Our eight speakers discussed clean energy tax incentives; solar and microgrid projects in Painesville and Euclid; community energy legislation under consideration at our statehouse; and data center costs, policies, and community responses. I am deeply

By Editor-in-Chief: Eric Fogle On February 17, CSU|LAW hosted Joshua Colangelo-Bryan for a conversation on Mr. Colangelo-Bryan’s recent book: “Through the Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay.” The conversation was moderated by CSU|LAW Professor Reginald Oh. The conversation began on a reassuring note to students who may be uncertain about their career paths. Despite his extensive international human rights work, during his time in law school Mr. Colangelo-Brya

By Managing Editor: Joshua Brown “Music is not just content, it is labor, identity, and livelihood.” - Dr. Angelin Chang ‘08 Cleveland is the city of Rock and Roll, so what could be more CSU|LAW than hosting a rock and roll themed moot court competition? January 16, 2026, opened the first ever CSU|LAW Rock and Roll Moot Court Festival. Teams from across the country arrived on the snowy winter morning with padfolios and musical puns for team names. CSU|LAW has previously hoste

By Managing Editor: Joshua Brown Gregory F. Clifford, Retired Chief Magistrate of Cleveland Municipal Court and member of the CSU|LAW Hall of Fame, passed away on February 19, 2026. Greg Clifford was among the best and brightest citizens that Cleveland has produced. He was a graduate of Glenville High School and Ohio University before he graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1980 and built a career in justice and community service in Cleveland. He joined Cle

By: Victoria Szep On November 7th and 8th, the Cleveland State University College of Law’s Mock Trial Team had the opportunity to litigate and compete in the Cuyahoga County Justice Center for the annual Case Classic Competition. After months of preparation, the team competed in six rounds against teams from all across the country, including Harvard Law School and the University of Alabama School of Law. Assistant Mock Trial Coach Jed Chedid explained that CSU’s styl

By: Stephanie Schmudlach The decision to go to law school, while not always hard in itself, is without a doubt one of the hardest processes that those who seek graduate level studies may go through. Deciding to pursue a J.D. as an undergraduate student, or even in high school, gives you the advantage of continuous studying and maintaining your pace as at each step you take. So, what about those of us who make the decision later in life, the ones who decide to take this pa

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