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: Sam Santavicca Once again, a Republican president, who campaigned on a promise to not begin any new wars, has dragged us into another Middle East quagmire. This new episode of American wars-for-oil began last summer, when Israel struck multiple “nuclear sites” in Iran and killed a top general. This illegal war of aggression was carried out because Israel believed that Iran was building nuclear weapons, despite U.S. intelligence findings that Iran was not actively working

By: Ashley Zacker Residency is coming up. Deep breath. There’s a mix of nerves and stress, but overriding those feelings is excitement. Excitement at seeing friends again, at meeting other cohorts and professors in person for the first time, at getting one step closer to completing our legal educations. This past time, though, in February 2026, was a little different. The same excitement was there, but there was an increased feeling of gravity. This time, my partner and I wou

By: Ann Beckwith This year’s Winter Olympics was a characteristic spectacle of athletic prowess. As always, though, a number of low-stakes controversies followed the competitions—and even interrupted a few. But if you were too busy studying to pay attention to every twist and turn, here’s a quick breakdown of all the minor dramas that took place in Milan over the past few weeks. Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway, a 20km individual biathlon bronze medalist, was doing a live inter

By: Peyton Clark On At the end of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, Team USA went home with the most gold medals they have ever won at a Winter Olympic Games. Of the 12 gold medals, women won 8 of them. Overall, women won 63.6% of the total Team USA meals. Of these leading ladies, Cleveland Heights’ own Laila Edwards made history at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games. She became the first Black woman to represent the United States on the women’s Olympic ice hockey te

By Managing Editor: Joshua Brown In November 2025, Dr. Warren Morgan, CEO of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), announced the Building Brighter Futures initiative, calling for the merger of dozens of elementary and high schools. The recommendation responds to the declining enrollment and increasing budget deficit of the district. Cleveland has had a declining population since the 1960’s and likewise, enrollment in CMSD schools has declined steadily. CMSD n

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 Managing Editor: Joshua Brown I landed at the St. Louis airport on an early Wednesday afternoon and got on the train to downtown. I noticed a young man leaned over a handrail high on something and another selling the remaining trip on a used bus pass. They let me know that this place can’t be too much different than my hometown, Cleveland. The familiar sights eased my nerves in a state I haven’t been in since I was a small child. After setting my bags in the hotel room, I