Image Provided by The Author Three companies have sued Governor Mike Dewine and the Ohio Department of Agriculture in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in response to the Governor’s Executive Order effectively banning the sale of “intoxicating hemp” products. The Executive Order On October 8, 2025, Governor Dewine signed Executive Order 2025-05D, declaring an adulterated consumer product emergency for consumer products containing intoxicating hemp. Ohio Revised Code

Provided By Author   n this second installment of my “getting older” series, where I previously discussed the nostalgia that comes with aging in Las Vegas, I now tackle changing jobs when you’re stuck in your ways. Not only did I change jobs and move to a new city, but I also attended a 3-month training academy for the new gig. To prove there is no rest for the weary, I had to immediately report to my new place of employment, which was over 1 hour 20 minutes away, because I

When I think about my first year in law school, I think of it in weekly increments. The constant ebb and flow of studying for classes. I found it useful to keep working even when you realize you could not work for the length of time you intended. That’s why my mantra is do what you can when you can. You intended to study for 3 hours today, but there was traffic, or you had to stay at work late, and now you have only 45 minutes before going to bed. Read for those 45 minutes. T

Image from Wikimedia Commons When I was a child, I thought adulthood would be just like summer vacation. I still have thoughts like that sometimes.    On a fast and sweltering Friday morning I collected my keys and wallet from the security checkpoint entering the Justice Center. I gave a big hug to Phil, the sheriff’s deputy who, day in and day out, has the biggest smile in the building. I turned toward the elevators as a woman came up to me saying that she recognized me fro

Image From PublicDomainPictures A developer opens an AI assistant inside an editor to clear a backlog of issues. The assistant reads a public ticket that looks routine, then quietly asks for access to a private repository and begins summarizing files it was never meant to see. Nothing about the scene feels like a breach. There is no ransom note. There is only a model following instructions that looked like ordinary work. That calm surface hides a deeper problem that sits at

Image provided by The Gavel   Since 2007, the RTA U-Pass program has provided full- and part-time Cleveland State University students with unlimited access to Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority buses and rapid transit through the academic year for a flat and universal fee of $57.50 per semester. Students not using the pass were still charged the fee with no ability to opt out. On the morning of July 30, 2025, less than one month before the start of the spring semes

mage From PublicDomainPictures The severe flash flooding throughout the hill country and various cities along the Guadalupe River in Texas has been one of the deadliest flood events in modern American history Yale Climate Connections article reports. Deadly enough that Daniel Swain, a climate scientist from the University of California, remarked it was “the worst-case scenario for a very extreme, very sudden, literal wall of water.” The storm in particular dumped two to four

Women's sports are coming (back) to Cleveland in a huge way with game play starting as soon as next year.     With funding from the Cleveland Soccer Group, the Women's Premiere Soccer League will bring a Division II professional women's soccer team to downtown Cleveland. (WSPL Pro). The league has run into some problems securing a physical location for their stadium. Our own Cleveland State University has begun negotiations with the United Soccer League to renovate the histo

Anyone walking downtown or throughout several Cleveland suburbs can expect to cross paths with the spotted lanternfly. The insect is extremely recognizable. While resting, it is gray with black spots on its wings. When they take flight, their displayed wings boast a striking scarlet color. Below is some more information on the species and their impact on Ohio laws and regulations.     The Ohio Department of Agriculture has deemed the spotted lanternfly to be a “destructive an

October has not even begun, and the Cleveland State University College of Law Student Bar Association is already hitting the ground running! At the time of this article’s creation, the campaign season for 1L Senators is underway. This incoming class of 2028 is already exhibiting incredible leadership and initiative. As a 1L senator turned secretary, I don’t even remember showing out as frequently and as passionately as this incoming class has. It was so amazing to see so many

“ I would like to be remembered as someone who fought the good fight for her clients; she dispensed justice without fear or favor; and she reached back and brought other women with her.” - Judge Mary Jane Trapp, leader, role model, and friend   Rare is it to meet your heroes. Rarer is it to work with them. Even rarer is it for them to live up to what you believed them to be. I had the privilege to experience all three rarities during my time of knowing Judge Mary Jane Trapp.

The Cleveland State student chapter of the Federalist Society held an event in collaboration with the CSU student chapter of the American Constitution Society. We hosted Professor Jonathan Adler from William and Mary Law School. He and Professor Abigail Moncrieff discussed “SCOTUS response to the Trump administration: A matter of principle or appeasement.” Adler has written on this subject in publications such as Reason magazine and Civitas Outlook .    Moncrieff noted that