J. Willard O’Brien, former dean and leading voice for inclusiveness at Villanova University’s law school, has died from heart failure—he was 90 years old. So reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Oregon’s House Bill 4402 passed just prior to Christmas, and it could have a large impact on what happens to school districts opening up in the coming months. So reports KATU 2, an ABC affiliate.

New York could be the next state to legalize recreational marijuana if Gov. Andrew Cuomo is successful in his push to join other nearby states that have already done so. So reports The Hill.