Meeting the Moment
UCLA Law Magazine | Fall 2020 | Volume 43
UCLA Law’s Critical Race Studies Program Turns 20
Amid COVID-19 and a reckoning over systemic racism, seven faculty members weigh in on police accountability, immigration, equality in education, the use of racialized symbols in commerce and other issues of the day.
Five More Years: Speaking With Dean Mnookin at the Start of Her Second Term
Dean Jennifer Mnookin discusses the school’s many successes from her first five years as dean, lessons from living and learning during a pandemic, and her vision for the future.
Lowell Milken Institute Boosts Business Law Students During Summer of COVID-19
The Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy sought out UCLA Law business law students who had their summer associate positions cancelled and created a program to provide them with sophisticated research and writing assignments.
Project on Prisons and COVID-19 Rises to Drive National Research
Illuminating the dark corner where the COVID-19 pandemic meets America’s prison system, in 2020 UCLA School of Law’s COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project grew from an idea to a one-of-a-kind national clearinghouse of information.
In Celebration of the Critical Race Studies Program at 20
JASLEEN KOHLI
At the most important moment in its two decades, the CRS program has graduated nearly 1,000 alumni and continues to lead the national conversation.
What Happens If We Eliminate Qualified Immunity?
JOANNA C. SCHWARTZ
Amid calls for more police accountability, an examination of how eliminating the defense would streamline civil rights litigation for the parties and the courts.
To Pod or Not to Pod?
LATOYA BALDWIN CLARK
The COVID-19 crisis has presented a problem for parents and society: how to balance the need for childcare and promoting equality in education.
Q&A: On Telling ‘A New Story of American Racism’
LAURA E. GÓMEZ
Discussing a new book on the history of Latinos in the U.S. and the imprint that they have made on how race operates in the country today.
Why America’s Racialized Symbols May Finally Fall
ANGELA R. RILEY
How the long-awaited removal of the Washington Football Team’s derided mascot signals a larger movement toward equality and justice in corporate America.
Inequality in Education: The Latest Wake-Up Call
JONATHAN GLATER
Inequities at all education levels have come under a microscope during the pandemic, calling for a bold rethinking of the obligations of schools to students.
The Failure of Equal Protection and the Fragility of Temporary Protection
JENNIFER M. CHACÓN
A look into how the U.S. Supreme Court continues to fail to uphold the equal protection doctrine to protect members of historically disadvantaged groups.
UCLA Law Confronts COVID-19 Crisis
In unprecedented and unexpected times, the UCLA Law community responded to the evolving health, social and economic crisis with insight and impact.
Zoom, Babies and Basset Hounds: Tales From the Virtual Classroom
Despite the many challenges of remote learning, UCLA Law faculty and students have found several unexpected silver linings by engaging with each other online.
Criminal Defense Clinic Secures Release of Inmate Threatened by COVID-19
Students and faculty help secure the release of an at-risk inmate from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center.
UCLA Law Librarian Crafts Extensive Guide on Coronavirus and the Law
A law librarian's sweeping collection of authorities governing aspects of the pandemic has become a key resource for scholars and health law advocates.
New Practicum Builds on Student Push for Voting Rights Amid COVID-19
How a new interdisciplinary practicum devoted to voting rights and policies grew out of two UCLA Law students’ rapid efforts as the election approached.
UCLA Law Establishes Student Wellness Fund Amid COVID-19 Crisis
With financial support from faculty and friends, the fund supports students who are acutely impacted by the pandemic’s economic and emotional strains.