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Kaul v. Urmanski

… : The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the state’s1849 criminal abortion law is impliedly repealed by subsequent … not ban abortion in the state.  In a concurrence, Chief Justice Karofsky agrees with the decision and additionally … : The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that the state’s1849 criminal abortion law is impliedly repealed by subsequent …

Dolovich Wins UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

… Program . She teaches courses in and is an authority on criminal law, the constitutionality of prisons and … and received wide acclaim for the 2017 book  The New Criminal Justice Thinking (NYU Press), which built on her work as a …

COVID-19 Behind Bars Project Enhances Prison/COVID-19 Database

… who are detained. The database is a project of “Health Is Justice,” a decarceration resource toolkit. This … defenses raised, whether an individual has COVID-19, past criminal convictions, conditions of release and outcomes. … that you do not yet see in the database. UCLA Law News Criminal Justice Public Interest Law Criminal Law and Policy …

At the Intersection: ITLP Director Villasenor on Emerging Tech, Law and Policy

… topic we’re examining is the role of algorithms in the criminal justice system. That raises some really important legal … about the inner workings of an algorithm that produces “criminal risk” scores used by judges to make decisions …

Fabulous Fellows: Students Earn Premier Honors in Public Interest Practice

… top organizations in the field. The awards – from Equal Justice Works , Gideon’s Promise , and Justice Catalyst – are … legal representation to low-income individuals in the criminal justice system. Hofmann will work for the Kentucky … legal representation to low-income individuals in the criminal justice system. Hofmann will work for the Kentucky …

UCLA Law Students Host Second Liberation Lawyering Conference

… Southern California to engage in the fight for social justice for a wide range of workers, immigrants, inmates and … rights advocacy; animal rights; and achieving economic justice through worker-owned cooperatives. Sasha Novis '19, … UCLA Law News Critical Race Studies Public Interest Law Criminal Law and Policy Consortium Critical Race Studies …

Allegheny Reproductive Health Center. v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

… history and tradition that eschews the approach in Dobbs.  Justice Donohue reasoned that the state constitution’s … had a voice in creating them, as “[s]imply referring to criminal laws that subjugated the rights of women in the past … had a voice in creating them, as “[s]imply referring to criminal laws that subjugated the rights of women in the past …

Intellectual Property: Professors on the peers who inspired them

… with an unwavering insistence on achieving racial justice. His personal experience as well as his history of … and as a distinguished scholar of evidence and federal criminal law. Throughout my career, I benefited enormously … and as a distinguished scholar of evidence and federal criminal law. Throughout my career, I benefited enormously …

Enterprising equality: How UCLA Law students explore artful ways of applying the law

… “on private prisons and other privatized elements of the criminal justice system,” he says, “posing several private concepts … to work toward fixing our deeply flawed carceral and criminal justice system.” Further discussions on the topic …

UCLA Law Hosts American Society of Comparative Law Annual Meeting

… and Comparative Law Program and Transnational Program on Criminal Justice co-hosted the Annual Meeting of the American Society … and Comparative Law Program and Transnational Program on Criminal Justice co-hosted the Annual Meeting of the American …