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Supreme Court Clinic wins a case at the high court

… the UCLA Law faculty since 2001, and former law clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court – Gair found … cases,  Villarreal v. Texas . The issue is whether a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to … cases,  Villarreal v. Texas . The issue is whether a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to …

Semester in D.C.: UCLA Law students get an unparalleled view into the broader impacts of the law

… Recent students have worked on civil rights, immigration, criminal justice reform, environmental regulation, consumer … Recent students have worked on civil rights, immigration, criminal justice reform, environmental regulation, consumer …

Prisoners’ Rights Clinic students go to court and score big wins for their clients

… instructors, who included attorneys from the MacArthur Justice Center. “We had to work extra hard to master the … people, to challenge the profound harms engendered by the criminal legal system.” He adds, “This class is everything … school.” UCLA Law News Faculty Alumni Clinical Education Criminal Justice Prison Law and Policy Program … Left to …

Message to the Community After the Death of George Floyd

… fighting racial discrimination and disparities in our criminal justice system. In the meantime, I ask you to take care of … fighting racial discrimination and disparities in our criminal justice system. In the meantime, I ask you to take …

CILP Welcomes New Director of Strategic Communications

… at The Los Angeles Times, she wrote about immigration and criminal justice. Sandra was born in Colombia and raised in Southern … at The Los Angeles Times, she wrote about immigration and criminal justice. Sandra was born in Colombia and raised in …

Fear and Fury: The Reagan Eighties, the Bernie Goetz Shootings, and the Rebirth of White Rage (Book Talk w/ Heather Ann Thompson)

… in a Modern American City. She writes regularly on the criminal justice system for myriad publications, including The New … in a Modern American City. She writes regularly on the criminal justice system for myriad publications, including …

O’Neill Appointed to Key Police Reform Advisory Committee

… major frauds section and serving as deputy chief of the criminal appellate section, where she argued 18 appeals … groups, clergy members, academics and other social justice organizations to review proposals for police reform, … Stanford Law School. UCLA Law News Public Interest Law Criminal Justice … Kerry O’Neill, UCLA School of Law’s …

New Lawsuit Seeks to End Unlawful Trump Administration Practice Detaining Immigrants without Due Process in San Diego County

… immigration prison in San Diego. Mr. Fanfan has no criminal record and, since coming to the U.S., has devoted … or indefinite imprisonment, most of whom had no criminal record. When lawsuits temporarily blocked this … to a hearing before government incarceration, replacing justice and fairness with secrecy, coercion, and a shocking …

UCLA Law Fall 2016 Newsletter

… Bronx Defenders; the ACLU; the California Department of Justice; UNESCO in Samoa; and Bras-Ouverts in Benin, Africa. … the editor of Contemporary Issues Facing the International Criminal Court (Brill/Nijhoff, 2016). Professor Adam Winkler … the editor of Contemporary Issues Facing the International Criminal Court (Brill/Nijhoff, 2016). Professor Adam Winkler …

UCLA Law Fall 2017 Newsletter

… Richard Dicker, founding director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch, and Joseph Weiler, … Economic Analysis, and Sharon Dolovich co-edited The New Criminal Justice Thinking . Upcoming: Constitutional Coup: … Economic Analysis, and Sharon Dolovich co-edited The New Criminal Justice Thinking . Upcoming: Constitutional Coup: …