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Criminal Defense Clinic Secures Release of Inmate Threatened by COVID-19

… Students and faculty members with UCLA School of Law’s  Criminal Defense Clinic  played a key role in securing the … Luskin School of Public Affairs. Launched in 2009, the Criminal Defense Clinic allows students to work under the … country’s acting chief immigration judge, urging the U.S. Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review …

Climate justice requires racial justice

… report this fall, focused on the intersection of racial justice and climate justice – emphasizing that meaningful climate solutions must … the Promise Institute; "Environmental Racism & Climate (In)Justice" brought Achiume’s report into conversation with …

LL.M. Specialization in Criminal Law and Policy

… To be awarded the specialization in Criminal Law and Policy, students must maintain a B- (2.7) … Group A (Minimum of two courses required) LAW 202 Criminal Procedure: Investigations LAW 211 Evidence LAW 295 … Law LAW 593 Preventive Detention LAW 613 The Criminal (In)Justice System LAW 657 Contemporary Issues Facing the …

Documenting Injustice: A Collaborative Approach to Exposing Civil Rights Violations in Prisons

… constitutional violations occurring in prisons. RSVP HERE Criminal Justice Public Interest Law Criminal Justice Program Prison Law and Policy Program … ​ …

Health Justice: Engaging Critical Perspectives in Health Law & Policy

… with ChangeLab Solutions, the Institute for Healing Justice and Equity, and the Satcher Health Leadership … Morehouse School of Medicine, is pleased to present Health Justice: Engaging Critical Perspectives in Health Law and … purview of health law and policy, such as education, the criminal legal system, the immigration system, labor and …

Pretrial Justice

… Policy Advocacy Clinic at Berkeley Law and the Pretrial Justice Clinic at UCLA School of Law. It is a follow-up … tools may lead to an increase in racial disparities in the criminal legal system. The authors propose instead a new … and provide much needed support to people caught up in the criminal legal system. Read the brief . Know Your Rights (for …

Youth Justice

… The Criminal Justice Program’s youth justice projects endeavor to support transformation of the … Policy Lead Leah Gasser-Ordaz of UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Justice Program. The report highlights the unjust …

Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice (SoCal LARJ)

… as the Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice (SoCal LARJ).  Our Advisory Council is comprised of … NARAL Pro-Choice America, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National Health Law Program, … healthcare restrictions, which include civil and criminal penalties, in the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs …

Grant Launches Juvenile Justice Initiative, Fellowship at UCLA Law

… Leah Gasser-Ordaz The  Criminal Justice Program  (CJP) at UCLA School of Law, with grant … the Gilbert Foundation Associate Director of the UCLA Law Criminal Justice Program, says, “We are excited to embark …

UCLA Law and MacArthur Justice Center launch prisoners’ rights partnership

… Megha Ram, and Daniel Greenfield. Key takeaways MacArthur Justice Center attorneys Daniel Greenfield and Megha Ram join … the rights of prisoners and others abused by the U.S.’s criminal legal system. They have achieved major victories on a wide array of issues, including criminal procedure and sentencing, prison and jail …