As the world creeps closer to global temperatures surpassing a limit agreed to in the Paris climate accords, 16 high-level leaders — aided by UCLA-led research — have formed a commission to consider responses that would minimize risks to people and the planet.
In the wake of the June 24 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that provided a constitutional protection for abortions, scholars from UCLA, policymakers, and reproductive health practitioners discussed what the future may hold.
In the fall of 1981, a couple of UCLA law students sat together, alphabetized by last name in their 1L section. They were Laurie and Guy Halgren, both ’84, who by that time had been married to each other for about three years.
Today, the Halgrens are both nearing the end of impressive careers—Laurie as a judge and Guy in private practice. But their road to law school, and to each other, was winding, as they described in a recent conversation punctuated by laughter and the banter of a couple who have been a team for many years.
UCLA School of Law professor Russell Korobkin has been appointed to serve as the law school’s interim dean. He will assume his duties on June 13, replacing the outgoing dean, Jennifer L. Mnookin. In May, Mnookin was announced as the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In two new books published this spring, Devon Carbado, the Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and the former Associate Vice Chancellor of BruinX for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, continues to share his research and insights on race, justice, and the American legal system.
This April, nearly 200 members of the UCLA School of Law community gathered in the Shapiro Courtyard for the school’s fifth annual U. Serve L.A. Celebration honoring students and alumni for their commitments to pro bono, public interest, and public service.
UCLA School of Law is pleased to announce the establishment of a new endowed scholarship with the support of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP. This scholarship will contribute to the overall support for diversity and inclusion at UCLA Law and within the legal community at large.
In what was a challenging few years for oral advocacy, with the infamous cat filter lawyer and the Supreme Court’s mysterious toilet flush, the UCLA Law moot court team didn’t just survive, it thrived.
UCLA School of Law has announced the establishment of the Barbara A. Varat Scholarship. Named for the school’s former associate dean and longtime staff member who retired fully in 2018, the new scholarship will support former law school staff members who wish to earn a degree at UCLA Law.
In the hour before the beginning of UCLA Law’s commencement ceremony – the first in-person, live commencement held since 2019 – graduates streamed towards Dickson Court North in their black robes and blue-and-gold UCLA sashes. Some ambled, relishing the moment; others strode, with purpose, for what was surely a big day for them and their parents. (And their parents were easy to spot. One toted a large hand-painted sign reading “Go, Hannah!” Another held aloft one that read, “You did it, Joc!”)
