UCLA School of Law and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have announced the establishment of a new post-graduate fellowship for a scholar to work within the law school’s Native Nations Law and Policy Center. The Richard M.

UCLA Law professor Laura E. Gómez has been named to the scholarly advisory committee of the new Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino. The committee will provide input on the museum’s plans to preserve, document, display, interpret and promote knowledge of U.S. Latino history, art, and culture.

When the United States withdrew the last of its troops from Afghanistan in the summer of 2021, many were captivated by images of Afghan citizens clamoring to leave the country, even hanging from the landing gear of U.S. military planes.

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UCLA Law students work to help protect outdoor laborers from heat and pollution

by Daniel Melling