When Judge Diane J. Humetewa joined the federal judiciary in 2014, she made history as the first Native American woman to serve as a U.S. federal judge. Today, she is one of six sitting Native American federal judges, all of whom are women.

UCLA School of Law faculty and staff members, students, alumni, and friends gathered on April 23 to celebrate Professor Iman Anabtawi, who earned the 2025 Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching. It is the law school’s highest honor for distinguished work in the classroom.

The event included speeches that emphasized Anabtawi’s exceptional warmth, commitment, and relationships with generations of law students.

Lauren van Schilfgaarde ’12, assistant professor of law, assistant director of the Native Nations Law and Policy Center, and expert in tribal sovereignty and federal Indian law, has spent years studying how tribal courts integrate traditional practices with modern legal systems.

Air regulators today face complex challenges but also have enormous opportunities. This brief discusses a set of air regulatory tools that can help empower states and local air districts to do more to reduce harms caused by air pollution to communities.