Distinguished UCLA School of Law alumni couple Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, B.A. ’76, J.D. ’79 and William “Bill” Wardlaw, J.D. ’72, have pledged $2 million to endow a chair in constitutional law to enhance UCLA Law’s strength in this important area of legal education. The Judge Kim McLane and Bill Wardlaw Family Chair in Constitutional Law is the school’s first endowed chair in constitutional law.

With nearly 20 years of experience in senior roles across the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Justice, and National Security Council, Katrina Mulligan ’07 has spent her career in rooms where consequential decisions are made.

Now, as the first head of national security policy and partnerships at OpenAI, Mulligan is helping shape how artificial intelligence will be deployed for defense and intelligence purposes.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the Supreme Court of the United States visited UCLA School of Law on Feb. 6, sharing insights on law, public service, and leadership. During her visit, Justice Sotomayor urged students not to be bystanders in civic engagement, encouraging them to get involved in causes like voting rights, writing to elected officials, or supporting public interest groups.

When Sam Ennis ’10 began his legal studies at UCLA School of Law, Indian law wasn't on his radar – growing up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, there were no federally recognized tribes in his state. However, a chance encounter with a Ninth Circuit tribal court criminal jurisdiction case during a summer internship sparked a few questions, setting Ennis on an unexpected career path.

Members of UCLA School of Law’s Supreme Court Clinic earned the latest in a recent string of major successes when, in November, the justices issued an opinion in the case of Pitts v. Mississippi, siding with the clinic’s client in a matter involving the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment.

When Michael Segal ’19 left the U.S. Air Force after years as an F-15 fighter pilot, he set out to find a new way to serve.

"Leaving the Air Force felt less like stepping away from a profession and more like changing the domain in which I wanted to serve," says Segal, who now leads Eagle Law Group, a firm specializing in corporate law, government contracting, and commercial litigation focused on aerospace and defense companies.

Ken Ziffren, whose generosity has helped position UCLA School of Law as the country’s top law school for media and entertainment law, will continue his support in these areas with a visionary planned gift — the largest-ever gift in the law school’s 76-year history.

Leaders from across the generations of the UCLA School of Law community gathered for a three-day summit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Critical Race Studies program, reflect on its massive impact in the law and education, and look ahead.

With the start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term this month, UCLA School of Law has been at the forefront of discussion, scholarship, and advocacy before the high court. This included two events that featured nationally renowned legal commentators – the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Linda Greenhouse and University of Michigan Law School professor Leah Litman – in conversation with faculty experts.