With the philanthropy world on the precipice of revolutionary change, UCLA School of Law has established the Program on Philanthropy and Nonprofits, devoted to cutting-edge research, training, and policy in this dynamic and evolving area of the law and society. It will reside within the law school’s Lowell Milken Institute for Business Law and Policy (LMI).

Sharp and enthusiastic, Ashley Anderson was broadly engaged as a high school student in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Varsity captain of the academic team. National Honor Society member. Two-time participant in the VEX Robotics World Championship, where she competed against kids from communities far from her home in Cherokee County. And through college at Harvard University and the years that followed, Anderson developed a strong focus and sense of purpose — a motivating ethic that she can now put into action as a Graton Scholar at UCLA School of Law.

Highlighting the proud track record of UCLA School of Law students who aspire to be leaders in public interest law, seven recent graduates have earned esteemed post-graduate fellowships from top organizations in the field.

With the effects of climate change increasing across California, state legislators are exploring new policies to better protect communities – and students in UCLA School of Law’s California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic are helping.

UCLA School of Law is the No. 1 entertainment law school in the country, according to the annual rankings compiled by The Hollywood Reporter.

UCLA School of Law alumna Whitney A. Brown ’17 will clerk for Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2021-22 term. She will begin her service on the nation’s highest court in Washington, D.C., starting this summer.

Brown is the 20th UCLA Law graduate ever to clerk on the Supreme Court and the first since Rachel Bloomekatz ’08 clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer during the 2011-12 term.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) were among the featured guests at the inaugural conference of UCLA School of Law’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, which occurred over three consecutive Fridays in April and May.

UCLA School of Law’s Veterans Legal Clinic filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on May 10 on behalf of the National Association of Minority Veterans of America (NAMVETS).

Distinguished Professor Hiroshi Motomura and Professor Timothy Malloy were presented with the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching at a virtual ceremony on April 28. They are the 43rd and 44th recipients of UCLA School of Law’s highest honor for distinction in the classroom.