Jun 03, 2025
Joanna Schwartz talks to KPBS about settlements and police misconduct matters
May 28, 2025
Joanna Schwartz discusses police powers with MinnPost
May 15, 2025
Ingrid Eagly is quoted in the New York Times about the intersection of criminal prosecutions and immigration removal proceedings
May 14, 2025
Joanna Schwartz talks with the LA Times about 'LAPD Lottery' lawsuits
May 05, 2025
Sharon Dolovich discusses the Eighth Amendment and prisons in an Atlantic story about deportations to El Salvador
(L to R) Professors Ann Carlson, Ingrid Eagly, and Jon Michaels
(L to R) Professors Ann Carlson, Ingrid Eagly, and Jon Michaels

Three members of the UCLA School of Law faculty are featured in an essay that appears in the opinion section of The New York Times, which recounts the first 100 days of the second Trump administration. Ann Carlson, Ingrid Eagly, and Jon Michaels are among the 35 legal experts from around the country whom the Times quotes on matters ranging from the firings at independent agencies to President Trump’s clashes with the judiciary.

Apr 29, 2025
Joanna Schwartz talks to the Indianapolis Star about police accountability
April 11, 2025 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM

The 2024-25 UCLA Criminal Justice Law Review Symposium will be held on April 11th, 2025, in room 1420 from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm. The symposium will bring together prominent legal advocates, community organizers, and scholars to discuss the history/goals of abolition feminism versus feminism that looks for equality within the carceral system ("carceral feminism"), explore the charge that carceral feminism has failed to effectuate justice for women of color in particular, and discuss alternative means of accountability for people who commit gendered crimes. 
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To be awarded the specialization in Criminal Law and Policy, students must maintain a B- (2.7) grade average in courses taken for the specialization.

Detailed course descriptions are linked in the listings below. Prospective students should bear in mind that, due to curriculum scheduling and faculty availability, not every class listed is taught each year. This is most often true in the case of seminar courses. A sufficient number of courses will be available to enable those students who choose to specialize to satisfy the specialization requirements.

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April 7, 2025 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Please join us for a panel discussion on police use of force in healthcare facilities. As a case study of policing in hospitals, the UCLA Law Research for Change research team has analyzed use of force records from Veterans Affairs facilities in Los Angeles, Tampa, and Columbus. This analysis provides insight into when, why, and how police use force against veterans and other marginalized patient groups, and the impact of policing in veterans' healthcare. Speakers will include practitioners, scholars, and the UCLA Law Research for Change Fellows. This project is part of the UCLA Criminal Justice Program's 2024–2025 Research for Change Initiative generously supported by The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.

 

The event will take place on April 7th from 12:15-1:30 in Room 1447 of the UCLA School of Law. The event is co-sponsored by the Criminal Justice Program, the Critical Race Studies program, the Disability Law Journal, the Health Law and Policy Program, the Public Interest Law and Policy Program, and the Veterans Legal Clinic.


Please RSVP by March 31st for lunch. 

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