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

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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Mar 10, 2025
Ingrid Eagly's scholarship on immigration is featured in HBO's 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver'
Exterior of the US Supreme Court Building

The current U.S. Supreme Court term features major cases on gender-affirming care for minors, federal agency authority, firearms regulation, and religious liberty, along with significant questions about state power and administrative law. So far, the court has issued several decisions on employment and immigration law, with many high-profile cases still awaiting decision.

Feb 28, 2025
Joanna Schwartz speaks with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution about police accountability when bystanders are injured
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