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Join us for the first webinar in our two-part series, where we discuss potential barriers to trans voters and Gen Z voter attitudes in the upcoming midterm elections. Stay tuned for details on part two, a post-election discussion. Register: tinyurl.com/LGBTVote2026-Pre
Three days of reflecting, plotting and planning with our team in Amsterdam. We mapped out projects for the year ahead, explored new collaborations in Geneva with Madeleine Rees. We celebrated our new office logo going up on the window and were invited to an ice cream tasting!
This year, we've looked back on the Williams Institute's 25 years of impact. Now, we're looking ahead to what the next 25 years of LGBTQ research and progress will require. We asked Sunitha Menon, Executive Director of the Los Angeles County LGBTQ+ Commission, to weigh in.
What can go wrong (or right) in the upcoming midterms? Join @jonathandiaz.bsky.social @mattgermer.bsky.social @justinlevitt.bsky.social and Shelby Wayment of @sdpucla.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu for October 13 live/streamed event. Free registration required. @campaignlegal.org @rstreet.bsky.social
Safeguarding Democracy Project@sdpucla.bsky.social · 6d agoJoin us next Tue 10/13 12:15pm-1:15pm PT for our hybrid panel talk What Can Go Wrong (and What Can Go Right) with November’s Midterm Elections? Webinar registration ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi... In-person registration forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
@law.ucla.edu professor Adam Winkler told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social why the Supreme Court striking down Connecticut and Cook County's AR-15 bans could inadvertently help the gun safety community. Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on SCOTUS' new term: youtu.be/lkNZjudvvX4?...
@law.ucla.edu's Adam Winkler told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social that, despite issuing inconsistent Second Amendment rulings, he still expects the Supreme Court to strike down assault weapons bans this term. @sidebarcns.bsky.social's SCOTUS preview: youtu.be/lkNZjudvvX4?...
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
This AM's oral arguments in the climate case before the Supreme Court gave hints to possible outcomes. But one of Boulder’s strong answers to the “tort suits are regulation” objection went unmade. Our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social outlines the arguments. legal-planet.org/2026/10/05/t...
The Arguments We Did and Didn't Hear in Suncor v. Boulder - Legal Planet
Oral arguments in the climate case before the Supreme Court gave hints to possible outcomes. But one argument went largely unmade.
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@uclacilp.bsky.social The Miñana Center’s Co-Director Hiroshi Motomura was at the University of San Diego to deliver the Nathaniel L. Nathanson Memorial Lecture discussing immigration in today’s world.
Day 3 of the Geneva study trip brought UCLA Law in The Hague students to the UN Human Rights Council, where they followed sessions on Somalia, Cambodia and Ukraine, visited the Red Cross Museum and closed the day with Federica Donati of OHCHR, who shared insights from her career in UN Human Rights.
More than half of all Gen Z adults we surveyed said they will definitely vote in the 2026 midterm election. An even greater percentage (60%) of those who identified as LGBT said they will vote. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/LGBT-GenZ
UCLA Law students are playing a critical role in bringing attention to the 3.4B+ people lacking basic sanitation, contributing research to a U.N. report presented in Geneva. Read about the full scope of their pro bono work: law.ucla.edu/news/sanitat...
Sanitation as a human right: UCLA Law students help make the case at the U.N.
Around the globe, nearly 3.4 billion people lack access to sanitation services that are essential to the health and welfare of populations in large cities and rural communities alike, according to the...
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Day 2 in Geneva: UCLA Law students spent day two in Geneva with UN International Law expert Sun Kim and ICRC senior lawyer Etienne Kuster. They met lead drafter Raphael Pangalangan to discuss the Marshall Islands report on accountability for US nuclear testing, to which the Promise team contributed.
Three-quarters of the LGBT Gen Z adults we surveyed said a candidate who shares their values would make them most likely to vote for that candidate. Far fewer chose a candidate who shares their identity or demographic background (17%). Read the full report: tinyurl.com/LGBT-GenZ
Join us next Tue 10/13 12:15pm-1:15pm PT for our hybrid panel talk What Can Go Wrong (and What Can Go Right) with November’s Midterm Elections? Webinar registration ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi... In-person registration forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
The Supremes and Trump’s voter list purge: @rickhasen.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu on what Trump's use of SAVE system could mean for US elections – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/46Rwa8Q – transcript bit.ly/4hockYZ
One-third of LGBTQ college students experience bullying, harassment, or assault, compared to 19% of non-LGBTQ students. The rollback of Title IX strips LGBTQ students of federal protections against discrimination and violence based on their LGBTQ status. @thehill.com: tinyurl.com/2wv93hw5
SCOTUS to review mandatory detention policy, AI detectors, CNN gubernatorial debate and more bit.ly/4hAUa4P
SCOTUS to review mandatory detention policy, AI detectors, CNN gubernatorial debate and more
Listen to the Center’s Deputy Director Talia Inlender on Air Talk. https://bit.ly/4hAUa4P
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After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that Gov. Newsom signed into law two key bills (SB 1359 and AB 2313) that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner energy future. legal-planet.org/2026/10/01/t...
Three Cheers for Two Clean Energy Victories for California - Legal Planet
After a suspenseful few weeks, we’re excited to see that yesterday, Governor Newsom signed into law two key bills that will help reduce costly gas bills and help households transition to a cleaner ene...
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Day 1 in Geneva: UCLA Law in The Hague students receive a crash course in UN advocacy, grassroots action to prevent torture, conversations with international lawyers, a visit to Lake Geneva, and large pots of Swiss fondue. @law.ucla.edu #UCLALawinTheHague
The newest addition to UCLA Law’s renowned clinical and experiential education program, the Housing Justice Clinic gives students hands-on experience in putting a stop to questionable evictions. law.ucla.edu/news/ucla-la...
In UCLA Law’s new Housing Justice Clinic, students help vulnerable tenants help themselves
The newest addition to UCLA Law’s renowned clinical and experiential education program, the Housing Justice Clinic gives students hands-on experience in putting a stop to questionable evictions.
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We're honored to announce Jonathan Capehart and Eugene Daniels, co-hosts of "The Weekend" on MS NOW, as speakers at our 2026 DC Fall Reception. The evening will also feature a panel on recent research about LGBTQ voters and the upcoming midterm elections. RSVP at tinyurl.com/DC-Reception-26
Here's your one stop shop for what to expect from the blockbuster climate case coming to the Supreme Court on Monday, from @law.ucla.edu experts @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social and @carahorowitz.bsky.social. legal-planet.org/2026/09/08/l...
The Legal Planet Guide to Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County - Legal Planet
UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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A new report from the Safeguarding Democracy Project (@sdpucla.bsky.social) at UCLA Law offers judges practical guidance on potential law enforcement efforts to seize election materials while an election is underway. Learn more: law.ucla.edu/news/safegua...
Safeguarding Democracy Project issues guide for judges contending with search warrants for election materials
A new report from the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA School of Law offers judges guidance on potential law enforcement efforts to seize election materials.
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Ilan Meyer sat down with @thegailyshow.org to discuss our recent study, which finds that being more visibly transgender is associated with higher rates of physical attacks. Interview here: https://tinyurl.com/2wpkrkj9 Report here: tinyurl.com/Trans-Attacks
Rick Hasen asks David Kaye, where are we relative to other countries regarding government favoritism / punishment of speech? At what point do we enter the realm of an illiberal democracy? Full webinar here www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMA... @rickhasen.bsky.social @davidakaye.bsky.social @law.ucla.edu
Our analysis of the 2022 USTS finds that experiencing violence contributes to high rates of suicide thoughts and attempts among transgender respondents. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/Trans-Suicide
The U.S. Department of Transportation just issued new fuel economy standards. When first proposed, our resident fuel economy expert Ann Carlson described the standards as ‘audaciously, aggressively awful.” The final standards are too, she explains. A thread ⬇️
Yesterday's webinar Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters? is available on our YT channel www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfMA... Thanks to our panelists @shannimcg.bsky.social @davidakaye.bsky.social and @levinecarrie.bsky.social and moderator @rickhasen.bsky.social
Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters?
YouTube video by Safeguarding Democracy Project UCLA Law
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