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Justice Alito blasts 9th Circuit in shooting case | Los Angeles Times
“This is the kind of decision that illustrates the nonsensical nature of qualified immunity,” said Joanna C. Schwartz, an expert on police misconduct litigation at the UCLA School of Law. “The notion that you have to find a prior court decision with nearly identical facts in order to clearly establish the law can be a very high barrier.”
Black Palisades homeowner starting over at 96 | Los Angeles Times
By purchasing the home as a single Black woman at that time, Jenkins was “a very exceptional person,” Paul Ong, director of the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, said in an email. In 1970, about 20,000 Black women owned homes in Los Angeles County, fewer than 2% of all homeowners in the county, according to a data analysis by Ong.
EPA wants Trump to reconsider finding on climate action | Associated Press
Ann Carlson, an environmental law professor at the UCLA School of Law, said any effort to overturn the endangerment finding would “raise more havoc — part of the administration’s overall strategy to flood the zone” with chaotic actions and directives. (Carlson was also quoted by the New York Times.)
Kendrick Lamar takes college classes: Photos | Billboard
In newly surfaced photos from 2022 that have been going viral following his 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, the Compton artist sits in a classroom over the course of a few different days, looking casual in various hoodies. In a couple, he checks his phone while at his desk; in others, he appears to diligently pay attention. The snaps were shared this week by a TikTok user, who wrote in text over the slideshow, “pov: just a normal day at UCLA.”
Job center becomes hub for wildfire response | Christian Science Monitor
“There was just something about the organic nature of [how] it grew to support the needs of the community,” says Nathaniel Whitfield, an artist and lecturer at UCLA who volunteers to support the workers. “But it was also from the community and through the community, and it was building community.”
Changes to gender policy could affect passport | New York Times
According to UCLA’s Williams Institute, there are about 1.6 million transgender people in the United States.
Hollywood’s diversity gains eroding | TheWrap
UCLA released its 12th annual Hollywood Diversity Report on Thursday, painting a picture of an industry eroding years of improvement on increasing representation on cast lists and behind the camera right as the Trump Administration, and an emboldened far-right, escalate attacks on DEI initiatives in the entertainment industry and beyond. (UCLA’s Ana-Christina Ramón, Darnell Hunt and Jade Abston were quoted.)
Nonprofit to deliver free homes to fire victims | Fast Company
“We have to continue to address this broader housing shortage at the same time as we try to rebuild,” says Shane Phillips, the housing initiative project manager for UCLA’s Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. That includes doing more to encourage people to rebuild multifamily housing, or housing with ADUs, he argues, rather than just replacing single-family homes.
Texas says doctor illegally treated trans youth | Associated Press
Transgender adults and youth make up less than 1% of the U.S. population, according to estimates by the Williams Institute, an LGBTQ+ research center at the UCLA School of Law.
Proposed 'weather control' bans surge | France-Presse
Edward Parson, environmental law professor at UCLA, said such bills often seek “to prohibit something that is not happening.” He warned that as more states consider these laws, people will be misled to believe they are “a sensible, legitimate” issue.
