This post was updated April 23 at 9:03 p.m. The United States Department of Homeland Security condemned a protest held at UCLA against the agency’s top lawyer Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators hold up signs during an event with James Percival, the general counsel of the United States Department of Homeland Security, including some which read, “Stop killing people” and “Stop kidnapping people.” (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 23 at 10:52 a.m. More than 150 demonstrators protested an event with the United States Department of Homeland Security’s head lawyer at the UCLA School of Law on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Demonstrators hold posters as they listen to law student Maahum Shahab in Shapiro Courtyard. Shahab condemned the DHS and the death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a blind refugee from Myanmar who died of hypothermia and dehydration in upstate New York after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents left him outside, during her speech. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin staff)
Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw, a distinguished law professor at UCLA, shared anecdotes from her upcoming book “Backtalker” at the event. Read more...
Photo: Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw speaks at a Thursday event promoting her memoir. Crenshaw emphasized the importance of standing up to oppressive systems. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)
A former United States ambassador to Russia said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. Read more...
Photo: Michael McFaul, a former United States ambassador to Russia who served in the Obama administration for five years, is pictured. McFaul said people should remain hopeful for a more democratic global future in a Thursday talk at the School of Law. (Elle Smith/Daily Bruin)
Former U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler emphasized the importance of local governments in enacting political change at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 2026 Luskin Summit on Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Former U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler and Alissa Ko, a UCLA alumnus and the vice president of external affairs for the insurance company Health Net, are pictured. Butler emphasized the importance of local government in enacting political change at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs 2026 summit Wednesday. (Kai Dizon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 5 at 9:46 p.m. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Friday from requiring California universities to share the personal data of applicants and admitted students with the federal government. Read more...
Photo: Royce Hall is pictured. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Friday from requiring California universities to share the personal data of applicants and admitted students with the federal government. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 31 at 11:10 p.m. UCLA campus attorneys advised staff to remove website language that appeared to target students from specific identity groups in response to the Trump administration’s anti-diversity directives, a former UCLA equity advisor said. Read more...
Photo: Murphy Hall is pictured. UCLA campus attorneys advised staff to remove website language that may be seen as targeting students from specific identity groups amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. (Daily Bruin file photo)
