Saturday, May 10

Law professors discuss free speech protections on college campuses

A law professor said all forms of free speech, including hate speech, should be protected on university campuses. John Villasenor, a professor at the UCLA School of Law, spoke with Richard Epstein, a law professor at New York University and University of Chicago, about the First Amendment and its applications to business, higher education and politics at an event Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: Richard Epstein, a law professor at New York University and University of Chicago, said self-censorship has become an increasingly worrying problem, especially in university classrooms. He added students should not be fearful of sharing their opinions with their peers and professors. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)






UCLA sees decrease in fall 2019 freshman applications by about 2 percent

UCLA received fewer freshman applications than last year for admission in fall 2019, according to data released Tuesday. The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. Read more...

Photo: The number of applicants decreased by about 2 percent, from 113,695 in 2018 to 111,266 in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the University of California Office of the President. (Daily Bruin file photo)


International Criminal Court president responds to John Bolton’s sanction threats

The president of the International Criminal Court addressed a United States official’s claims that the court is illegitimate at an event Monday evening. The event, which was organized by the Promise Institute for Human Rights, a subset of the UCLA School of Law, invited Chile Eboe-Osuji, president of the ICC, to discuss sanction threats made by John Bolton, the U.S. Read more...

Photo: Chile Eboe-Osuji, the president of the International Criminal Court, addressed claims from United States National Security Advisor John Bolton regarding the legitimacy of the court at an event Monday. Bolton threatened the court with sanctions in September if it prosecuted U.S. soldiers for alleged abuse of detainees in Afghanistan. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)



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