The Supreme Court issued two major Second Amendment rulings. UCLA Law's @adamwinkler.bsky.social, one of the nation's top experts on the subject, breaks down what U.S. v. Hemani and Wolford v. Lopez mean — and what could be next. #SCOTUS law.ucla.edu/news/why-sec...

Smog 🌫️+ sunshine ☀️ = LA's infamous air pollution. Our Ann Carlson joined Spectrum News to talk about her book "Smog and Sunshine" and how LA cleaned up its air. spectrumnews1.com/ca/la/inside...

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(1/3) 🎬 Our third interviewee from the #MeDiMiConference2026 is Prof. Hiroshi Motomura from @law.ucla.edu. 💡 Hiroshi greatly enriched our discussions by drawing on his firsthand experience with the situation in the 🇺🇸 and his global expertise in migration issues.

Thanks to a $2 million gift from distinguished alumna Nancy Abell '79 and her husband Leslie Abell, UCLA Law has established a new faculty chair in Employment and Labor Law. Read the full story: law.ucla.edu/news/disting...

🎙️ Hot new pod: the Modern Law Library podcast features our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social and his "Lessons for a Warming Planet" co-author Brigham Daniels talking about everything from the Cuyahoga River fires to what Nixon really thought of environmentalists. legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/mod...

📢Today SCOTUS ruled federal law does not require mail ballots to be received by Election Day. Ballots that are cast by Election Day and received after the polls close can be counted, in accordance with state law. Read the VRP's full statement here: vrp.ucla.edu/ucla-voting-...

On the eve of the SCOTUS's release of its ruling in Trump v. Barbara, a case about birthright citizenship, Miñana Center's Faculty Co-Director Hiroshi Motomura spoke to Salon about the case and how consequential it may be for the way the United States defines itself. www.salon.com/2026/06/25/o...

Good reporting from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social on the warehouse fire. He quotes our Prof. Ann Carlson on the lasting legacy of Mothers of East Los Angeles. "And yet the Eastside continues to have to fight for the basic right of being able to live in clean neighborhoods," Arellano writes.

👀The Home Energy Choice Act (AB 2313) is before the California Senate's energy committee next Tuesday. It’s the “biggest no-brainer of the state legislative session” according to @earthjustice.org @righttozero.bsky.social earthjustice.org/experts/matt...

As debates over the SAVE Act continue, our Senior Scholar of Public Policy, Jody Herman, explains the legal and policy debate surrounding voter ID laws and their potential impact on transgender voters.

Our new report found that transgender and nonbinary people are roughly three times more likely than cisgender people to oppose police participation at Pride. Read the full report at tinyurl.com/PolicePride

The Court held that FIFRA expressly preempts the state law failure-to-warn claims that have been brought against Monsanto for failing to warn Roundup users that glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) causes cancer. legal-planet.org/2026/06/25/t...

Check out this clip of Miñana Center Faculty Co-Director and Mullin v. Dahlia Doe co-counsel, Ahilan Arulanantham, on @msnow w/ @aliciamenendez.bsky.social discussing yesterday's SCOTUS ruling and what it says about country's identity as a nation of immigrants.

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality. The 2020 Census found that over half of cohabitating same-sex couples in nearly every state are married. Read the full report at tinyurl.com/CensusSnap

The World Cup is officially here. ⚽ UCLA Law's Steve Bank (@profbank.bsky.social) ranks among the world's leading experts in the law of soccer. In a new Q&A, he weighs in on issues around the World Cup, and more. Read the full Q&A here: law.ucla.edu/news/geopoli...

This month, the U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on two cases concerning transgender athletes' participation in sports. Our Federal Policy Director, Elana Redfield, breaks down the legal questions and the open question of what "sex" means in federal regulations.

UCLA Law professor @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social sits down to discuss his new book, "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law," co-authored with Brigham Daniels (NYU Press, 2026). Read more: law.ucla.edu/news/lessons... #Law #EnvironmentalLaw

Our Generations Study found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual Republicans were less likely than their Democratic counterparts to feel connected to the LGBT community or view that connection positively. Read the full report at bit.ly/SODemsReps

Join us in congratulating Harvard Law Professor Bill Rubenstein, co-founder of the Williams Institute, for receiving the 2026 Visionary Award at our 25th Anniversary Gala. Founding Executive Director, Brad Sears, our Distinguished Senior Scholar of Law and Policy, presented the award.

The Miñana Center's spring recap is available through our newsletter. Sign up here: bit.ly/minanasignup

About four in 10 transgender parents we surveyed worried they might be reported to child welfare agencies because of their gender identity. Nearly one-third feared that family members would report them. Read the full report at tinyurl.com/Trans-Parent-Challenges

This week, the Miñana Center welcomed Vanessa Young Viniegra. Vanessa joins the team as a Staff Attorney. Previously, Vanessa was a fellow w/Public Counsel, where she worked on civil rights impact litigation and helped bring and litigate a challenge to conditions at the Adelanto Detention Facility.

As we celebrate 25 years, we also honor all of the people, partnerships, and supporters that make our work possible.

Christy Mallory has been named executive director of the Williams Institute (@williamsinstitute.bsky.social) at UCLA School of Law, just the third in its 25-year history. Read more: law.ucla.edu/news/christy...

In her new book, "Smog and Sunshine: The Surprising Story of How Los Angeles Cleaned Up Its Air," Ann Carlson – UCLA Law professor and faculty director of the @uclalawemmett.bsky.social – explores the hazy history and offers a brighter outlook. law.ucla.edu/news/smog-an... #EnvironmentalLaw

Look at our Class of 2026 and you see why #UCLA is among the #1 environmental law programs worldwide. Friends and families traveled from all over the world to toast their J.D. and LL.M. graduates. 🎉🌲🎓 @law.ucla.edu

"The same basic need I had seen transform communities in the Dominican Republic was being systematically threatened in conflict zones." Meet Pro Bono Hero Alexandra Quintana. 🔗 promiseeurope.law.ucla.edu/students/alexandra @law.ucla.edu #UN #humanright #waterandsanitation

Over half of the transgender parents we surveyed said that the current anti-LGBTQ climate presents a barrier to their future parenting plans. Read the full report at tinyurl.com/Trans-Parent-Challenges

We are excited to announce that Christy Mallory, J.D., has been selected as the next Executive Director of the Williams Institute. We look forward to her leadership as we head into another quarter-century of LGBTQ research that matters.

Check out Miñana Center Staff Attorney Sofía López Franco discussing the administrative claim filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) on behalf of a Venezuelan man who was detained by federal immigration officials for eight days despite having valid Temporary Protected Status. bit.ly/4xklHyO

A new policy brief from CRHLP and the Mother Infant Cash Coalition examines the baseline demographics of 977 participants across four unconditional direct cash assistance programs serving pregnant and postpartum people nationwide. law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...

Students in UCLA Law's Immigrants' Rights Policy Clinic (@uclaminana.bsky.social) secured a major legal victory in April, helping free a man from ICE detention and reuniting him with his family. Read more: law.ucla.edu/news/heading... #Law #ImmigrationLaw

The Miñana Center is excited to welcome summer fellows Karely Amaya Rios and Ben O'Hara. Both fellows will join our team and @law.ucla.edu's Immigrant Family Legal Clinic this summer to learn about advocating for immigrants' rights through litigation, policy advocacy, and direct representation.

On May 18, the American Law Institute approved the "Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Remedies" seven years in the making, for which UCLA Law professor Rick Hasen (@rickhasen.bsky.social) served as a lead reporter. Read more: law.ucla.edu/news/rick-ha...

We’ve got a new name. Check out the full release to learn more about the Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy. full details: law.ucla.edu/news/leading...

Students in UCLA School of Law's Immigrants' Rights Policy Clinic secured a legal victory in April by helping free a man from ICE detention. Check out this clip of @law.ucla.edu students sharing their experience. Learn more about CILP's clinic work law.ucla.edu/news/heading...

"Ecocide is almost a quintessential international crime” ⚖️ The latest episode of Stop Ecocide International’s #DefendingTomorrow podcast featuring our ED Kate Mackintosh. youtu.be/yLdS53rVBo8?si=gQ-r4q4t8vuxQYYi #Ecocide #StopEcocide

Meet Pro Bono Hero Kateryna! She contributed to a research project on the role of #water in armed conflict, conducted in partnership with the UN Special rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. Her case study focused on #Ukraine. ReadMore bit.ly/ProBonoHero-Kateryna

Join CRHLP and Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health on June 11th, from 6-8pm for Community & Conversation: Reproductive Health in America! Staff Attorney Cathren Cohen will be joining for a discussion about the state of reproductive health locally and nationally. RSVP here: lnkd.in/gTHJYew9

Our research finds that nearly half of LGBT people of color in the U.S. live in low-income households. Read the full report at bit.ly/LGBTracediff

China has shifted from being seen as an environmental laggard to making its green ambitions a pillar of global power. What that means for international governance, geopolitics, and development cooperation. UCLA Law Prof. Alex Wang in Amsterdam and The Hague bit.ly/4dx0Ujz @law.ucla.edu

You're invited to a webinar presenting new research on older LGBTQ adults on Thursday, May 28, at 12pm PST. Policy experts from organizations that serve and advocate for older LGBTQ adults will discuss public policy concerns and challenges facing this community. RSVP tinyurl.com/OlderLGBTQWebinar

Our Ann Carlson joined @ethanelkind.bsky.social on "Your Call" to tell the story of fierce policy battles—and the scientists, lawyers, community members, and public officials who took on major polluters to clear the air in Los Angeles. 👂⬇️ www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

Liaison officers were created within police departments to strengthen relationships with historically underserved communities. Our new study finds that varying levels of institutional support shape how effectively liaison officers can perform their roles. Full report: tinyurl.com/LGBTQLiaison...

Will oil companies convince the Supreme Court to block state courts from considering holding the companies liable for climate-related damages? Our Prof. @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social writes that this effort misreads the U.S. Constitution. theconversation.com/the-us-const...

Our research finds that almost two-thirds of LGBTQ people who were raised Christian no longer identify as Christian. Read the full report: bit.ly/LGBTQChristianity

Our Senior Fellow, Ari Shaw, presented his research on democratic backsliding & LGBTI rights at the UN LGBTI Core Group event this week, in recognition of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, & Transphobia. See discussion: tinyurl.com/jt9zh64f Full report: tinyurl.com/GAIDemocracy

Tough times for environmental law. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Meet UCLA’s environmental specialization graduates from the Class of 2026!

BREAKING UPDATE: Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of an order issued by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Louisiana v. FDA. The FDA’s current rules, which allow people to receive mifepristone by mail or pharmacy, are now in place as the case proceeds on the merits.