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UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 29/09/2026
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...
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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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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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: tinyurl.com/2wpkrkj9 Report here: tinyurl.com/Trans-Attacks
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Safeguarding Democracy Project @sdpucla.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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 ⬇️
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Safeguarding Democracy Project @sdpucla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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
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Election Talk: How are the Media and Social Media Doing in Informing Voters?
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WATCH: Our Prof. Alejandro Camacho @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social joined @emdashsanders.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org and @pointsourcenews.org for this helpful briefing on the climate case Suncor v. Boulder heading to SCOTUS in a couple weeks. coveringclimatenow.org/event/suncor...
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Suncor v. Boulder: The Climate Showdown at the Supreme Court — Covering Climate Now
 The first case the US Supreme Court will hear this fall term is a blockbuster climate lawsuit — one of dozens brought by state and local governments that argue oil companies deceived the public abou...
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Join us in one hour! @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social @davidakaye.bsky.social @shannimcg.bsky.social Carrie Levine @votebeat.org @law.ucla.edu @sdpucla.bsky.social
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Young women and girls in the Ecuadorian Amazon have fought for years to stop harmful gas flaring in Ecuador. Two law clinics from UCLA just filed a brief in their case, known as the Mecheros case. law.ucla.edu/news/ucla-la... ⬇️
Students, faculty, and plaintiffs stand together in front of a fence where oil and gas operations sit.
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Safeguarding Democracy Project @sdpucla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join us tomorrow at 12:15 PT!
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For years, girls in Ecuador & @udapt.bsky.social have fought to stop harmful gas flaring. Students in 2 @law.ucla.edu law clinics just filed a brief w/ the Constitutional Court of Ecuador on behalf of @katemackintosh.bsky.social & 5 other international law scholars. legal-planet.org/2026/09/21/u...
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UCLA Law Clinics File Brief in the “Mecheros” Case - Legal Planet
Two UCLA Law clinics represent experts in a long-running case that seeks to stop harmful gas flaring in Ecuador.
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UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 17/09/2026
Each year, UCLA Law students perform more than 10,000 hours of pro bono service. Learn more about the ways students have used their legal training to help others. law.ucla.edu/news/traditi...
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Tradition of service: UCLA Law’s pro bono program makes a mark in the community
Learn about UCLA Law's Judge Rand Schrader Pro Bono Program and how UCLA Law students provide more than 10,000 hours of pro bono service by partnering with over 85 organizations on more than 130 proje...
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UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 15/09/2026
UCLA Law's Criminal Law and Policy Consortium (CLPC) continues its partnership with the LA County Public Defender’s Office, giving individuals facing deportation legal representation from a UCLA Law graduate. #Law vist.ly/5ijax
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UCLA Law continues partnership with public defender to help people facing deportation
UCLA School of Law’s Criminal Law and Policy Consortium is continuing its partnership with the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office on a first-of-its-kind fellowship that offers individuals facing deportation legal representation from a UCLA Law graduate with experience in immigration and public interest law.
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
110 years ago this week, President Wilson signed legislation creating the National Park Service. The NPS was founded during the Progressive Era with two competing goals: use and conservation. Our @alejandrocamacho.bsky.social writes about this in his 2026 book "Lessons For a Warming Planet."
A photo of Yosemite with the banner "The National Park Service Turns 110 Years Old This Week" and a quote card from the book "Lessons For a Warming Planet"
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UCLA Law The Promise Institute for Human Rights (Europe) @uclapromiseeurope.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We are excited to share the newly released Special Issue of The International Journal of Human Rights on 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 and 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, edited by Kate Mackintosh, Lisa Oldring, Darryl Robinson and Damien Short. www.tandfonline.com/toc/fjhr20/30/6 @law.ucla.edu #ecocide
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The International Journal of Human Rights
Ecocide, Human Rights and Environmental Justice. Volume 30, Issue 6 of The International Journal of Human Rights
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Many respondents in our survey of transgender people in Memphis, Tennessee, reported that gender identity was a central factor in their interactions with law enforcement. Several said that police assumed they were sex workers based solely on appearance.
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Lowell Milken Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofits at UCLA Law @uclalawlmpn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
New piece by Senior Scholar Ellen Aprill breaks down the DC Circuit's ruling halting Trump's White House ballroom construction. Private donations don't excuse the need for Congressional authorization. She also lays out when private parties can (and can't) fund federal projects. buff.ly/PsBulyj
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Is it illegal for the president to spend ‘patriotic’ donations on a White House ballroom or anything else?
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
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The Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy @uclaminana.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Check out the latest episode of Finding Your Voice podcast w/ Jason Carrasco, LMFT, featuring Miñana Center Faculty Co-Director Hiroshi Motomura. In the episode, he challenges us to reimagine how we talk about immigration policy, moving beyond the past to envision the future. bit.ly/4xcjt3M
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UCLA Law The Promise Institute for Human Rights (Europe) @uclapromiseeurope.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We're so excited to welcome Astrid Puentes Riaño, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to a Healthy Environment, to Amsterdam! We look forward to working with her during her year in residence with SEVEN- University of Amsterdam and exploring new ways to protect our planet and its inhabitants.
A picture of the team from SEVEN, UCLA Law's Promise (Europe) and UN Special Rapporteur Astrid Puentes Riaño at the Amsterdam Law Hub.
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Our research shows that among cis gay, bisexual, and queer male employees, those who are gender nonconforming are five times more likely than their gender-conforming peers to say they've changed their voice and mannerisms at work. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/GNC-Workplace
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We're looking for an experienced Director of Development to join our team! Learn more and apply today at bit.ly/CareersWI
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A California bill aimed at making progress on clean energy goals is moving forward: AB 2313 has cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee and now heads to the Senate floor. Here's why that's important. ⬇️
A California flag flying above the Sacramento State Capitol
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Our research finds that over one in five Latinx LGBTQ employees report experiencing physical harassment at work because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, compared to 13% of White LGBTQ employees. Read the full report at bit.ly/LatinxWorkers
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UCLA Law The Promise Institute for Human Rights (Europe) @uclapromiseeurope.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴.” Read the full interview with UCLA Law Alum Maria Paula about her Pro Bono work on water and conflict: transnational analysis supporting UN Special Rapporteur. bit.ly/461R9VP
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Maria Paula — UCLA Law The Promise Institute Europe
“Now more than ever, we need the ability to understand other people's realities, the systems that shape them, and the challenges they face. Meaningful solutions require listening, curiosity, and a wil...
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UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 06/08/2026
Join us in congratulating eight recently graduated UCLA Law alumni from the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy who have earned fellowships to serve communities across the United States ⬇️ law.ucla.edu/news/public-...
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Public interest prestige: UCLA Law students earn impactful fellowships
Six graduating students in UCLA Law's David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy earned prestigious fellowships from the Skadden Fellowship Foundation, Equal Justice Works and Justice ...
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our new analysis of police stops in California finds that officers were more likely to search individuals perceived as transgender compared to those perceived as cisgender. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/CA-Police-Stops
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UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 04/08/2026
UCLA Law's Alexander Arnold has earned a Society of Hellman Fellowship and was selected as one of nine professors out of 159 submissions to present at the Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum — two honors that go to outstanding early-career scholars. Read more: law.ucla.edu/news/alexand...
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Alexander Arnold is honored with a Hellman Fellowship for talented assistant professors and earns recognition for his research
UCLA Law professor Alexander Arnold has earned two honors that go to outstanding early-career scholars. He has been recognized with a Society of Hellman Fellowship, which goes to the most promising pr...
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The Wire China @thewirechina.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"When [China] began its turn toward the environment some 20 years ago it did not move first through law." Brent Crane interviews @greenlawchina.bsky.social ( @law.ucla.edu) on whether China's experience represents ‘good environmental authoritarianism’: buff.ly/zzfbNwR
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"Because of inadequate action by China, the world’s largest emitter, and the dramatic backtracking of the U.S., the 2nd largest, we are likely to see the impacts of climate change arriving with greater regularity and severity." Q&A w/ @greenlawchina.bsky.social www.thewirechina.com/2026/08/02/a...
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Alex Wang on What China Gets Right — and Wrong — on the Environment - The Wire China
The academic talks about whether China’s experience shows there can be such a thing as ‘good environmental authoritarianism’, and what the U.S. could learn from its approach to green policy.
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Reliable data is the foundation of rigorous research and informed public policy. This year, members of Congress used our research to document the loss of federal data collection on LGBTQ people. See more impact at tinyurl.com/Williams-Impact
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UCLA Law Center on Repro Health, Law, & Policy @uclarepropolicy.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The UCLA Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy has filed a new amicus brief in Louisiana v. FDA, prepared with colleagues at bsky.app/profile/ansi... and O'Melveny & Myers LLP on behalf of 322 reproductive health researchers: law.ucla.edu/sites/defaul...
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Our new study finds that respondents to the US Trans Survey who said they were perceived as transgender always or most of the time had 72% higher odds of experiencing a physical attack than those who were never perceived as transgender. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/Trans-Attacks
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The Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy @uclaminana.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
“ICE and other federal immigration agents have made quick compliance difficult or impossible,” said Hiroshi Motomura, a professor of immigration and citizenship law at the UCLA School of Law and the author of “Borders and Belonging: Toward a Fair Immigration Policy.”
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The Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy @uclaminana.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New UCLA Report Documents a Year of “Loss and Resistance” as Trump’s Immigration Agenda Transforms Los Angeles. Full report: bit.ly/laraidsreport
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Our new report finds that transgender and nonbinary employees (TNB) were more likely to have felt that visible LGBTQ support from employers was fairly or very important to them than cisgender LGBQ employees. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/WorkplacePride
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Anti-LGBTQI rhetoric & policies can signal an erosion in democratic norms & institutions. This year, members of Congress used our research on democratic backsliding to oppose the State Department's decision to strip LGBTQI violence and abuse from its Human Rights Reports. tinyurl.com/Williams-Impact
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UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 15/07/2026
AI is changing fast, and so is the legal profession. At UCLA Law, scholars and students are asking hard questions about what that means for the future of law. Read more: law.ucla.edu/news/ucla-la... #AI
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UCLA Law is harnessing its strengths to meet the AI revolution
Learn how UCLA Law's the Institute for Technology, Law and Policy is an active hub of leading scholars who research the rapid growth of AI and related technologies, considering the impacts of the tech...
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Williams Institute Faculty Director Cary Franklin spoke at a panel sponsored by the @hammer.ucla.edu and @law.ucla.edu's Safeguarding Democracy Project about the Supreme Court's recent ruling in the transgender sports cases. Watch the recording here: tinyurl.com/UnderTheGavel26
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The Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy @uclaminana.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
SAVE THE DATE Sept.10–11, 2026 at @law.ucla.edu 25 yrs after the attacks of 09/11/01 This symposium will reflect on the legacies of the War on Terror & to imagine more just futures. law.ucla.edu/25-years-aft...
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Reliable research can provide context for legal and policy debates. This year, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor cited our estimates of the transgender population during oral arguments in transgender sports cases. See more impact at tinyurl.com/Williams-Impact
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This list of "5 Books to Supercharge Your Skillset This Summer" recommends our Ann Carlson's 'Smog & Sunshine' for all graduate students in policy and planning and environmental policy practitioners. www.planning.org/planning/202...
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5 Books to Supercharge Your Skillset This Summer
JAPA reviewers share their takes on books about the importance of garden apartments, lessons from LA’s smog problem, poverty in the suburbs, gentrification, and more.
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Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Watch @hammer.ucla.edu @law.ucla.edu
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Safeguarding Democracy Project @sdpucla.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Watch the recording of our recent event @hammer.ucla.edu Under the Gavel 2026: The U.S. Supreme Court's Most Recent Term in Review. channel.hammer.ucla.edu/video/2006/u... @law.ucla.edu
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Under the Gavel 2026: The U.S. Supreme Court’s Most Recent Term in Review | Hammer Channel | Hammer Museum
With rulings on major issues expected by the start of summer 2026, the United States Supreme Court is once again at the center of key legal and policy debates. An all-star panel of legal scholars anal...
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UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu · 09/07/2026
UCLA Law professor Anna Spain Bradley (@aspainbradley.bsky.social), the MacArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights, has been elected to the American Law Institute. Read more: law.ucla.edu/news/anna-sp...
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Anna Spain Bradley is elected to the American Law Institute
Anna Spain Bradley, the MacArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at UCLA School of Law, has been elected to the membership of the American Law Institute, among the most pre...
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Our research finds that younger LGBTQ employees ages 18 to 34 are more likely to feel it is important that their employers show visible support for LGBTQ people and issues. Read the full report: tinyurl.com/WorkplacePride
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Several of our faculty and partners will speak at next week's Road to 2028 Summit Series at LACI, which brings together policymakers, athletes, and others to drive sustainable action, cleaner air and stronger communities, in LA and beyond for decades to come. Join us! laincubator.org/roadto2028/
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Road to 2028 - LACI
LACI brings people together to create an inclusive green economy. Empowering startups, convening partnerships, building community.
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
At our 25th Anniversary Gala, our Executive Director, Christy Mallory, discussed the importance of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data and why it's crucial to continue collecting it to inform LGBTQ research.
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UCLA Emmett Institute @uclalawemmett.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Good news: The Ninth Circuit just upheld an important air pollution rule, and it did so in a way that continues to build momentum for efforts to move away from fossil-fuel-powered appliances. Excuse the wonkiness but limiting EPCA preemption is a huge win for clean air. 🧵⬇️
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Williams Institute @williamsinstitute.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our new report finds that nearly half of LGBTQ employees feel it’s important for employers to participate in Pride Month activities. But an even larger share, nearly six in 10, want employers to publicly take supportive positions on LGBTQ policy issues. Full report: tinyurl.com/WorkplacePride
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The Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy @uclaminana.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 split, to uphold birthright citizenship. Check out this clip of Miñana Center Faculty Co-Director Hiroshi Motomura on Spectrum 1, discussing the ruling in Trump v. Barbara.
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