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Although prostitution has been studied by various social scientists, the “world’s oldest profession” has received less attention from economists. But that’s changing.

Law school dean Jennifer Mnookin shares findings of a new report that found many forensic techniques do not pass scientific muster.

There have been many wrongful criminal convictions where the use of faulty forensic science evidence was a major culprit in producing injustice.

Professor emeritus of law, Blasi is being honored for his contributions to ensuring equal justice for low-income Californians.

Law professor Jill Horwitz discusses the high rate of opioid addiction, and analyzes the ineffective state laws that have tried to curb the pervasive disease.

Law students in the Criminal Defense Clinic at UCLA School of Law worked on a successful clemency petition that will free Darnell Crookshank.

Devon Carbado, the Honorable Harry Pregerson Professor of Law, is the inaugural associate vice chancellor of BruinX, a multidisciplinary unit within UCLA’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

UCLA researchers conducted the most comprehensive global study to date of constitutional protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Prescription drug monitoring programs and laws aimed at preventing opioid abuse are not doing much to stem this growing threat to public health.

Law professor Adam Winkler writes that it’s time for Congress to pass a law that safeguards due process and forbids suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms.

The UCLA School of Law faculty were on a legal team that led the V.A. to provide housing for homeless veterans.

Bainbridge's work on corporate law and securities regulation was cited 1,010 times during 2010-2014.

Motomura, the Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law at UCLA, is recognized as an influential teacher and scholar of immigration and citizenship law.

The award recognizes alumni who have made extraordinary contributions to the legal profession and the greater good of society.

At the first of more than 50 commencement and graduation ceremonies that will be held over the next four weeks at UCLA, more than 450 jubilant graduates from the UCLA School of Law gathered Friday in Dickson Court North.

'Historical Perspective on the Corporate Interest Deduction' was cited as a leading article by an online news and analysis publication for tax professionals.

Law professor Noah Zatz argues that the sentencing concept of “working off debt” violates the 13th Amendment's prohibition against involuntary servitude and disproportionately punishes communities of color.

Los Angeles music attorney Dina LaPolt represents recording artists, songwriters, producers, musicians, authors and writers, and teaches a UCLA Extension class, “Legal and Practical Aspects of the Music Business.”

The gifts will establish the Frank D. Boren Scholarships and Summer Fellowships in Environmental Law.

The President’s Public Service Law Fellowships will award $4.5 million annually to students who want to pursue public interest legal careers but might otherwise — out of financial need — seek private sector jobs.

UCLA law professor Asli Bâli has spent years in private practice in New York and Paris, represented 9/11 victims as well as immigrant Muslim men detained in the aftermath and written extensively on international human rights.

Public policy professor John Villasenor breaks down the background, key points and possible consequences of the iPhone legal dispute.

Rabbis have been ruling on copyright law since the dawn of print, law professor Netanel makes clear in his new book.

Thanks to the law school’s Supreme Court Clinic, the court will issue rulings on cases dealing with free speech, the right to a speedy trial, search and seizure, and deportation.

John Villasenor notes that in the battle between Apple and the U.S. government, the ever-accelerating pace of change in technology makes applying older laws a murky proposition.