UCLA School of Law

To many, segregation is a thing of the past; a painful reminder of our nation 's history that has been cured through laws set by the government and is only alive today in history books. However, segregation based on race, color and class is still a persistent problem that affects many school districts across the nation, putting the education of children of color and low income families at risk and unequal to that of their white counterparts. In the book Elizabeth and Hazel, David Margolick…

Kelly O’Halloran Professor Said Disc 1312 7 October 2014 Analysis Paper 2 People Kill People Turning on the TV to a new channel and seeing another headline about a school shooting or other gun violence is devastating no matter your view on gun control. This has sparked the discussion and debates about gun control across the nation. People’s immediate reaction is to suggest more rules and regulations about who can own a gun and how they can purchase a gun, but this is not the solution. Gun…

No one can say they have a perfect family. The term perfect is opinionated and cannot be accurate for every person on the planet. Not all families are even functional, let alone their version of “perfect”. Couples all across the world adopt to create their ideal family or expand on the one they have. Some adopt locally, some across the continent, and others around the globe. Many of these couples are rejected and left heartbroken as they are told they can not adopt. The reason being they are…

With inserted opinions and comments from Professors from Ivy league colleges such as Harvard, UCLA School of Law as well as judicial officers and attorneys from states around the country, the people who contributed this information are experts in the legal system. They have a working understanding of the penal system and how it works, not in theory but actual working knowledge. If the of the opinion of the law professionals of that the system is flawed and needs to be re-worked, people should…

reading skills of kindergarten and first through third grade public school students so that every student completing 3rd grade reads at or above grade level. The intent is to increase the proficiency of all students in reading…

Better than Severe Sentences." Criminal Justice, edited by Noël Merino, Greenhaven Press, 2013. Opposing Viewpoints. This article begins with Zach Weissmueller interviewing Kleiman; Mark Kleiman is a public policy professor at the Luskin School of Public Affairs at UCLA; according to Mark Kleiman the US criminal-justice system “ punishes criminals too randomly and also severely.”Mark Kleiman strongly believes the changes should be made to the criminal-justice system; Kleiman thinks that fast…

2011)) While some of the scandals are truly horrific and break society’s laws (see Jerry Sandusky), others on their face seem relatively minor.(( Jerry Sandusky’s Son Alleges Even Worse Abuse, USA Today (July 18, 2014), http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2014/07/18/jerry-sandusky-son-matthew-alleges-even-worse-abuse/12823231/.)) These violations generally consist of athletes breaking variety NCAA regulations, not law. Such violations include coaches holding practice for more hours than…

between man and woman. The couple has to be in love and maintain a true relationship with one another. As mentioned in an article published by the Cornell University Law School, marriage has four basic elements: (1) the parties’ legal ability to marry each other, (2) mutual consent of the parties, (3) a marriage contract as required by law, and (4) must be between a couple of the opposite sex (Cornell). This is a common interpretation of how people define marriage. In earlier decades,…

question. These student athletes just about put in the same amount of time as the professionals. They seemingly put forth the same effort if not more. And the definitely share the same risk as their professional counterparts. All while their individual schools capitalize off their sweat. So in defense of the players I will be discussing why they should get paid. Universities are making money off of their college athletes. Colleges…

have influence in their principal characters by their families. “The Chirashi Covenant”, a story about a Japanese-American family, and how the main character, Helen, is rebelling herself against her family members (her husband, daughter and mother-in-law). The beautiful wife of a really important man in their Japanese business world that doesn’t seem to be so happy being married with him. She thinks that she finds love in other man, but at the end she finishes regretting it. On the other hand,…