UCLA School of Law

The youngest of five children in a rather poor family, Jackie was also the most talented and athletic. Shortly after Jackie was born, his mother moved him and his family to Pasadena, California, in hope of a better life (O’Hern 1). While in High School, Jackie excelled at almost every sport. Many…

the readers question what is going in today’s society and high level education schools. The one point that the authors stick to consistently in the article is how everything is changing and not for the best. The way in which the authors do this is unconventional,…

opponents of Kim Davis claimed that, as a federal employee serving the people, she was trying to misuse her liberal rights of religious beliefs to only provide the service she would like to provide. However, just as Professor Eugene Volokh from the UCLA School of Law pointed out, state religious freedom restoration act in Kentucky might legalize accommodation for the personalized accommodation she asked for. Actually, as far as I am concerned, Kim Davis herself accommodated her religious beliefs…

controversial amendment, that being the right to bear arms. After decades of murders through the use of guns and more recently mass shootings, arguments of stricter gun laws, background checks and even to rid the second amendment overall have been become a prominent topic in our nation. Although these all appear to be an impactful change towards gun laws at the surface, the problem is not the gun itself, but those in control of the gun. I do not believe that we should get rid of the 2nd…

Thebe Neruda Kgositila is a Chicago native, the son of a UCLA law professor and a South African poet. Nowadays, Thebe is far better known as Earl Sweatshirt. The rapper, producer and former key member of the Los Angeles based collective and movement Odd Future has gained recognition and praise ever since he'd released his debut mixtape, Earl, released back in March 2010. The subject matter of "Earl" can be easily described with one line from the title track. "I got nuts to bust and butts to…

Immanuel Kant in the 18th century still influence the university today. Friedrich Schiller’s idea of encouraging educational experiences that create a well-rounded person today are seen within any college campus’ union, or central meeting place. Schools spend millions of dollars providing non-academic opportunities for students to “get involved” on campus with one of the hundreds of clubs or sports teams available. However, the application of Schiller’s theories has lost its true intent. While…

children and teens is the past couple of years. This is due to the fact that schools have allowed the host of the disease to live inside and are around every corner. Vending machines are the reason why children are quick to turn down a healthy meal. It gives them quick access to foods that they enjoy and is high in sugars and salts. With this being the case, vending machines filled junk food should be banned from schools because it can put children at risk of type 2 diabetes and other types of…

person has the permission to have an arm, anything can happen. Can gun control laws be an invasion of privacy as well, provided that background checks allow the government to see all your information? And does gun-control laws give too much power to the government and does it let them have access to detaining all guns from American citizens? Could it also be possible that gun control laws are racist? Current gun control laws are mostly aimed at inner city, poor, black communities who are…

poverty-stricken families and have less opportunity to attend private schools. Some students raised in the inner cities must go through high crime and drug-infested areas. Hard-working students are capable as a wealthy student, but because of these disadvantages, they may not have the same qualifications but Affirmative action evens the playing field a…

raging hormones and reckless behavior caused by a desire to rebel. When that perception is combined with the sweeping generalizations that Blacks are associated with, such as; “hostility, aggressiveness, violence, and danger,” it drives officers and law enforcement officials to make assumptions about the accused juveniles to be irresponsible, remorseless, and guilty. Despite the entire basis of the juvenile justice system as grounded in the idea that adolescents differ from adults in maturity,…