A group of political commentators and experts said they think the confirmation of a new Supreme Court nominee could change the role and decisions of the court for decades to come. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles area-based political experts debated the fate of Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination and the November midterm elections at the Hammer Museum. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A former UCLA doctoral student was arrested with federal conspiracy charges for his involvement in the 2017 Charlottesville riots in Virginia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday. Michael Miselis was arrested and charged with conspiracy for traveling to Virginia “with the intent to encourage, promote, incite, participate in, and commit violent acts” along with three other California men, all of whom were part of Rise Above Movement, according to an affidavit of FBI officer Dino Cappuzzo. Read more...
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Street vendors can now sell food and drinks legally across the state of California. Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 946 into law Monday, allowing vendors to operate without any criminal prosecutions starting Jan. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 2 at 7:56 p.m. Students over the age of 18 riding electric scooters will no longer be required to wear a helmet or have a driver’s license. Read more...
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Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan spoke about the current perception and diversity of the court in American society during a Thursday visit to UCLA. Kagan, who previously served as United States Solicitor General and dean of Harvard Law School, spent the day interacting with law students and faculty during breakfast and lunch events before the evening program, which was sponsored by the school of law. Read more...
Photo: Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan (right) with School of Law Dean Jennifer Mnookin (left) during the Thursday event. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA will participate in a statewide university ballot bowl ahead of the closely contested midterm elections in November. California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced Monday at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame that he plans to help host the first College and University Voter Registration Ballot Bowl. Read more...
Photo: Students and faculty line up outside John Wooden Center to vote. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Student groups with different political affiliations are preparing voter registration drives and trips to swing districts as the midterm elections draw closer and local congressional races heat up. Read more...
Photo: Former president Barack Obama spoke at an event for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Anaheim two weeks ago, where he endorsed the Democratic nominees in the swing districts. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
