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Policing Police Robots

Abstract Just as they will change healthcare, manufacturing, and the military, robots have the potential to produce big changes in policing.  We can expect that at least some robots used by the police in the future will be artificially intelligent...

Environmental Law, Big Data, and the Torrent of Singularities

Abstract How will big data impact environmental law in the near future?  This Essay imagines one possible future for environmental law in 2030 that focuses on the implications of big data for the protection of public health from risks associated...

Fall Scholar Forum, Volume 64

Taking Back Juvenile Confessions UCLA Law Review Fall Scholar Forum Tuesday, November 8 12:10 – 1:30 pm Room 1457 The UCLA Law Review proudly presents its Fall Scholar Forum, featuring Loyola Law School Professor Kevin Lapp.  Professor Lapp's...

A Worthy Object of Passion

Each year, the UCLA School of Law presents the Rutter Award for Excellence in Teaching to an outstanding law professor.  On April 20, 2016, this honor was given to Professor Seana Shiffrin.  UCLA Law Review Discourse is proud to continue its...

Tribal Sovereignty, Tribal Court Legitimacy, and Public Defense

In June 2016, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Bryant that uncounseled tribal court convictions could serve as predicate offenses under 18 U.S.C. § 117(a). Citing the public safety crisis in Indian country, the limitations of tribal court...