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We explore current legal issues through the critical lens of the UCLA Law Review.

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In this episode, we are joined by Professor Justin Levitt, a nationally recognized scholar of constitutional law and the law of democracy at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Professor Levitt served as the White House’s first Senior Policy Advisor fo... more

The establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, created as a response to 9/11, gathered 22 different government agencies under the banner of security. Agencies with functions as disparate as immigration enforcement, disaster response, biolo... more

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created in 2002 to address national security concerns in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Over the last 25 years, however, DHS has expanded its reach to become the largest law enforcement agency... more

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, the legal, political, and social transformations set in motion in its aftermath continue to shape governance, conflict, and everyday life. This opening plenary brings together three distinguished leaders wh... more

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Justin Levitt
Constitutional law and democracy scholar at Loyola Law School; former White House Senior Policy Advisor for Democracy and Voting Rights
Loyola Law School
Episode: Episode 11.4 - When Can Federal Law Enforcement Seize Election Materials? with Professor Justin Levitt
Nina Toft Djanegara
Fellow at the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy
UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy
Episode: Security, Surveillance, and the Quest for Total Information
Shakeer Rahman
Attorney with the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition
Stop LAPD Spying Coalition
Episode: Security, Surveillance, and the Quest for Total Information
Lilly Irani
Professor of Communication and Science Studies and Faculty Director of the UCSD Labor Center
UC San Diego
Episode: Security, Surveillance, and the Quest for Total Information
Ameena Mirza Qazi
Civil rights and movement attorney focused on police accountability, protest, and free speech
Mirza Law Office and Consulting, PC
Episode: Security, Surveillance, and the Quest for Total Information
Hiroshi Motomura
Susan Westerberg Prager Distinguished Professor of Law and immigration law scholar at UCLA School of Law
UCLA School of Law
Episode: Borders, Migration, and National Security
Jennie Pasquarella
Interim executive director of the Seattle Clemency Project and former ACLU of Southern California immigrants' rights director
Seattle Clemency Project
Episode: Borders, Migration, and National Security
Silky Shah
Executive director of Detention Watch Network and author of Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition
Detention Watch Network
Episode: Borders, Migration, and National Security
Tom Dannenbaum
Professor of law at Stanford Law School and scholar of nuclear security
Stanford Law School
Episode: 9/11 and the Transformation of the Jus ad Bellum: Twenty-Five Years Later

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Thoughtful, rigorous legal analysis with accessible takeaways for practitioners.
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Episode 11.4 - When Can Federal Law Enforcement Seize Election Materials? with Professor Justin Levitt
Q: What are some of those factors at play that would caution against letting federal law enforcement agents search and seize election materials?
Levitt identifies voters' First Amendment interests, states' Tenth Amendment interests in administering elections, and the fact that taking custody is almost never necessary. Access or copies can often meet law enforcement needs without disrupting election processes.
Episode 11.4 - When Can Federal Law Enforcement Seize Election Materials? with Professor Justin Levitt
Q: What does it mean for a search or seizure to be unreasonable?
Levitt explains that courts generally presume law enforcement needs a warrant based on probable cause, though exceptions exist. Even when a warrant and probable cause are present, additional safeguards may be required to protect other constitutional rights.
From Crisis to Legacy: 25 Years of the War on Terror and the Struggle to Reimagine Freedom, Justice, and Security
Q: The bottom line is, it was a horrible, horrible event. It led to the mass murder of nearly 3,000 people in the United States, and both Republican and Democratic administrations can claim that there wasn't another one since. What would your response be to that skeptic?
Bâli argued that the absence of another September 11 attack does not prove the expanded powers were necessary. She said many pre-attack failures involved not using existing authorities, while subsequent policies caused grave harms and made security less stable.
From Crisis to Legacy: 25 Years of the War on Terror and the Struggle to Reimagine Freedom, Justice, and Security
Q: How did you experience the 9-11 attacks themselves, and the immediate response of actions, just in the immediate time after?
Aslı Ü. Bâli recalled watching the attacks on television, returning to New York, and seeing how quickly debate shifted from criminal investigation and international cooperation toward a war framework.
Torture, Rendition, and Detention: The Erosion of the Rights Regime post 9/11
Q: How do we still, on an international level, how do people learn to be able to uphold law? How is it still relevant?
Amanda M. Klasing says international law provides shared standards and can shape state behavior even when it cannot compel implementation. Documentation, transparency and raising the political costs of unlawful conduct can support accountability over time.

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