U.S. Supreme Court

Seeking to define a 'constitutional crisis'

The dynamics of the court case involving the deportation of 300 Venezuelan immigrants are fast-moving. U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg is weighing whether the Trump administration violated his instructions when it allowed two planes with the immigrants on board to continue to a detention center in El Salvador. Many...

By John Warren | March 20, 2025 | Social Science / Education

UCR professor’s work cited in Justice Sotomayor’s dissent

In this summer's landmark affirmative action case, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor used UCR education professor Uma Jayakumar's research in her dissent.

By David Danelski | August 23, 2023 | Social Science / Education, University

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Q&A: What does the end of affirmative action mean for UCR?

Emily D. Engelschall, associate vice chancellor of enrollment services, offers insight.

By UCR News | July 5, 2023 | University