Civil Rights Litigation
The Civil Rights Litigation Clinic will focus on teaching the basic skills needed to be a civil rights lawyer. Students will be involved in the litigation of pending cases involving a range of substantive issues under federal and California civil rights law.
An effort will be made to have students handle court hearings, depositions and other litigation events. We will use the cases and our weekly class sessions to teach the substance of civil rights law focusing on constitutional claims brought under 42 U.S.C. §1983 and similar California statutes.
In the News
- UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic wins wrongful conviction case – L.A. County Superior Court
- UCI Law clinics’ highlighted for involvement in lawsuit against OC District Attorney over DNA database– The Intercept
- UCI Law clinic students and Prof. Hoffman, Prof. Tinto, and Prof. Partow highlighted for involvement in examination of fatal use of force by L.A. Police – Daily News
- UCI Law clinics to assist in L.A. District Attorney’s review of past police shootings– LAist
- UCI Civil Rights Litigation Clinic sues OC D.A. over DNA collection from misdemeanor defendants – Orange County Register
- UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic files lawsuit over Orange County DNA database program – CBS Los Angeles
- UCI Law Clinic Sues Orange County District Attorney Over Controversial DNA Collection Scheme – UCI Law
- UCI Law clinics highlighted for role assisting Use of Force Review Board launched by L.A. District Attorney – KCRW
- UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic and Criminal Justice Clinic highlighted for role assisting Los Angeles D.A. use-of-force review board – ABC7
- UCI Law Clinics to Assist Los Angeles County District Attorney-Elect George Gascon in Review Effort of Officer-Involved Shootings – UCI Law
- UCI Law Clinics Assist Former Child Slaves in U.S. Supreme Court – UCI Law
- UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic working on ACLU initiative to stop racism in policing – ABA Journal
- UCI Law’s Civil Rights Litigation Clinic files petition to stop chocolate companies from importing cocoa from Ivory Coast – The Washington Post
- Mackenzie Anderson ’20 quoted on the UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic’s push for South Pasadena officials to release records related to the police shooting of actress Vanessa Marquez – Orange County Register
- UCI Law Civil Rights Litigation Clinic make records release request at South Pasadena City Council meeting – South Pasadenan