UCLA Law faculty are available to discuss the Supreme Court’s biggest cases, voting rights around the midterm elections, and other stories in the news. Contact: media@law.ucla.edu or Carl Marziali carl@lindavistapr.com or Geoffrey Baum geoff@lindavistapr.com

General Court Commentary and Potential Retirements

Stuart Banner is the author of The Most Powerful Court in the World: A History of the Supreme Court of the United States. As director of UCLA Law’s Supreme Court Clinic, he has represented parties in several recent cases. Contact: banner@law.ucla.edu.

Genalo v. Black (indefinite detention of non-citizens) and Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. (deportations to third countries)

Genalo set for oral arguments on Oct. 13. DHS set for oral arguments Dec. 9.

Ahilan Arulanantham is Professor from Practice and Faculty Co-Director of the Miñana Family Center for Immigration Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law. He is filing an amicus brief in Genalo v. Black and previously argued the same issue before the Supreme Court. He has successfully litigated several cases involving immigrants’ rights and has argued four times before the United States Supreme Court, including in April 2026 on behalf of Syrian Temporary Protected Status visa holders in Mullin v. Dahlia Doe. Contact: arulanantham@law.ucla.edu.

Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota (voter identification requirements)

Set for oral arguments on Dec. 8.

Richard Hasen is an internationally recognized expert on election law, legislation and statutory interpretation, remedies, and torts. He directs UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project, a cross-disciplinary and bipartisan group of scholars and activists working to ensure that elections in the U.S. remain free and fair. Contact: hasen@law.ucla.edu or media@law.ucla.edu.

St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy (LGBT rights, separation of church and state)

Set for oral arguments on Nov. 3.

Ilan H. Meyer, a distinguished senior scholar at the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law, studies public health issues related to minority health and LGBT health disparities.

Elana Redfield, the federal policy director at the Williams Institute, is an expert in federal and state policies that impact LGBTQ people, particularly transgender law and policy. The Williams Institute has submitted an amicus brief on this case. Contact: Rachel Dowd, dowd@law.ucla.edu or (310) 206-8982.

Department of Labor v. Sun Valley Orchards, LLC (employers violating seasonal farm worker visa requirements)

Set for oral arguments on Nov. 10.

Joseph Fishkin is a Professor of Law at UCLA Law, where he teaches and writes about employment discrimination law, election law, constitutional law, education law, fair housing law, poverty and inequality, and distributive justice. Before joining the UCLA faculty, he taught for a decade at the University of Texas School of Law, where he was the Marrs McLean Professor of Law; he was also a visiting professor at Yale Law School. Contact fishkin@law.ucla.edu or media@law.ucla.edu.

Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins (assault weapons bans)

Set for oral arguments on Dec. 2.

Adam Winkler is a specialist in American constitutional law, particularly the Second Amendment and constitutional rights and responsibilities. He is quoted frequently on gun rights and restrictions in connection with mass shootings and other issues relating to firearms. Contact: winkler@law.ucla.edu or media@law.ucla.edu.

Salazar v. Paramount Global (digital privacy); Apple Inc. v. Epic Games, Inc. (standard for being found in contempt); and other tech policy issues

Salazar set for oral arguments on Oct. 14. Apple v. Epic date TBD.

Julia Powles is  Executive Director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy at the UCLA School of Law and UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, and Tech Policy Lead for the University-wide initiative, UCLA DataX. Professor Powles researches and teaches in the areas of privacy, intellectual property, internet governance, and the law and politics of data, automation, and artificial intelligence. Contact: powles@law.ucla.edu or media@law.ucla.edu.

Additional UCLA Law Experts

UCLA School of Law faculty are available to comment on a wide range of international and domestic legal issues shaping the current political landscape, including international law and the law of armed conflict, presidential and executive power, election regulation, constitutional law, and federal–state relations.

Media Contacts: media@law.ucla.edu

Carl Marziali carl@lindavistapr.com 

Geoffrey Baum geoff@lindavistapr.com