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51�ԹϺ�� Davis Experts on Cases Pending Before the U.S. Supreme Court 2026

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — June 05, 2026 - 9:38am

Cases pending before the U.S. Supreme Court range from those about citizenship, to transgender issues, to the Second Amendment. In the following cases, professors from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Law are prepared to answer questions for the media. Their biographies (hyperlinked) and contact information are below. For any of our experts on various issues, media may wish to go to www.ucdavis.edu/news/experts.

This list is for media use only.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Experts on Immigration, Citizenship, Labor and Human Trafficking

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — April 10, 2026 - 1:44pm

The following University of California, Davis, experts on immigration policy are available to speak to the news media. Keep an eye on this and other current expert lists at www.ucdavis.edu/news/experts . These resources will be updated regularly. This list was updated in May 2026.

CHANCELL-ING: The 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Law Is Committed to Justice for All

Cody Kitaura — April 06, 2026 - 11:00am

Many of us learned the phrase “and justice for all” before we were old enough to understand how unevenly justice is experienced in this country. In practice, access to legal help is too often shaped by geography, income and circumstance.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Expert Media Sources on Federal Issues

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — November 03, 2025 - 3:38pm

The University of California, Davis, has political scientists, historians, economists, law professors, K-12 policy experts and other researchers who can help media navigate the current political scene. We also can help media contact researchers who can describe how their research benefits the public, and share potential consequences if funding is reduced or eliminated.

Experts on redistricting are included here.

The Conversation: Have Any U.S. Presidents Reduced Immigration?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — July 29, 2025 - 4:14pm

All modern U.S. presidents, both Republican and Democratic, have attempted to reduce the population of millions of undocumented immigrants. But their various strategies have not had significant results, with the population hovering around 11 million from 2005 to 2022.

How One Word Could Strip the Endangered Species Act

Katherine E Kerlin — May 13, 2025 - 12:31pm

A rule change proposed by the Trump administration could green-light the destruction of protected species' habitats and gut the Endangered Species Act, write an ecologist and law professor.

The Conversation: Are Trump's Deportation Cases about Foreign Policy or Something Else?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — May 07, 2025 - 10:19am

Trump administration officials have repeatedly claimed that judges who order the administration to take action to bring deported Venezuelans back from the El Salvador prison where the U.S. sent them are meddling in the conduct of foreign policy.

The Conversation: Do Environmental Protection Laws Still Apply Under Trump?

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — March 13, 2025 - 2:10pm

Environmental protection laws still apply even under Trump’s national energy emergency — here’s why

In response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency,” the U.S.

Enrollment of Undocumented Students at California Universities Dropped from 2016 to 2023

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — September 19, 2024 - 1:02am

Enrollment of low-income, undocumented students declined by half at University of California and California State University campuses from 2016 through the 2022-23 academic year, according to a new study by the University of California Civil Rights Project at 51�ԹϺ��LA and 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Law.

51�ԹϺ�� Davis Names New School of Law Dean

Karen Michele Nikos-Rose — June 24, 2024 - 10:45am

University of California, Davis, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan announced today that Jessica Berg will be the next dean of the 51�ԹϺ�� Davis School of Law. Berg, who has served as one of two co-deans of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, or CWRU, for nearly 11 years, will start on Sept. 1.