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Faculty Spotlight

Professor Hannah Garry provides expert testimony on efforts to combat human trafficking

Professor Hannah Garry provides expert testimony on efforts to combat human trafficking

USC's International Human Rights Clinic published a 2021 report offering recommendations on law enforcement reforms regarding sex trafficking.

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Former U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff joins Dean Franita Tolson for USC Gould conversation

Former U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff joins Dean Franita Tolson for USC Gould conversation

Emhoff, a Gould professor, shared insights from his professional journey, public service.

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Dean Franita Tolson joins panel on democracy and the judiciary

Dean Franita Tolson joins panel on democracy and the judiciary

Event cohosted by USC Gould touched on judicial history and current events.

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In the News

Recent Faculty Scholarship

  • “When It Comes to Electoral Disputes, State Justices are Less Reliable GOP Allies than U.S. Supreme Court Justices — and That's the "Problem" (even a Modified Version of) the Independent State Legislature Claim Hopes to Solve” (with Lee Epstein and Michael Nelson), Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (accepted August 2023, forthcoming 2024).
    October 18, 2023
  • "Elaborations and denials in children’s responses to yes-no any/some questions in forensic interviews" (with Szojka, Z.A., Henderson, H.M., Hur, J., and Siepmann, H.) Child Maltreatment (2023).

    September 11, 2023
  • "Are Parents Fiduciaries," 42 Law and Philosophy 431 (2023).

    September 11, 2023

Legal Resources

USC Gould School of Law professors are not available to offer legal advice to members of the public. Public resources may be available at the following organizations, among others:

  • Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
  • Smart Law
  • Public Counsel
  • Los Angeles County Bar Association