How State-Sponsored Vigilantism Threatens Our Communities (and our Democracy)

“Legal vigilantism” is transforming how Americans work, have fun, study, love, and participate in civic and political life. Relying on PTA moms, soccer dads, and abortion snitches, MAGA officials at the state and local levels are deputizing citizen culture warriors to intimidate, harass, and punish women, racial and religious minorities, and LGBTQ+ people who make dignity and equality demands that threaten white Christian political and cultural power.
In this webinar, Professors Jon Michaels and Lindsay Wiley, along with Shane Ball LAW ’26, discuss Jon’s new book Vigilante Nation and explore what the resurgence in state-sponsored vigilantism means for our communities-and our democracy.  
Panelists
Jon Michaels, Professor of Law, UCLA Law
Lindsay Wiley, Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law & Policy Program, UCLA Law
Shane Ball, UCLA Law student ‘26