In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
The 51ԹϺ Boyd School of Law earned the top spot in the specialty category of legal writing with its Lawyering Process Program in the annual list of best graduate and professional programs by US News & World Report, which was released today.
Financial advisors from across the nation are offering a unique, free service called The Las Vegas Survivors Project to the approximate 532 claimants to the Las Vegas Victims’ Fund (LVVF).
With a new grant backed by billionaire California philanthropist Tom Steyer, 51ԹϺ’s Immigration Clinic plans to launch a pilot program in July focused on expanding its legal defense services, especially for its students.
The most recent edition of The National Jurist has a feature giving law students tips for surviving the barrister’s ball. The annual law school tradition — law prom, for the uninitiated — is just around the corner, and it seems law students need some help. After all, it’s just like high school prom, except now everyone is of legal drinking age and they give you free booze. What could possibly go wrong?
As allegations continue to swirl around one of gaming's most legendary Titans, The first woman to lead the Gaming Control Board, Becky Harris, wants to make sure gaming gets it.
As allegations continue to swirl around one of gaming's most legendary Titans, The first woman to lead the Gaming Control Board, Becky Harris, wants to make sure gaming gets it.
Ryan Bundy is not a lawyer. Before he was arrested for his role in the 2014 armed standoff with federal officials trying to impound his father’s trespassing cattle, Bundy was a general contractor with a 20-year history of run-ins with the law. Yet he represented himself during his federal court trial in November, sometimes filing handwritten legal documents filled with conspiracy theories, and he managed to fluster seasoned federal prosecutors in the courtroom. His amateur legal work ultimately helped lead to the dismissal of all the charges against him, his brother Ammon, and his father, the rancher Cliven Bundy.
Many immigrants brought to the country as children are finding no relief from Congress, but court decisions are helping some maintain deportation protection.
The U.S Supreme court Monday declined to take up a Trump administration request to immediately review two lower court rulings, which are preventing the White House from shutting down the “deferred action for childhood arrivals” or “DACA” program next Monday.
At a time when the state’s colleges are inwardly focused on their own strategic growth, they’re also being asked to look beyond Nevada’s borders for ways to make gains in student success.
Rick Sharp filed a lawsuit today in Hamilton County Superior Court 4 alleging the county's sign ordinance is violating political free speech.
A law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas said the fact that relatively few women serve on the boards of directors for gaming operator poses a strong risk to operators an their shareholders.