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William S. Boyd School of Law News

The William S. Boyd School of Law prepares students for the competent and ethical practice of law, offering three- and four-year programs for the Juris Doctor degree.

Current Law News

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Campus News |

The top headlines featuring UNLV’s staff and students.

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Campus News |

Administrators and donors step up to support UNLV's international community.

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Campus News |

A collection of colorful headlines featuring UNLV staff and students.

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Campus News |

UNLV’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.

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UNLV History |

For this column from UNLV Magazine, Nevada journalist John L. Smith seeks context from someone, he says, "who has done everything for UNLV but paint it."

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Business and Community |

Series brings campus and community members together to learn about current events and issues.

Law In The News

TIME Magazine

Donald Trump promised mass deportation, campaigning against undocumented immigrants as a scapegoat for Americans’ economic woes, crime concerns, and more. But since taking office, the President has expressed openness to deporting not just undocumented immigrants but U.S. citizens too.

Al Jazeera America

US President Donald Trump and officials from his administration have hinted that they might consider revoking the US citizenship of Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate.

WalletHub

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Everlaw

Professor Nancy Rapoport has long been ahead of the curve. At a moment when legal professionals are grappling with how generative AI will reshape everything from billing structures to client expectations, Professor Rapoport is one of the few academic voices treating this shift with both urgency and nuance.

The Marshall Project

On April 27, 2024, 30-year-old Mica Miller called 911 to report that she was going to take her own life. Later that day, she was found dead of a gunshot wound in a state park — her death ruled a suicide. She had recently filed for legal separation from her husband, John-Paul Miller, a South Carolina pastor, and soon, allegations surfaced that he had abused her.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Amid ongoing ICE raids nationwide, understanding your rights during encounters with immigration authorities is crucial, said Michael Kagan, a professor of law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic.

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Recent Law Accomplishments

Professor Rachel J. Anderson (Law) presented a work-in-progress entitled Revisiting Complexity Theory’s Lessons for Poverty Regulation and Alleviation at a faculty workshop at California Western School of Law.
Professor Rachel J. Anderson (Law) gave a presentation on the history of the Lutie A. Lytle Faculty Workshop for the Society of American Law Teachers.
Rachel J. Anderson (Law) presented at a faculty workshop at California Western School of Law on a panel on The Nuts & Bolts of Preparing Your Promotion and Tenure Package.    
Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented a working paper idea entitled "Judicial Business" at the National Business Law Scholars Conference at UCLA School of Law. 
Professor Marketa Trimble (Law) delivered a presentation titled “Achieving Justice in IP Cases through Conflict of Laws” at the 43rd Annual Congress of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) held at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Professor Mary LaFrance (Law) presented "Libraries and the Digital Divide" at the 43rd Annual Congress of the Association for Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP), held in Copenhagen.