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
A flowery collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
A UNLV-record 33 graduate and professional programs rank among the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 15 in law and 6 in business.
Some of the most vibrant headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.
Gina Bongiovi draws on her own experience as an entrepreneur to help business owners navigate complex legal decisions.
Some of the hottest headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.
A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.
Law In The News
When Celina Stops arrived at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, she was pursuing more than a law degree. She was stepping into territory that no member of the Crow Tribe of Montana had walked before. On May 14, 2026, she will become the first member of the Crow Tribe to graduate from UNLV’s Boyd School of Law before beginning a judicial clerkship in Nevada’s Eight Judicial District Court.
The truck’s driver, Rajinder Kumar, has been charged with manslaughter in connection with their deaths. But federal immigration authorities took Kumar into custody April 22, just a few days after a security bond had been posted on his behalf to secure his release from Deschutes County Jail.
Unlike criminal warrants, ICE administrative warrants don’t require approval from an independent judge. ICE defends the practice, but legal experts say they can have errors and risk wrongful detention.
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has spent the better part of three decades pursuing a casino and resort, looking to establish the project on a 59-acre site in Kenosha - about 200 miles away from tribal lands in Keshena - in hopes of tapping the lucrative gambling market between Milwaukee and Chicago. Now, as the period for public comment on the Bureau of Indian Affairs' environmental assessment of that project has closed, the tribe may be inching closer to regulatory approval - but there still are several large hurdles to be overcome.
That gigantic guitar rising on the Strip is the latest milestone in the growing story of tribal casinos in Las Vegas. The Hard Rock Hotel, soon to replace the former Mirage, is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, making it one of a small but growing number of tribal-operated properties on the Strip. Host Jesse Merrick sits down with visiting UNLV Boyd School of Law professors Kathryn Rand and Steven Light to trace the surprising journey from a 1970s Seminole bingo hall in Florida to one of the most anticipated casino openings in Vegas history.
The president touted his judges. Now they're standing up on immigration and democracy
