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
Silver State Award winner Miriam Shearing doesn't consider herself a trailblazer, but she has been a pioneer in state law and an important philanthropist for UNLV.
A collection of news stories featuring collaboration and reflection at UNLV.
The associate dean of UNLV’s Boyd School of Law balances a variety of roles to serve the community and state.
William S. Boyd School of Law Alumna of the Year Brittnie Watkins started her career by sitting for the bar exam and defending her doctoral dissertation while six months pregnant, and hasn't slowed down since.
The documentary aims to bring awareness to a local community in the shadows searching for hope.
A collection of news stories highlighting community and perseverance at UNLV.
Law In The News
In the late 1980s, law school groups for gay and lesbian students met off campus in case members didn’t want the school community to know their sexual orientation, says Joan Howarth, who started her teaching career in 1989 as a visiting professor at the University of California at Davis School of Law.
The Clark County School District violated federal education disability law by not providing services that would have adequately met the needs of a student with dyslexia, a federal judge in Nevada ruled last week.
I believed Anita Hill in 1991, when she testified about her sexual harassment by Clarence Thomas.
Station Casinos wants a federal appeals court to overturn an order forcing the company to bargain in good faith with Nevada’s most prominent union, regardless of whether the court finds the gaming giant broke federal labor laws.
Session Two of our live webinar series on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act will focus on mobile sports betting and the different pathways tribes and states adopt to navigate and negotiate in this emerging area.
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has announced the appointment of gaming industry veteran Daron Dorsey as its new executive director, effective March 1, 2022. Dorsey will succeed Marcus Prater, who has served in the position since 2008.
