In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Over the last eight weeks, the series has tackled some of the most challenging race questions facing Las Vegas and much of Nevada.

Of all the many reasons to vote this year, for some people one seat is all they need.
Linda Mullenix has 39 years of experience teaching law school. She’s published more than 80 law review articles and has written or co-written 22 books. She’s also an elected member of the American Law Institute and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. She says her average student evaluation from 2017-2019 was 4.75, the second-highest rating in her senior professor cohort at the University of Texas School of Law.

President Trump's tax returns are back in the spotlight ahead of Tuesday night's debate, where he'll face off against Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the first time.
The public's perception of the Internal Revenue Service as a nonpartisan, disinterested organization concerned solely with administering the country's tax laws was potentially damaged Sunday night as reporting showed President Donald Trump may have received preferential treatment from the agency.

With limited avenues to block the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Democratic senators are mapping out a strategy to undercut President Donald Trump’s pick by highlighting GOP attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and health care protections.

With limited avenues to block the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Democratic senators are mapping out a strategy to undercut President Donald Trump’s pick by highlighting GOP attempts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and health care protections.
Ahead of the US presidential election on November 3, contenders are competing for the votes of casino owners and unions.
Presidential contenders Donald Trump and Joe Biden are trying to capture the support of voters concerned with the gaming industry as it struggles with the impact of coronavirus. But their positions differ based on whether the candidates are reaching out to casino owners or union members, a gaming expert said.
Americans who aren’t required to file a federal income tax return may qualify for stimulus checks that were approved as part of the government’s COVID-19 relief package passed earlier this year.
In her 87 and a half years, Ruth Bader Ginsburg left a significant mark on law, on feminism, and, late in her life, on pop culture. She also left a significant mark on everyday life in America, helping broaden the sorts of families people are able to make and the sorts of jobs they’re able to take. Her legacy is, in a way, the lives that countless Americans are able to live today.

The Supreme Court is a distinctly American institution. Other nations have similar courts, but they tend to be lower-profile entities. In many, judicial turnover is a matter of bureaucratic routine, not party politics.