In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

The Trump administration is making it much more difficult for women fleeing gender-based violence in other countries to immigrate to the United States.
Donald Trump's crackdown on immigration is damaging Las Vegas's famous tourist industry and spooking the workers who keep it running, according to union and industry leaders.

The Affordable Care Act was transformational for Nevada, helping its uninsured rate drop from 22 percent in 2012 to 8 percent this year. Experts describe the Trump administration’s recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as the biggest health care shake-up since Obamacare was enacted in 2010.

The Affordable Care Act was transformational for Nevada, helping its uninsured rate drop from 22 percent in 2012 to 8 percent this year. Experts describe the Trump administration’s recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as the biggest health care shake-up since Obamacare was enacted in 2010.

Las Vegas runs on tourism, and the people behind that industry are overwhelmingly immigrants. But as immigration enforcement ramps up across Southern Nevada, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 leaders say workers are feeling the pressure and fear.

The new federal law making tips tax-free could benefit Nevada workers more than those in other states — but there are also caveats, such as a little-mentioned marriage penalty.

Las Vegas runs on tourism, and the people behind that industry are overwhelmingly immigrants. But as immigration enforcement ramps up across Southern Nevada, Culinary Workers Union Local 226 leaders say workers are feeling the pressure and fear.

Federal appeals courts are still figuring out how much weight to give to agencies’ views of their legal authority, a year after the US Supreme Court said judges must interpret relevant laws.
Donald Trump kicked off his political career by insinuating that Barack Obama isn’t really American, and over the years he’s used the vile tactic on several political enemies. Now he’s giving it a new twist. In recent weeks, Trump has suggested that his administration may deport New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and tech billionaire Elon Musk, though both men are U.S. citizens.

An ethics scandal that rocked the corporate bankruptcy world nearly two years ago is ratcheting up again, with pressure mounting for law firm Jackson Walker and the U.S. Justice Department's bankruptcy watchdog to reach a deal or go to trial over efforts to claw back millions of dollars in legal fees from the firm.

Tucked in President Donald Trump’s budget bill is a tax increase for gamblers. The change decreases how much of gamblers' losses can be deducted from their federal taxes. One effect is that those who itemize their IRS returns will pay taxes on losses as if they were income.

The UNLV Immigration Clinic says as of this week, there are 406 people detained by ICE being held in Southern Nevada.