Sphere Entertainment Co., TripAdvisor, Inc., and other big-name companies have made headlines in recent years by moving their legal headquarters to Nevada — abandoning the traditional capital of corporate governance and bringing new revenue into the Silver State’s coffers. Now, an effort moving through the Legislature hopes to attract even more.

These selfless legal professionals, representing organizations such as the Clark County Bar Association, the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV, exemplify the enduring promise of the great American experiment. Unequal and unfair access to the law and legal representation was one of the foundational grievances American colonists had when breaking with the British empire.

A persistent misunderstanding is that Native American tribes have unfair advantages in industries like gaming and cannabis. While some believe tribes exploit loopholes, enjoy tax breaks, or bypass regulations, tribes actually operate under a distinct legal framework rooted in treaties, federal law, and a government-to-government relationship with the United States that recognizes their inherent sovereignty.

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross — even on a president’s instruction.

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross — even on a president’s instruction.

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross — even on a president’s instruction.

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross — even on a president’s instruction.

Nevada does not require all judges in the state to have law degrees. Most Nevada judges must have a legal education under state law, but there are two exceptions: municipal court judges and justices of the peace in counties with populations under 100,000, said Eve Hanan, a law professor at UNLV. All but Clark and Washoe counties fall below that population threshold.

It’s nearly impossible to determine the worst thing Donald Trump does on any given day, let alone a week, or a month. The atrocities pile up so fast. But the worst thing Trump did in April is indisputable. Beyond doubt.

Nevada’s immigration community feels the impacts of new policies in various ways. We discuss how the Asian Community Development Council assists clients on their path to citizenship, and why a sudden grant loss impacts those services. Then UNLV Immigration Clinic’s Michael Kagan shares what his team has observed in Nevada, and what they’re experiencing in helping people navigate these changes.

Now that artificial intelligence is actively used by many in academia—in the classroom, for syllabus development and in research—what is its proper role in legal scholarship while maintaining academic integrity?

The Supreme Court has often “safeguard[ed] a principle at the heart of the Establishment Clause, that government should not prefer one religion to another, or religion to irreligion.” Under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, we shall have “no law respecting an establishment of religion.”