In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
The winner of November’s presidential election will determine the fate of dozens of pending solar, wind and geothermal power projects that have the potential to power millions of homes and move the nation closer to President Joe Biden’s vision for a green energy economy.

David Boies catapulted to a new level of fame more than 25 years ago after he won a landmark antitrust case against Microsoft, on behalf of the federal government. In the autumn of his storied legal career, he’s staring down his former adversary again.

It’s illegal to smoke or consume cannabis products in Nevada casinos, but marijuana use on the Resort Corridor is still prevalent. From the storefronts on Fremont Street advertising various types of flower to the tourists crammed into alleyways or in parking garages adjoining Strip resorts enjoying a smoke, many people aren’t aware that cannabis has been outlawed from gaming establishment properties.

It’s illegal to smoke or consume cannabis products in Nevada casinos, but marijuana use on the Resort Corridor is still prevalent. From the storefronts on Fremont Street advertising various types of flower to the tourists crammed into alleyways or in parking garages adjoining Strip resorts enjoying a smoke, many people aren’t aware that cannabis has been outlawed from gaming establishment properties.

It’s illegal to smoke or consume cannabis products in Nevada casinos, but marijuana use on the Resort Corridor is still prevalent. From the storefronts on Fremont Street advertising various types of flower to the tourists crammed into alleyways or in parking garages adjoining Strip resorts enjoying a smoke, many people aren’t aware that cannabis has been outlawed from gaming establishment properties.

Nevada casinos would make a titanic splash if they pushed to allow cannabis products to be consumed in their resorts. But don’t count on that happening anytime soon.
U.S. immigration authorities promised this week that a migrant accused of raping an underage girl at a shelter in Massachusetts would have his day in court, despite officers arresting him before he could get there.

Politicians are falling all over themselves lately to support the idea that the federal government shouldn’t tax tips. For more the tens of thousands of workers in Las Vegas who consider tips a part of their living wages, it seems like a good idea.

It seemed only natural after Nevada voters authorized the recreational use of marijuana in 2016 that the Silver State’s biggest and newest “sin industries” would one day overlap. But as for any potential relationship between Nevada’s casino and cannabis industries, experts say that at least in the near future, it’s a full stop.
Known for testing for minimum competency and failing to do its job, bar exam reform advocates have spent years pushing for a meaningful alternative. The perfect solution would be if all law schools did a good enough job of teaching students how to be lawyers that they were work-ready by the time they cross the stage, alas, no such luck.
Before Bailey McQueeny-Rose attended law school at the University of Oregon, she worked in reproductive health care, first as a medical assistant and then as a trainer, teaching others to do the same job. The work opened her eyes to how access to health care differed based on the laws in the six states where she oversaw training, and she began to consider becoming a civil rights lawyer.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP and the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) will co-host the fifth annual Summit for Corporate Governance Sept. 20 at the Wynn Las Vegas Resort.