In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Is Las Vegas going to run out of water? It might feel that way if you’ve been paying any attention to the growing bathtub ring around Lake Mead, the shrinking Colorado River and federal actions to try to keep the river’s main reservoirs in working order.

The UNLV Immigration Clinic is getting another financial boost. According to Commissioner Tick Segerblom, $500,000 from the marijuana fund was given to the clinic back in 2021. On Tuesday, Clark County commissioners voted to extend that amount through 2024.

UNLV’s International Center for Gaming Regulation named Megan Basson as its executive director. The center, which is part of the school’s International Gaming Institute and UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, is dedicated to the study of gaming industry regulatory matters.

Lots of people aren’t happy in their jobs. One survey says about 52 percent of workers nationwide are unhappy at work, and about 40 percent say they wouldn’t recommend their job to their worst enemy. In Las Vegas, 59 percent of workers say pay and benefits are key to work satisfaction.
Trump’s attorneys filed a complaint in the Michigan Court of Claims on Tuesday seeking to bar Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from disqualifying him from the 2024 presidential ballot.
After fighting imposter syndrome, Melissa Corral is finally where she has always wanted to be: helping families like her own obtain legal status so they can stay in the U.S.—and she has never been happier or more fulfilled.

ACLU challenging similar Clark County ordinance, says it would litigate city’s measure
Former rep Sidney Lebental is citing FINRA’s legal sparring match with Alpine Securities to halt disciplinary proceedings against him. Meanwhile, FINRA has responded to Alpine’s allegations.

Possible consolidation of parcels puts public land users on edge as concerns about access abound.

Police say 58 Culinary Union members were arrested on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday night in what the union called an act of "civil disobedience."
Citing the First Amendment, the White House Tuesday rejected calls to pull the visas of students who express support for Hamas while Republicans rolled their eyes at what they see as suspicious and sudden conversion to free speech absolutism.
Ruben Garcia, law professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, joins us to talk more about the many strikes that we're seeing all across the country.
