In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Rookie speculators try to strike it big on short-term investments that often act like lottery tickets

On Wednesday, six Colorado voters and the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed a lawsuit in state court to prevent former President Donald Trump from running for the presidency next year.

A family victory may lead to asset seizure being considered a criminal punishment. That would give Nevadans the right to free counsel to fight such proceedings.

You're driving down the highway behind a dump truck and all of a sudden "Bam!" a rock hits your vehicle, breaking your windshield.
Although many people don’t realize it, there’s an intersection between two completely different areas of law. When a noncitizen child seeks Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), immigration and guardianship law intersect to provide a pathway to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status for children who cannot be reunited with their parents due to abuse, abandonment, and/ or neglect, when it’s not in their best interest to return to their home country. SIJS is a form of humanitarian immigration relief that, if granted, offers stability and safety to vulnerable immigrant children in the U.S.
Although many people don’t realize it, there’s an intersection between two completely different areas of law. When a noncitizen child seeks Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), immigration and guardianship law intersect to provide a pathway to lawful permanent resident (LPR) status for children who cannot be reunited with their parents due to abuse, abandonment, and/ or neglect, when it’s not in their best interest to return to their home country. SIJS is a form of humanitarian immigration relief that, if granted, offers stability and safety to vulnerable immigrant children in the U.S.
10-year Plan Emphasizes Early Intervention and Increases Disciplinary Authority
The European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act is on track to become the world's first comprehensive regulation of this emerging technology. As a first mover, and by virtue of the "Brussels Effect," the AI Act may be talked up as one of the global standards for the regulation of AI — much as the EU General Data Protection Regulation has been for the regulation of data protection.
The programs will be offered online in an asynchronous format, with participants able to learn at their own pace and in any time zone over the six week course schedule.

When I sat down a year ago to pen a guest Where I Stand column, the water situation on the Colorado River looked very different. The previous winter had brought no relief to the drought-stricken region and the reservoirs were threatening to drop to catastrophic levels with the very real possibility that our neighbors south of us could be cut off from river water entirely.

Several Southern Nevada restaurants, including Bouchon Las Vegas by celebrity chef Thomas Keller, are being accused of sexual harassment in four lawsuits filed this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Police tape surrounded the building and news that a neighbor had been killed in an officer-involved shooting came in.