In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Missouri Business Alert

Missouri lawmakers are debating a series of right-to-repair bills that could reshape how consumers and farmers access tools, software and information needed to maintain and repair their equipment — an issue advocates said is costing farmers time, money and control over the equipment they own.

Bloomberg

Elon Musk may finally be done with Delaware. Almost. The messy split between the world’s richest person and America’s corporate capital cleared another hurdle this week when a judge dismissed the last Tesla Inc. investor lawsuits filed in Delaware, effectively sending them to Texas. The ruling came days after Musk’s bias allegations led the chief of Delaware’s Chancery Court to reassign the litigation under bizarre circumstances.

Reno Gazette-Journal

Tax returns filed in 2026 will be the first affected by President Donald Trump’s temporary “No Tax on Tips” policy — and for some Nevada workers, eligibility may be narrower than expected.

Nevada Independent

The complaints largely opposed a draft order to reduce groundwater pumping in certain areas and accused then-State Engineer Adam Sullivan of “coercion.”

Tribal Business News

The collaboration brings together two institutions focused on tribal governance and legal education, with an emphasis on strengthening court systems and leadership capacity across Indian Country. Officials said the effort will combine academic instruction with practical training tailored to tribal legal systems.

La Nacion

The policy that has now been repealed required that a large number of these people be kept in custody, without allowing them to request a review of their detention.

The Dallas Morning News

Sands Corp. faces competition from Chickasaw, Choctaw and others. That’s if lawmakers expand casino gaming in Texas.

The Dallas Morning News

The Tigua of El Paso, the Kickapoo and the Alabama-Coushatta battled the state for their right to be sovereign and self-sufficient.

The Dallas Morning News

During the 2025 legislative session, heated debate in Austin illustrated how politically savvy one Texas Native American tribe had become.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Las Vegas police clarify scope of ICE partnership, saying collaboration limited to jail facility

Vegas Inc

Electronic pull tabs — the digital, more dynamic evolution of their paper predecessors — are giving charities a low-cost, low-maintenance way to modernize revenue without overhauling their entire operation.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project and UNLV’s Immigration Clinic filed the class-action lawsuit in late October.