In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

When I tell people that I work with children fleeing persecution, I can see the darkness of what that means come across their face as they comment on how hard that must be. And of course, it is.

Progressives are livid at Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V. — once again.

The Supreme Court was unanimous in its refusal to let immigrants who have been allowed to stay in the United States on humanitarian grounds apply to become permanent residents if they entered the country illegally.
You probably do not know her name. She was the first person to have her gender discrimination lawsuit, against the Salvation Army, dismissed in 1972 because she was a minister.

As the rhetorical battle over Israel and Palestine wages, some progressives find ourselves caught in the middle.

It’s a difficult topic to navigate, for sure. As many, many people will rush to tell you should you dare voice a concern or, God forbid, form an opinion, it’s a complicated situation.

In an attempt to bridge the gap, Nevada Assembly lawmakers on Wednesday approved AB376, which allocates $500,000 in state funds for the UNLV Immigration Clinic to expand its no-cost legal services for immigrants.

UNLV’s Boyd School of Law has hired a new interim dean who’ll start on the job July 1.
The recent decision not to prosecute four Las Vegas Metro police officers in last June’s shooting death of Jorge Gomez could impact tourists visiting the Las Vegas Strip, warns UNLV law professor Addie C. Rolnick.

Did the system fail 41-year-old Tamika Williams? That’s the haunting question on one family’s mind after police say the woman was killed by her boyfriend.
All but one of the 10 most tax-friendly states experienced gains in population from 2019 to 2020, according to a new analysis from MoneyGeek, a personal finance technology company located in San Francisco.

President Joe Biden signed a new bill into law Thursday, with the goal of combatting hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.