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William S. Boyd School of Law News

The William S. Boyd School of Law prepares students for the competent and ethical practice of law, offering three- and four-year programs for the Juris Doctor degree.

Current Law News

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Joyce Woodhouse leaves Nevada better for children and families.

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A flowery collection of top headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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A UNLV-record 33 graduate and professional programs rank among the nation’s top 100 in their discipline, including 15 in law and 6 in business.

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Some of the most vibrant headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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Gina Bongiovi draws on her own experience as an entrepreneur to help business owners navigate complex legal decisions.

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Some of the hottest headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

Law In The News

Nevada Current

The Clark County District Court this week announced it has restructured its departments to include a dedicated business court. The restructuring is expected to bring down case adjudication times, and it could help an ongoing effort to transform Nevada into a premier destination for corporate litigation.

El Tiempo Latino

More than 45,000 habeas corpus petitions have flooded federal courts since ICE expanded mandatory detention. Federal judges order the release of detainees, but immigration judges almost automatically deny bond.

The Bond Buyer

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's website reflects five settled disciplinary actions involving Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board rule violations this year through Friday, half as many as were listed for the same period last year.

The Times

Native Americans are reclaiming traditions and learning languages their ancestors were beaten for speaking. But after centuries of repression, migration and intermarriage, a debate is raging about who gets to call themselves Indian.

KSNV-TV: News 3

The fatal shooting of a City of Las Vegas employee earlier this month is prompting city leaders to examine whether changes can be made to workplace firearm policies, though officials say Nevada law may leave them with limited options.

Tribal Business News

A federal agency has proposed a new rule that could loosen its regulation of prediction markets — and undercut tribal and state governments’ challenges to those markets’ operations.

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Recent Law Accomplishments

Ian Bartrum's (Law) article, "Structural Originalism: A Second Amendment Case Study," was cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her dissent in the recent case Wolford v. Lopez.
Maryam Ahranjani (Law) discussed her book, Women in Criminal Law: A Guide for Inclusive and Thriving Workplaces, during a virtual panel hosted by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Criminal Law Section.
Nancy Rapoport (Law) served as a panelist for the Jones Day webinar, "Women in IP Speaker Series: A View From the Top – Mentoring in the Age of AI."
Mary LaFrance's (Law) article, "Copyright, eBooks, and the Future of Digital Lending," was selected for inclusion in the 2026 edition of the Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook. The anthology is published annually by Thomson Reuters (West).
Eve Hanan (Law) presented at the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction 2026 Summer Seminar in Carson City. Her session, titled "New Research, Best Practices, and Promising Initiatives in Misdemeanor Sentencing," reviewed the current landscape of sentencing conditions. The presentation focused on aligning constitutional limits and judicial options…
Shih-Chun "Steven" Chien (Law) and his co-authors, Justice Goodwin Liu and Ajay K. Mehrotra, have published their article, "The 'Bamboo Ceiling' in Law: Asian American Perspectives of Inequality in the Legal Profession," in the Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.