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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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Campus News |

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

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Campus News |

A look at some of the most eye-grabbing headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

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People |

The co-director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution weaves law and storytelling to achieve institutional change.

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Campus News |

UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.

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Campus News |

A collection of the top news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

Emylia Terry
People |

With a decade of experience in community health and policy, Emylia Terry brings her commitment to health equity back to UNLV as an assistant professor.

Law In The News

Bloomberg

A few paragraphs deep in a sworn statement filed in court last month was a curious admission by the former chief financial officer for the Archdiocese of New York.

Mother Jones

Seemingly overnight, lawyers trained in immigration law have found themselves doubling as federal litigators as district courts became the de facto battleground in detention defense during the second Trump administration.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Heightened tensions tied to the conflict in the Middle East, along with a recent shooting in Austin that left at least two people dead last weekend, have prompted renewed warnings from former FBI officials about the risk of terrorism and the importance of reporting suspicious behavior.

PBS

The seven states that share the Colorado River did not meet a deadline for an agreement on water cutbacks. What is next for this vital water source in the West?

Nevada Current

The Nevada Gaming Control Board’s legal effort to preserve the state’s golden goose – a flourishing gambling industry devoid of federal intervention – is expected to be a multi-year endeavor that could bounce among Congress, federal court, state court, and the court of public opinion, experts say.

Wired

Fisker went out of business in 2024, but its biggest fans want to bring the “right to repair” to the masses.

Law Experts

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Recent Law Accomplishments

Professor Steve Light (Law) moderated the panel discussion, "Fiscal Sovereignty and Taxation: Tool for Tribal Economic Power" at the Tulsa Law Review Symposium: Sovereign Growth: Advancing Tribal Economies in a Changing Regulatory Landscape. 
Kathryn Rand (Law) gave the keynote address at the Tulsa Law Review Symposium: Sovereign Growth: Advancing Tribal Economies in a Changing Regulatory Landscape.
Mary LaFrance (Law) presented her paper "Enforcing The Digital Audio Transmission Mandate" at the Internet Law Works-in-Progress Conference in New York City.
Nachman Gutowski (Law) recently joined the Oklahoma Law Review AI Summit to speak on the panel, “What can be automated in the legal field?” During the session, professor Gutowski shared insights from his latest article, “Disclosing the Machine: Trends, Policies, and Considerations of Artificial Intelligence Use in Law Review Authorship.”…
Nantiya Ruan (Law) presented “Working Notice” to the faculty at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.  
Kathy Stanchi (Law) presented on "Cognitive Bias and Judging" to a group of Belgian and Canadian judges as part of the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice’s series on personal prejudices and cognitive bias.