In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

The Hill

Financial regulation often seems complicated, and the public tends not to care because we may lack context to grasp all of the issues at stake. Still, there is one issue that the public understands: Financial regulators should not take money from the firms under their supervision.

La Opinión

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday ordered immigration judges to expedite as much as possible the disposition of pending cases in those courts, confirming among other things that it will review the effectiveness of the magistrates in "finalizing" pending cases and that the federal government will make a heavy investment in hiring to assist them.

Las Vegas Sun

In El Salvador, a 9-year-old girl lived with her great-grandmother. Although gang violence flooded the streets in her home country, she felt protected by the woman.

Las Vegas Sun

It’s been about 17 years since Las Vegas resident Sandra Granados left the guns and danger she remembers from El Salvador for Las Vegas, finding work, raising children and living with an uncertain immigration status.

Nevada Independent

Alejandra Hernandez and her husband lived in the U.S. with prayers on their lips, thinking day and night of the daughter they had left behind in their home country of El Salvador when the girl was just 1-year-old.

Wall Street Journal

This area of law is prone to abuse. It’s difficult to file a bar complaint after you’ve been deported.

KNPR News

Last Thursday evening, November 16, the stars of the local legal scene — Barbara Buckley, Jason Frierson, Harry Reid — gathered in an auditorium-style classroom at UNLV’s law school.

Las Vegas Sun

In 2014, the UNLV Immigration Clinic received a grant to provide legal assistance to unaccompanied young immigrants who have fled abuse and gang violence in Central America.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Las Vegas immigration judges are among the nation’s toughest when it comes to granting asylum, a new report from Syracuse University shows.

Think Advisor

FINRAs board "has public board members who have very deep ties to the securities industry," said the lawyers' trade group.

Financial Planning

A new report by a group of securities arbitration attorneys calls into question FINRA's ability to protect investors given alleged conflicts of interests on its board.

Las Vegas Sun

Standing on the front steps of the federal courthouse in downtown Las Vegas, Assemblyman Edgar Flores said that the only differential between recipients of temporary deportation relief and U.S. citizens is a “piece of paper.”