In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Las Vegas Review Journal

About three-quarters of DACA participants in Nevada who were eligible to renew their status did so by the Oct. 5 deadline, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A few dozen undocumented immigrants who were at the Route 91 Harvest festival when a gunman opened fire on the crowd are attempting to turn tragedy into an opportunity.

Washington Post

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been escalating his rhetoric against immigrants, this time targeting asylum seekers and the lawyers and adjudicators who handle their cases. He’s been particularly upset about a surge in asylum claims by Central Americans fleeing gang violence, which he thinks is a sign of “rampant abuse and fraud.” Last month, he called unaccompanied children who flee from MS-13 and other gangs “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”

Washington Post

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been escalating his rhetoric against immigrants, this time targeting asylum seekers and the lawyers and adjudicators who handle their cases. He's been particularly upset about a surge in asylum claims by Central Americans fleeing gang violence, which he thinks is a sign of "rampant abuse and fraud." Last month, he called unaccompanied children who flee from MS-13 and other gangs "wolves in sheep's clothing."

Las Vegas Review Journal

The verdict for Nevada’s most recent bar exam is in, and it’s a positive outcome for UNLV’s Boyd School of Law.

News Deeply

IN 2015, ALBUQUERQUE delivered as much water as it had in 1983, despite its population growing by 70 percent. In 2016, Tucson delivered as much water as it had in 1984, despite a 67 percent increase in customer hook-ups. The trend is the same for Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, said longtime water policy researcher Gary Woodard, who rattled off these statistics in a recent phone interview.

Capital Public Radio

Capital Bureau Chief Ben Adler previews Gov. Jerry Brown signing the "sanctuary state" legislation.

NPR

Next door to the Mandalay Bay casino where Sunday night's shooting rampage occurred on the Las Vegas strip, British tourist Gary Shepherd was struggling like nearly everyone else to process what happened.

NPR

A federal judge in Las Vegas on Friday will consider a motion to delay the start of next week's high profile trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and his militia associates.

WealthManagement.com

The SIFMA organization formally voiced concerns to the state’s securities division.

Five Thirty Eight

This year’s Supreme Court term begins Monday with a flashback. Two of the first cases to go before the court are being argued for a second time, now with the crucial addition of new Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was not present for the original oral arguments last term and was therefore unable to weigh in.

Long Beach Press-Telegram

The line stretches down the block before the sun rises in Los Angeles, made up of immigrants seeking help to renew their work permits under a program that has shielded them from deportation but is now nearing its end.