In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

KNPR News

Watch, read or listen to the news every day and you hear a lot about conflict. But you don’t hear much about conflict resolution. How do we get past the divides in our country, in our state and city so that people are working together on the advancement of society?

Nevada Independent

For decades, bad financial advice has caused Americans to lose billions of dollars to unnecessary costs and fees. One recent study by the White House Council of Economic Advisers pegged the price of conflicted financial advice at $17 billion in annual losses. Retirement savers pay these high fees because financial advisers often steer clients toward investments that kick money back to financial advisers. Our retirement savers deserve better.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Henderson Detention Center’s contract to house detainees for Immigration and Customs Enforcement generates $9 million to $10 million per year, a moneymaker city officials steadfastly defend as essential to offsetting costs and bolstering coffers.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada will continue to be ground zero in the immigration debate, potentially for the next two election cycles. Nevada voters may get to choose in the 2018 election whether to amend the state constitution to ban sanctuary cities. Senate Minority Leader Michael Roberson is leading the charge and announced last week the creation of Prevent Sanctuary Cities, a political action committee to pursue a ballot question that would prevent Nevada from allowing sanctuary cities.

Las Vegas Sun

After bidding farewell to the U.S. Senate in December, Harry Reid has — perhaps surprisingly — had no trouble moving on from life in elected office.

Roll Call

Former Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid never held his tongue when talking about Donald Trump when he was a candidate. But in an interview published Monday in the Las Vegas Sun, Reid said he didn’t want to talk about the president anymore.

Las Vegas Sun

Using his executive authority, President Donald Trump directed Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Wednesday to review national monument designations dating back to the Clinton administration.

Las Vegas Sun

Harry Reid spent his adult life impacting Nevadans through national politics. The 34-year U.S. legislator and former Senate majority leader will now spend part of his post-retirement time teaching the next generation of Nevada leaders.

KSNV-TV: News 3

He walks in the door, arguably, the most famous "professor" at the William S. Boyd School of Law. Ten days ago, UNLV announced that Reid, Nevada's former Democratic US Senator, will become the law school's first Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy.

Poker Central

Students attending the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Las Vegas drafted legislative language for the Nevada Senate to allow for pari-mutuel wagering on poker tournaments, eSports or any other event not classified as a horse race, dog race or sporting event.

KNPR News

Elissa Lafranconi might be done with undergraduate work at UNLV, but she’s still putting down roots on campus.

Casino.org

Throughout his 30-year tenure in the US Senate, Reid served not only Nevadans, but the interests of the casinos located in his home state. A lifelong resident of the Silver State, the democrat served as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission prior to his election to the US House of Representatives in 1983.