In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Las Vegas Sun

When I sat down a year ago to pen a guest Where I Stand column, the water situation on the Colorado River looked very different. The previous winter had brought no relief to the drought-stricken region and the reservoirs were threatening to drop to catastrophic levels with the very real possibility that our neighbors south of us could be cut off from river water entirely.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Several Southern Nevada restaurants, including Bouchon Las Vegas by celebrity chef Thomas Keller, are being accused of sexual harassment in four lawsuits filed this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Police tape surrounded the building and news that a neighbor had been killed in an officer-involved shooting came in.

CNN

Former President Donald Trump’s surrender to the authorities in Georgia Thursday on charges of racketeering, forgery, false statements and other crimes, as well as his three previous arraignments in separate criminal probes, reflects an important reality: Trump allegedly violated the law on many occasions, and he should be held accountable through criminal prosecutions. Indeed, it is essential to bring Trump to justice for his assaults on the electoral process.

Vegas Business Digest

The Tom and Leslie Thomas Small Business Initiative Endowment Fund will support students to become legal professionals and advocate for small businesses.

Bonus.com

California online sports betting could be on the November 2024 ballot, but it’s unlikely as advocates appear to have missed a vital deadline in the process to put the question before voters.

Nevada Independent

Authors surprised themselves at how earmarking federal land sale money for Nevada would pay such dividends for parks, trails and conservation.

Wall Street Journal

Another bucket of cold water threatens the once-hot trend of amateur day trading

Let's Talk Markets Podcast

A July decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit could ultimately undermine the very core of FINRA's mission. Today, we are asking a fascinating question: Is FINRA unconstitutional? Recent decisions say...maybe?

WealthManagement

Utah-based Alpine Securities is challenging the constitutionality of FINRA. Given recent judicial decisions from more conservative courts, some legal scholars think it may succeed.

New York Times

The plea deal resolved nearly two years of legal jostling between prosecutors and Ruggs’s defense team, which had raised questions about how the police gathered evidence that Ruggs had been drinking.

Verdict

My trip, the movie, and the commentary by scholars all remind me that ethical analysis runs deep, and must take account of many aspects of decision-making, both personal and strategic. It’s not one simple thing or another. I would like my students to remember that. And that even the weather has its significant role to play in the outcome of our choices.