In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

El Espectador

Heading into the midterms, the Democrats kept quiet about migration as if there was no problem at the border and let the Republicans dominate the debate by making this a political spectacle, blaming everything on migration. It was a missed opportunity.

Nevada Independent

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, abortion access emerged as a near-constant campaign focus during the battle for Nevada governor.

Human Rights Magazine

Corporate political donations now raise a mix of ethical, legal, and business issues.

Washington Post

The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd -- with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his windpipe -- spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police. More than two years later, that torrent has slowed.

Associated Press

The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd -- with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his windpipe -- spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police. More than two years later, that torrent has slowed.

USA Today

This picturesque village in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is nearly 2,000 miles from the country's southern border.

Las Vegas Sun

As the 25th anniversary of UNLV’s William S. Boyd School of Law draws closer in August 2023, Dean Leah Chan Grinvald has big plans for expanding the school’s reach.

Nevada Independent

Even as Republican candidates continue to pummel incumbent Democrats on a faltering economy and sidestep anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade, they have launched a fresh salvo of attacks over immigration.

The Hill

After the Supreme Court’s draft opinion rejecting a right to abortion was leaked, public confidence in the Court dropped to its lowest level in the past 50 years. And with additional controversial decisions on guns and climate change, concerns about the court’s legitimacy have increased. To more and more people, the justices operate as political partisans rather than neutral arbiters.

Nevada Current

The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling overturning the 50-year precedent of Roe v. Wade and South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham’s introduction of a federal abortion ban bill both ushered in new legal concerns about the long-sensitive subject of health data privacy.

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV professor Anthony Cabot has authored or co-authored 12 books on gaming law during his 37-year career as an attorney. But the legal expert, who holds the title of distinguished fellow of gaming law at the William S. Boyd School of Law, has surprised even his closest friends with his ability to create sculptures.

Investment News

When the Biden administration nominated Gary Gensler to be SEC chair, Knut Rostad had high hopes that the agency would fortify fiduciary duty, the standard of care for investment advisers that he has devoted his professional life to defending.