In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

ABA Journal

After 2024’s seismic shifts in the bar exams around the country, aftershocks will continue to roll through the new year, experts say. The ABA Journal spoke with several such experts; these are 10 of their predictions for 2025.

Las Vegas Sun

Nearly a decade ago, members of a Northern California Native American tribe, the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, made a big bet when they bought 160 untouched acres north of San Francisco to erect a $700 million casino resort it had no approval to build.

New York Times

Nearly a decade ago, members of a Northern California Native American tribe, the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, made a big bet when they bought 160 untouched acres north of San Francisco to erect a $700 million casino resort they had no approval to build.

Justia

The October surprise really happened. The surprise occurred in 1980, when members of the Reagan/Bush campaign asked Iran to hold the American hostages captive longer. William Casey, who was Ronald Reagan’s campaign manager, met with Iranians in Madrid and asked them not to release the hostages as long as Jimmy Carter was president. Casey promised Iran armaments, which Israel would deliver to them. Casey and others promised the ranians that things would be much better for them once Reagan was elected. Goodbye, Jimmy Carter.

Las Vegas Review Journal

For less than a year, the desert landscape and sacred mountains of Avi Kwa Ame have been spared from the sprawl of developers and the wandering eye of the mining industry.

inkl

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt has suggested that Title 42, a controversial policy used during his first term to expel asylum-seeking migrants, may be reinstated via executive action on his first day in office.

The Latin Times

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt has suggested that Title 42, a controversial policy used during his first term to expel asylum-seeking migrants, may be reinstated via executive action on his first day in office.

Nevada Independent

Gov. Joe Lombardo issued a joint statement with other Republican governors last week saying that he is ready to deploy state law enforcement and the National Guard to support deportation efforts under the incoming Trump administration — a move that could have major implications in Nevada, which has the highest per capita undocumented population of any state.

The Nevada Globe

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo joined 25 other Republican governors on Wednesday in endorsing President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to address illegal immigration. The group pledged to assist in deporting undocumented immigrants who pose threats to public safety and national security.

Las Vegas Sun

A month away from retaking office, President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants calls on using military forces to deport migrants and potentially create detention camps to hold them, he told Time magazine last week.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Southern Nevada organizations are coming together to discuss how local immigrants can prepare for possible deportations. This comes just days after President-elect Donald Trump elaborated further on his plans when in office during an interview with NBC's Kristen Welker.

Forbes

The latest development in a heated years-long legal battle between Utah-based brokerage Alpine Securities and its regulator, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), has added more uncertainty over the future of market regulation.