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William S. Boyd School of Law News

The William S. Boyd School of Law prepares students for the competent and ethical practice of law, offering three- and four-year programs for the Juris Doctor degree.

Current Law News

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Campus News |

A monthly roundup of the top news stories at UNLV, featuring the presidential election, gaming partnerships, and much more.

Joyce Mack and her daughter Marilynn smile for a photo
UNLV History |

The philanthropist and her family bet on UNLV's success with contributions to help establish the campus, build the Thomas & Mack Center, and advance the law school.

UNLV professor Francine Lipman
Business and Community |

As Congress and presidential candidates debate hospitality worker wages, UNLV tax law expert Francine Lipman parses the pros and cons for businesses, customers, and employees in Nevada and beyond.

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UNLV History |

The matriarch of the Mack family supported the university's rise since its founding.

UNLV Boyd School of Law alumnus and Las Vegas Raiders senior vice president and general counsel Justin Carley poses inside Allegiant Stadium
People |

When he’s not tackling legal affairs for the Las Vegas Raiders, the Alumnus of the Year for the William S. Boyd School of Law helps coach students interested in sports law.

Undergrad researcher Benjamin Sabir helps H. Jeremy Cho examine an atmospheric water harvesting device. (Jeff Scheid/UNLV)
Campus News |

A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.

Law In The News

USA Today

After years of Texas being the first stop for people illegally crossing the border, Lone Star State officials are volunteering to let President-elect Donald Trump use a state ranch as the last place immigrants set foot on American soil before being forcibly deported.On Tuesday, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham offered Trump a 1,400-acre ranch near the border in South Texas to host a mass deportation facility. Buckingham bought the ranch earlier this year, she said, because the previous owner refused to let Texas build a border wall across it.

Nevada Current

Nevada’s captains of industry and political leaders are doing little, if anything, to prepare for the potential economic hit as well as the human toll of President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to deport at least 11 million undocumented immigrants, including 189,000 who live in Nevada.

Las Vegas Weekly

With Donald Trump in line to be the next president of the United States, immigrant communities across Nevada and the nation are bracing for his promise to carry out the “largest deportation in the history of our country,” removing millions of immigrants in mass roundups and raids. Among the most immediate effects of such a move would be to tear Nevada families apart, experts predict.

Las Vegas Weekly

With Donald Trump in line to be the next president of the United States, immigrant communities across Nevada and the nation are bracing for his promise to carry out the “largest deportation in the history of our country,” removing millions of immigrants in mass roundups and raids. Among the most immediate effects of such a move would be to tear Nevada families apart, experts predict.

USA Today

Giddel Contreras lives in the Bronx, works as a chef at a hotel-resort in Queens and is as much a New Yorker as the next guy. But the Honduran native's decision to illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border back in 1995 means he may now be a target for deportation – despite being married more than a decade to a U.S. citizen, living and working legally in the U.S. for more than 25 years and having a child who's a U.S. citizen.

Citywire RIA

This presidential election is putting bonds front and centre and that's not necessarily a good thing.

Law Experts

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Recent Law Accomplishments

Marketa Trimble (Law) participated in a webinar organized by the Digital Law Center of the University of Geneva Law Faculty. She presented on the topic "International IP in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Digital Trade Governance."
Dean Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) presented at the American Bar Association's IP, Sports, and Entertainment Law Conference on "Shining Lights and Trademark Fights: Ornamental Uses, The First Amendment and More."
Professor Marketa Trimble (Law) presented at the American Bar Association's IP, Sports, and Entertainment Law Conference on "The House Always Wins: AI's Impact on Copyright Law."
David Tanenhaus (Law; History) delivered the Brieland Lecture on "In the Meantime, the Past and Future of Juvenile Justice." as the 17th Brieland Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois School of Social Work.
Professor Nachman Gutowski (Law) presented at LexCon on Approaches to Incorporating Commercial Bar Costs Into Your JD Program.
Professor Leslie Griffin (Law) spoke at the 4th World Congress on Primary Healthcare and Medicare Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, about her book chapter on traumatic brain injury.