In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

The National Law Review

In 2017, Nevada codified the internal affairs doctrine by enacting NRS 78.012.

PR Newswire

BYU Law, a leading national law school focused on innovation in the legal field, today announced the selected participants of BYU LawStories, a storytelling initiative open to law school students in the United States.

FedSmith

After much political drama over the possibility of Americans getting lower tax refunds due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it turns out that refunds haven’t slipped after all. Recent data show that the average tax refund is up over last year by 1.3% to $3,143.

Axios

 

It's been almost a year since the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which had prevented states from creating their own regulations regarding sports betting.

 

KNPR News

If your tax return was less than expected, you’re not alone.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Private equity firms TPG Capital and Apollo Global Management have sold their remaining stake in Caesars Entertainment Corp., exiting an 11-year investment that turned sour almost immediately.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Boyd Law School at UNLV moved up in an annual ranking of the country’s top graduate and professional schools.

KTNV-TV: ABC 13

13 UNLV programs, including 8 from the William S. Boyd School of Law, ranked among the top 100 in U.S. News & World Report's annual collection of top graduate and professional schools.

Las Vegas Sun

The William S. Boyd School of Law is among the top 60 law schools in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking released today.

Casino.Org

Cryptocurrency gambling at US casinos — with digital currencies like Bitcoin — remains a long-shot, even though a new Rutgers University study found that more than 50 percent of active gamblers traded in cryptos in a recent year.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Big changes could be on the horizon for the gaming industry if the January reinterpretation of the federal Wire Act becomes a U.S. Justice Department mandate.

Hill

Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee will convene a hearing to review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). They have a difficult task in front of them.