In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
Can’t use a drone? What about a blimp?
Miami Beach Police Department circumvented a 2015 ban on police drone surveillance when it monitored a crowded Orange Bowl celebration event last month using a small, helium-filled blimp, called a “tethered aerostat.”
Lawyers and bankers revel in a system that can rack up $33,000 in fees for photocopying.
Recently elected Clark County Commissioners Tick Segerblom and Justin Jones, former Democratic state senators, were sworn in Monday by District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez.
The Trump White House’s personnel problems now generate increased systemic risk. The problems have long been apparent with aides and officials penning anonymous op-eds, pleading guilty to federal crimes and resigning in protest.
Mobilizing minority voters played a key role in the blue wave that washed over the 2018 midterm election in Nevada, according to a panel of political organizers gathered at UNLV’s Boyd Law School on Tuesday.
When the Camp Fire hit California, there were more than 1,000 inmates on the frontlines trying to control the flames. Though they worked alongside thousands of other firefighters, their pay was significantly less. Inmates were paid $2 per day plus an additional $1 per hour while fighting the fire. But, low wages for inmates are not uncommon. Earlier this year, inmates organized a 19 day protest to bring attention low wages and poor work conditions.
Everyone knows (at least by now) that there’s still no law school in Alaska. But which state was the most recent to get its first law school?
Nevada’s only law school celebrated its 20th anniversary with a Saturday night gala at the Bellagio featuring former Vice President Joe Biden.
Gaming Commission members are so far ignoring a call from Governor Brian Sandoval to consider proposed rules to help protect hotel and casino workers from sexual harassment.
When Vanguard Founder Jack Bogle introduced the first index fund to the American public in the 1970s, he wasn’t promising that it’d outperform the markets. Rather, the promise behind index funds was to diversify across and track the performance of the overall market at a low cost to the investor. Today, you can invest in the Vanguard 500 Index Fund for as low as 4 basis points.
Imagine the archetypal Silicon Valley startup founder. If you envisioned a young Mark Zuckerberg or some other gangly white male, you are not alone.
Imagine the archetypal Silicon Valley startup founder. If you envisioned a young Mark Zuckerberg or some other gangly white male, you are not alone.