In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
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.
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.
In post-Roe v. Wade America, states and the federal government are left to navigate the legal ramifications of the Supreme Court overturning a 50-year legal precedent. As reproductive health centers, medical professionals, and legislatures that support abortion rights cope with the uncertainty, Republicans and motivated anti-abortion rights activists are pushing for a national ban.
The Trump administration issued rules and legal guidance that made it more difficult for unions to organize workers, and for workers to bring complaints and lawsuits against employers for alleged labor-law violations.
Workers are gaining ground in efforts to unionize. Employees at Chipotle and Trader Joe's voted to unionize for the first time in recent weeks.
Looking at newly available data from Las Vegas Metro police, the 8 News Now I-Team found the most-reported crime across the Las Vegas valley is simple assault.
Back in November 2021, cryptocurrencies, which saw a huge surge during most of the pandemic, suddenly began to nosedive. Joe Hovde, a New York-based data scientist, decided that this might be his moment to buy into crypto: He took a risk on the price plunge and bought some Ethereum, the next most popular crypto asset after Bitcoin, on Coinbase, a crypto exchange.
A major modification to the proposal would allow state regulators to participate in arbitration hearings that determine whether to clear a broker's record of a customer dispute.
Clark County will investigate The Siegel Group's treatment of tenants during the pandemic after a federal investigation found the landlord engaged in "uniquely egregious" practices to evict residents.
Three new cases of employees against religious employers were decided this past week. There was small good news for the plaintiff in one case, and two more losses by “ministers.”
The risky, illiquid investments were sold to recent retirees.
Police shootings in Las Vegas decreased nearly 50% last year, according to a report recently released by Metro Police — a trend one high-ranking department official said can be attributed to an increase in patrol officers hired in 2021, as well as a revamped approach to how police deal with potentially dangerous subjects.