In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Las Vegas Sun

Spring break was on the horizon at UNLV in 2020 when the global pandemic unexpectedly shuttered the university.

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

A federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled unlawful the program that has shielded from deportation hundreds of thousands of young adults living in the U.S. illegally. The ruling throws into question yet again the fate of migrants known as Dreamers.

New York Times

The judge said President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he created the program, but for now people protected under it will retain the ability to stay and work in the United States.

EA Worldview

A federal judge in Texas rules that the Dreamers program, protecting about 650,000 young people from deportation, is unlawful.

Nevada Independent

Hundreds of thousands of Nevada families with children under the age of 18 started receiving their first payments of the expanded federal child tax credit this week.

Honolulu Civil Beat

The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office says it’s on solid legal ground to bring charges against three HPD officers even though a grand jury refused to indict them.

Pissed Consumer

In this video interview with David Orentlicher, a Professor of Health Law at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, we discuss questions about health rights and COVID vaccination.

Pissed Consumer

A Professor of Health Law with UNLV helped us answer top questions about vaccination and the law.

Pissed Consumer

Do you have to show proof of vaccination?

Pissed Consumer

In this video, a Professor of Law with UNLV explains the health law, your health rights, and how they are impacted by the pandemic.

Pissed Consumer

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Quartz

Families around the US are getting an economic boost today as the federal government issues the first of its updated Child Tax Credit.