In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
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A longtime Las Vegas resident and construction worker who has spent months in immigration detention after arrests for minor infractions that were quickly dismissed is suing Las Vegas police and Sheriff Joe Lombardo for their role in landing him in deportation proceedings.
UNLV’s acting President Marta Meana will not apply to stay in the role permanently, she said in a message to faculty, staff and students Monday morning.
Interim UNLV President Marta Meana will not seek a permanent appointment to the presidency, making the announcement to a group of university deans and other administrators at a regularly scheduled meeting late last month.
When it came time for UNLV to submit a 119-page application for a prestigious community engagement award, many stakeholders in the Las Vegas Valley combined to take part in the process. After all, the university has long taken pride in its outreach and has developed many loyal community partners over the years.
The UNLV Immigration Clinic at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law has offered immigration legal assistance to university students, staff and family members since 2018.
The law touches nearly every aspect of society. As such, a law degree can be a stepping stone to a career that can have a meaningful impact on many lives. It can also be a pathway to a high-paying career.
Some lawyers say that little has changed with bar exams nationwide, and there are still concerns about whether the test accurately evaluates the skills needed to practice law. Others have argued that today’s technology could handle many methods of bar exam testing than seemed impossible in 1980.
The Sixth Circuit will hear oral argument over whether a federal judge improperly threw out a former scrap yard worker’s disability bias lawsuit based on outdated legal standards that Congress amended more than a decade ago.
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employee who captained a detention center in Nevada has been fired for alleged ties to a neo-Nazi website, according to a Vice investigation.
Casino executives, industry analysts and lawyers attended a conference at the UNLV Boyd School of Law to consult on how biometrics, AI and machine learning could shape the future of Las Vegas casinos, writes the Nevada Independent.
The year is 2022, and you’ve just pulled up a seat at one of thousands of glittering slot machines on the Las Vegas Strip. As the multi-colored patchwork of jackpots dances on-screen, something new pops up: your name, greeting you like an old friend.
