News: William S. Boyd School of Law

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Legal education classes help community members with a variety of issues, including bankruptcy, foreclosure mediation, and family law.

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Clinical Training, Dispute Resolution and Legal Writing Programs Receive High Marks in Annual Survey of Best Graduate Schools and Specialty Programs

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While drought conditions in the West continue to produce record drops in water levels at Lake Mead, a rising tide of research at UNLV seeks to address some of the region's most pressing water issues.

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Students put down books and pick up passports for unique learning experiences.

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While drought conditions in the West continue to produce record drops in water levels at Lake Mead, a rising tide of research at UNLV seeks to address some of the region’s most pressing water issues.

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Programs in the UNLV College of Education and William S. Boyd School of Law have earned rankings from the annual national survey of universities.

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Two of the William S. Boyd School of Law's specialty programs are among the best in the nation.
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The Kids’ Court School at the Boyd School of Law helps reduce a child’s angst and fear of the court system by teaching them about the judicial process. More than 300 children have already participated.

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Designed to encourage faculty collaboration and acquisition of external grant funding, the President’s Research Award has also sparked intriguing research projects on subjects ranging from nanotechnology to volcanoes.

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Law professor Thomas B. McAffee discusses the history, context, and impact of the Ninth and Tenth amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which focus on the powers held by the states and by the people.

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Ray Patterson, law professor and associate director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution