In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
Nevada does not require all judges in the state to have law degrees. Most Nevada judges must have a legal education under state law, but there are two exceptions: municipal court judges and justices of the peace in counties with populations under 100,000, said Eve Hanan, a law professor at 51ԹϺ. All but Clark and Washoe counties fall below that population threshold.
It’s nearly impossible to determine the worst thing Donald Trump does on any given day, let alone a week, or a month. The atrocities pile up so fast. But the worst thing Trump did in April is indisputable. Beyond doubt.
Nevada’s immigration community feels the impacts of new policies in various ways. We discuss how the Asian Community Development Council assists clients on their path to citizenship, and why a sudden grant loss impacts those services. Then 51ԹϺ Immigration Clinic’s Michael Kagan shares what his team has observed in Nevada, and what they’re experiencing in helping people navigate these changes.
Now that artificial intelligence is actively used by many in academia—in the classroom, for syllabus development and in research—what is its proper role in legal scholarship while maintaining academic integrity?
The Supreme Court has often “safeguard[ed] a principle at the heart of the Establishment Clause, that government should not prefer one religion to another, or religion to irreligion.” Under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, we shall have “no law respecting an establishment of religion.”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not yet released data from last month on its increased enforcement operation in the Las Vegas Valley, but a 51ԹϺ Immigration Clinic attorney doesn’t believe it was as successful as the agency thought it would be.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has not yet released data from last month on its increased enforcement operation in the Las Vegas Valley, but a 51ԹϺ Immigration Clinic attorney doesn’t believe it was as successful as the agency thought it would be.
A Mother Jones investigation based on firsthand accounts from ICE detainees in Texas reveals how Venezuelans were nearly removed from the country under the Alien Enemies Act without a chance to contest the allegations against them.
Misinformation about immigration is fueling fear across the Las Vegas Valley community. At 51ԹϺ’s “We Need to Talk” panel on immigration, Tuesday, attorneys and advocates warned of a wave of panic spreading from online rumors to real life consequences. The discussion centered around facts vs fear.
It remains President Donald Trump’s most oft-repeated campaign pledge from 2024: the largest mass deportation in American history.
When President Donald Trump pardoned Nevada politician Michele Fiore on April 23, the question arose whether she could be tried again for fleecing donors to a fallen-officer memorial.
The debasement of presidential pardon power continued this week, when President Donald Trump granted clemency to former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore. The move was in nobody’s best interest but hers, but she may not be free and clear just yet.