In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
GenBioPro, the Nevada pharmaceutical company that makes and distributes a generic version of the medication abortion drug mifepristone, has joined the Food and Drug Administration in a lawsuit to protect access to the drug that’s become a major method of ending a pregnancy in the United States.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has faced criticism from the securities industry it regulates ever since it was formed in 2007 by the merging of NASD and NYSE Regulation, Enforcement, and Arbitration. And an ongoing lawsuit that targets the self-regulatory organization’s authority to expel broker-dealers could eventually erode its powers.
Testimony wrapped up on Wednesday in the formal State Bar of Nevada hearing held to determine whether Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones should forfeit his law license.
Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones told a three-person panel deciding whether to disbar him that he made a “stupid mistake” when he wiped his phone clean of text messages related to a lawsuit over a proposed real estate development.
Court actions challenging self-regulatory organizations' constitutionality – including one targeting the municipal securities market's principal regulator – could upend the regulatory framework in the U.S., potentially igniting a financial crisis, a law professor said.
Trump administration efforts to use the IRS in its crackdown on undocumented immigrants are giving rise to worry that the government could improperly use tax data to help with deportations.
The family of a man who was found dead inside his room from a fentanyl overdose after a robbery by a sex worker at a Strip resort in 2023 has sued the owners of the hotel.
Immigrant families were encouraged to plan for potential immigration emergencies at a Saturday community event. The event distributed "Know Your Rights" (KYR) cards, assist families in preparing for immigration emergencies, and provide folders for organizing important documents, complete with a checklist of necessary items.
The Reno-based National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges announced William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas has become a becomes a member.
MGM Resorts, BetMGM & University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ): Educating the Next Generation - Expanding their community outreach efforts, MGM Resorts and BetMGM are partnering with 51ԹϺ Gaming Law students to underscore the importance of responsible gaming. These educational sessions will focus on the role of responsible gambling practices in enhancing customer experience and ensuring the industry’s long-term sustainability.
As the federal government reduces criminal prosecution of white-collar crime, states are now courting businesses by competing with one another to further shield corporate executives from legal actions that aim to hold them accountable for wrongdoing.
Alpine Securities is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider taking its years-long case against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, potentially setting up a showdown that could cripple the brokerage regulator—and other self-regulatory organizations like it.