In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
Ryan Bundy is not a lawyer. Before he was arrested for his role in the 2014 armed standoff with federal officials trying to impound his father鈥檚 trespassing cattle, Bundy was a general contractor with a 20-year history of run-ins with the law. Yet he represented himself during his federal court trial in November, sometimes filing handwritten legal documents filled with conspiracy theories, and he managed to fluster seasoned federal prosecutors in the courtroom. His amateur legal work ultimately helped lead to the dismissal of all the charges against him, his brother Ammon, and his father, the rancher Cliven Bundy.
Many immigrants brought to the country as children are finding no relief from Congress, but court decisions are helping some maintain deportation protection.
The U.S Supreme court Monday declined to take up a Trump administration request to immediately review two lower court rulings, which are preventing the White House from shutting down the 鈥渄eferred action for childhood arrivals鈥 or 鈥淒ACA鈥 program next Monday.
At a time when the state鈥檚 colleges are inwardly focused on their own strategic growth, they鈥檙e also being asked to look beyond Nevada鈥檚 borders for ways to make gains in student success.
Rick Sharp filed a lawsuit today in Hamilton County Superior Court 4 alleging the county's sign ordinance is violating political free speech.
A law professor at the 性视界传媒 said the fact that relatively few women serve on the boards of directors for gaming operator poses a strong risk to operators an their shareholders.
The Reno City Attorney is demanding the plaintiff in a sexual harassment lawsuit against the city list every workplace love affair she may have had in the past 18 years, a tactic her lawyer is calling "deplorable."
When administrators at the University of California-Irvine set out to update the school鈥檚 policies on how to handle appearances by divisive or unpopular speakers on campus, they set a goal of completing their work in three months.
The board of Wynn Resorts is weighing its options, as the company looks to its future without former chairman and CEO Steve Wynn. The casino mogul stepped down a week ago Tuesday, after a decades-long sex scandal came to a head and rocked the company to its core.
The boards of Las Vegas鈥 six largest gaming employers have just eight women among their 57 directors, and only two of the boards have female representation that is higher than the 21.2 percent average for S&P 500 companies, according to Catalyst, a nonprofit advocate for women in business.
Some education advocates are criticizing President Donald Trump's new 2019 budget proposal because it zeroes out funding for several programs that benefit students.
The board of Wynn Resorts Ltd. is weighing its options in figuring out its next step, experts say.