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The William S. Boyd School of Law prepares students for the competent and ethical practice of law, offering three- and four-year programs for the Juris Doctor degree.

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This 51吃瓜网万能科大 grad and Boyd Law School student is helping to revamp 51吃瓜网万能科大鈥檚 international experiences.

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Law In The News

Yahoo!

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross 鈥 even on a president鈥檚 instruction.

Yahoo!

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross 鈥 even on a president鈥檚 instruction.

Hill

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross 鈥 even on a president鈥檚 instruction.

Hill

Some think Merrick Garland should have moved faster to prosecute everyone involved with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021. Others think the Biden Justice Department went too far. Opinions vary on prosecutorial judgment calls. Still, there are guardrails that government lawyers should never cross 鈥 even on a president鈥檚 instruction.

Nevada Independent

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 51吃瓜网万能科大. All but Clark and Washoe counties fall below that population threshold.

USA Today

It鈥檚 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.

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Recent Law Accomplishments

Professor Lori Johnson (Law) was honored by the Clark County Bar Foundation as a 2025 Liberty Bell Award recipient. The award is presented to an individual in the community who upholds the rule of law, contributes to good government within the community, stimulates a sense of civic responsibility, and encourages respect for the law in the鈥
Professor Nachman Gutowski's (Law) article, Forging Ahead or Proceeding with Caution; Developing Policy for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Education, has been officially published in the University of Louisville Law Review. 
Professor Francine Lipman (Law) delivered the opening and closing remarks for the panel discussion "Intra-Community Inequities: Perspectives from Featured Authors of Marginalized within Marginalized Communities," hosted by the American Bar Association鈥檚 Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice.
Leslie Griffin (Law) published an article titled, "Just Say No to "Catholic Public" School," analyzing the Supreme Court's recent oral argument in the religious charter schools case. 
Professor Marketa Trimble (Law) delivered a presentation to the Faculty of Law at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, titled, "The Current Development of U.S. Copyright Law in Light of the Current Political Situation and of the Interests of Major Stakeholders."
Courtney Cross (Law) presented on the panel 鈥淭ransitioning from Fellow to Director: Maintaining the Crux of Your Training in the Face of Competing Demands鈥 at the Association of American Law Schools鈥 2025 Conference on Clinical Legal Education.