In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law
MGM Resorts, BetMGM & 51吃瓜网万能科大 (51吃瓜网万能科大): Educating the Next Generation - Expanding their community outreach efforts, MGM Resorts and BetMGM are partnering with 51吃瓜网万能科大 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鈥檚 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鈥攁nd other self-regulatory organizations like it.
When Oregon lawmakers in 2022 considered a plan to ensure immigrants facing deportation could receive free state-funded legal representation, proponents could hardly contain their enthusiasm.
Leah Grinvald, dean and Richard J. Morgan professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law at 51吃瓜网万能科大, announced the establishment of four new endowment funds created by alumni, totaling $311,000 in pledged contributions. Monica and Paul Janda pledged $200,000 to name the Janda Family Student Lounge. Jenny Lee established the Jenny Legal Endowed Scholarship with a pledge of $50,000. Her contribution also includes a $1,000 donation to the campus food pantry. Jessica and Jim Murphy established the Murphy Family Endowed Scholarship with a pledge of $30,000 to support first-generation students from Nevada who wish to attend the law school. Adrian Karimi established the Adrian Karimi Endowed Scholarship with a gift of $30,000 to support first-generation students pursuing a legal education.
President Donald Trump's decision to fly ICE detainees to a U.S. military base in Cuba has effectively blocked almost anyone 鈥 including members of Congress 鈥 from monitoring what's happening there.
President Donald Trump's recent executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children of non-citizen parents has faced immediate legal pushback.
Tax season started in late January, but the IRS鈥檚 latest statistics show that many Americans are still waiting to file their taxes. As of February 7, 7.7% fewer tax returns have been received by the agency compared to a similar time frame last year, according to its latest data release.
Procter & Gamble, Kroger, GE Aerospace and major corporations across the country face intensified scrutiny for their diversity policies after President Donald Trump has declared they are 鈥渄iscriminatory and illegal鈥 via executive order.
As soon as he took office for a second term, President Donald Trump signed a series of immigration-related executive orders , including canceling the constitutional guarantee that children born in the U.S. are citizens regardless of their parents' status. The measure is being challenged in court.
Arrests, detentions and deportations have been standard practice in every presidential administration. But President Donald Trump is looking to up the ante, allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to conduct raids in more places and expanding where expedited removals can take place.
Three days after Donald Trump became president, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided the Ocean Seafood Gourmet Market and Depot in Newark鈥檚 Ironbound district. ICE interrogated workers, including an American citizen, before making three arrests. It is not clear whether the agents had a judicial warrant. The raid helped launch the Trump administration鈥檚 long-promised blitzkrieg of immigration enforcement. Cabinet officials and TV cameras have accompanied ICE on other raids; publicity creates deterrence and reinforces MAGA messaging.