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july 2012


		Boyd Ranks 45th Among Nation's Top 71 Most-Cited Law Faculties 7/17/2012 Authored by the University of St. Thomas' Gregory Sisk, Valerie Aggerbeck, Debby Hackerson and Mary Wells, the study...

		Boyd Students Get Chance at the Corporate World 7/26/12 The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) has teamed up with the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law to create internships...

		Employees Honored for Service and Dedication 6/27/2012 Congratulations to Beverly Galloway, Circulation Supervisor at Boyd's Wiener-Rogers Law Library, for being the third-place winner of the 2012 Classified Staff of the Year.

		Public Interest Law Film Festival Sept. 13-14, 2012 • Thomas & Mack Moot Court The theme of this year's festival is "Legitimacy, Process and Penalty."



		Remembering Nevada Legend Ralph Denton Ralph Lloyd Denton, a Las Vegas attorney for the last half of the 20th century and an outspoken advocate for civil rights, passed away on July 6. Services were held on July 13 at the Guardian Angel Cathedral in Las Vegas.

IN THE MEDIA

It’s time local government stop asking the state for permission to act
Las Vegas Sun - 7/27/12
Professor Ngai Pindell

Bailey Kennedy Attorney Joins Non-Profit Board of Trustees
PR.com - 7/25/12
Alumnus Paul Williams '11

Sex assault conviction may be test case for testimony standards
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 7/23/12
Professor Robert Correales

Bankruptcy judges juggle people, businesses and creditors in hard times
Vegas INC - 7/23/12
The Honorable Bruce A. Markell

Animal Cruelty Law Nabs First Offenders
CBS Las Vegas KXNT - 7/19/12
Professor David Tanenhaus

71 Most-Cited Law Faculties
TaxProf Blog - 7/17/12
The study ranked the Boyd School of Law 45th in the nation.

Secular students receive top honor
The Rebel Yell - 7/16/12
Boyd student Michael Gobaud '14

Boyd Alumnus Re-Elected as Chairman of State of Nevada's Employee-Management Relations Board
Howard & Howard - 7/12/12
Alumnus Seaton J. Curran '08

Member Spotlight: Nancy Rapoport
ABA Pulse Newsletter - 7/12/12
Interim Dean and Professor Nancy B. Rapoport

Weak labor laws hindering union efforts
Las Vegas Review -Journal - 7/11/12
Professor Ruben J. Garcia

Dean's Column: Nevada's Public Lands and the Boyd School of Law
Nevada Lawyer Magazine - 7/11/12
Professor Bret Birdsong

Family Affair?
Face to Face - 7/6/12
Professor Christopher L. Blakesley

CSN hopes to obtain grant to continue naturalization courses
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 7/03/12
Professor Fatma Marouf

Emergency Invoked to Cut Labor Cost
The Wall Street Journal - 6/29/12
Professor Ruben J. Garcia
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New Policy Leads to Confusion, Concerns of Legal Fraud
Las Vegas Sun - 6/29/12
Visiting Assistant Professor Angela Morrison

The Roberts Court’s Liberal Turn on Juvenile Justice
The New York Times - 6/27/12
Professor David Tanenhaus

Using Eminent Domain to Seize Underwater Mortgages
KNPR's State of Nevada - 6/25/12
Professor Ngai Pindell

UNLV Law Professor: The States Can Already Force You to Buy Broccoli
CBS Las Vegas KXNT - 6/25/12
Professor Ian C. Bartrum and Peter Brandon Bayer

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