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September 22, 2017
- U.S. News & World Report
"Trumps public tantrums and reckless governance style set fire to the foundations needed for sustained national economic growth" states Professor Benjamin Edwards in this op-ed on why Trump's rhetoric may degrade the nation's business environment.
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September 21, 2017
- Las Vegas Review-Journal
While 3,000 of Nevada’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program participants are eligible to renew their work permits few have acted to meet the Oct. 5 filing deadline. Professor Michael Kagan helps explain why this might be the case.
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September 16, 2017
- Las Vegas Sun
A panel of immigration experts discuss legal rights and processes for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) beneficiaries.
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September 14, 2017
- KVVU-TV (FOX)
UNLV Law students bring together immigration experts and community supporters for a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) panel to explain recipient rights as well as help file renewal paperwork.
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September 07, 2017
- Illinois Times
UNLV Immigration Clinic Director Michael Kagan offers insights into a recent Illinois bill which bars cops and jails from arresting or holding people based on their immigration status.
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September 06, 2017
- Las Vegas Sun
“What’s just and what’s law are often not the same thing. And what’s logic and what’s law is not the same thing."
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September 06, 2017
- Las Vegas Sun
UNLV Immigration Clinic Fellow Laura Barrera explains the lack of options for participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program without congressional action.
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September 06, 2017
- NPR
Professor Michael Kagan is interviewed on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition about the impact of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies on politics in Nevada, where Latino voters have become increasingly important.
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September 03, 2017
- The Oregonian
Professor of Law Michael Kagan is quoted in this story as to what extent local authorities are constitutionally required to notify ICE of detainee immigration status.
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September 02, 2017
- InvestmentNews
InvestmentNews draws from Professor Edwards' scholarship, in which he argues for giving the public a stronger voice in financial regulation, within this investigative report discussing the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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August 31, 2017
- High Country News
A jury acquitted two men for their parts in the 2014 Bundy Ranch armed standoff, which raises big questions for prosecutors. Constitutional law expert Ian Bartrum helps explain why the current political climate is having an impact on these cases.
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August 28, 2017
- KNPR
Laura Barrera of the UNLV Immigration Clinic discusses two programs, which have been quietly cut by the Trump Administration, that helped teens and young children escape gang violence in Central America.
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August 28, 2017
- Las Vegas Sun
UNLV Law Professor Sylvia Lazos provides perspective on why hate-speech advocates will be unable to sway Southern Nevadans.
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August 25, 2017
- Nevada Forward
UNLV Law School Professor Michael Kagan explains how UNLV’s Immigration Law Clinic works, and why immigrants need resources now more than ever.
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August 24, 2017
- The Nevada Independent
California philanthropist Tom Steyer introduces a seven-figure investment to make sure immigration service providers can provide legal representation to their clients facing deportation.
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August 24, 2017
- Las Vegas Review-Journal
“I think the hardest job in our office is often our receptionist, who deals with people coming and pleading for assistance, because we usually have nowhere to refer them to,” says Michael Kagan about why this support is important to Nevada residents.
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August 15, 2017
- KSNV-TV (NBC)
UNLV Constitutional Law Professor Thomas McAffee responds to several inquiries around the rights of those involved in the recent Virginia tragedies and clashes.
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August 14, 2017
- American Banker
Securities Law Professor Benjamin Edwards is quoted in this piece on the government mishandling of two Wells Fargo fake-accounts scandal whistleblowers.
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August 08, 2017
- Las Vegas Sun
In this Q&A, Dr. Orentlicher addresses what his students can expect to learn; emerging issues in health law and why he made the move to UNLV.
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August 05, 2017
- Las Vegas Review-Journal
While bipartisanship is often called for it’s not often achieved. Constitutional Law expert Dr. David Orentlicher explains why that is the case, and how it could be remedied, in this op-ed.
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July 30, 2017
- The Detroit News
“…while partisan rancor paralyzes Washington, state lawmakers have crossed party lines to pass landmark criminal justice reforms” writes Dean Hamilton and Prof. Nancy Brune in this coauthored op-ed around recent bipartisan legislative efforts.
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July 22, 2017
- Las Vegas Review-Journal
Jean Sternlight, UNLV Law Professor and Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution, writes in this op-ed a new rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would prove very helpful to Nevada consumers…if it’s allowed to survive.
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July 20, 2017
- New York Post
In this op-ed, Rules of Evidence Professor Sara Gordon states why parole was the only legal outcome for O.J. Simpson.
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July 16, 2017
- The Intercept
UNLV Law’s Benjamin Edwards offers his comments on how a weak SEC rule may undo important investor protections issued by the Department of Labor.
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July 07, 2017
- The Nevada Independent
An in-depth look at the UNLV Law Immigration Clinic.
