The Wall Street Journal SEC’s Broker Rule to Require Bias Disclosures; Effect on Pay Practices Unclear 6/4/2019 Professor Edwards comments on the Securities & Exchange Commission plan to rework rules for financial advice.
The Champion Bias and the Remorse Discount 6/1/2019 Eve Hanan writes about the decision to credit a client’s remorse and how it may make the difference in sentencing.
Columbia Law School Blog How to Craft Policies on Innovative Corporate Law Provisions 5/28/2019 Professor Edwards discusses an alternative method for generating corporate law.
Ipse Dixit Cathy Hwang on Corporate Mergers as Dating 5/21/2019 Professor Edwards interviews leading M&A Expert Cathy Hwang on trust dynamics in merger deals.
The Wall Street Journal The Day Traders Are Back, Now Playing With Options 5/11/2019 Professor Edwards explains how brokerage firms make money by allowing unsophisticated investors to trade options.
Fortune Did Donald Trump Lose More Than $1 Billion On Purpose? 5/9/2019 The New York Times announced that it had ten years’ worth of Donald Trump’s tax data from official Internal Revenue Service tax transcripts from 1985 to 1994.
CBS News In Nevada, Democratic candidates shy away from key immigration debate 5/8/2019 Former Vice President Joe Biden and New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made time to sound off on immigration this week, stumping on a pivotal issue in immigrant-heavy Nevada.
Nevada Today “We’re Fair. We’re Balanced. We Treat People Decently.”: UNLV Immigration Clinic Director Michael Kagan Talks Immigration Reform in Carson City, and on the 2020 Campaign Trail 5/6/2019 In the past four months, we’ve heard plenty of talk on immigration reform. But when it comes to action, it’s been more of a mixed bag.
The Nevada Independent Records reveal local government role in scores of deportation referrals triggered by minor traffic offenses 5/5/2019 In the days before her husband was deported back to his native Mexico this February, a Las Vegas woman took her children to the jail to visit their father.
Las Vegas Sun UNLV Immigration Clinic offers legal counsel to undocumented immigrants, children 5/3/2019 Las Vegas has one of the largest undocumented populations of any city in the U.S., but what is really important to understand about undocumented people in Las Vegas is that most have lived here longer than me.
The Conversation Did Trump obstruct justice? 5 questions Congress must answer 4/22/2019 Mueller’s full report – submitted to the Department of Justice on March 22 and published online with redactions on April 19 – highlights 10 areas in which the president may have committed obstruction of justice.
Las Vegas Sun Regulators can’t be bullied by brokerage firms 4/11/2019 Professor Edwards argues that state regulators should not be intimidated by threats.
Vox Can Congress force Trump to hand over his tax returns? I asked 11 legal experts. 4/9/2019 Presidential candidates are not required by law to release tax returns, but every major-party nominee in modern American history has done so. Until Donald Trump.
The Nevada Independent Cinco cambios que debe conocer para esta temporada de impuestos 4/1/2019 Esto también afecta a casi todos los nevadenses, de acuerdo con Francine Lipman, profesora de la Escuela de Derecho Boyd de UNLV.
The Conversation Trump and obstruction of justice: An explainer 3/26/2019 Truthfully, obstruction of justice is a complicated matter.
Realtor.com I Survived An Audit (and It's So Not What You'd Expect) 3/25/2019 IRS audits are the stuff of nightmares, but I'm here to tell you that I survived.
Reuters Nevada lawmakers to consider fee shifting in shareholder litigation 3/19/2019 Reuters covers recently introduced legislation to authorize corporate fee-shifting and discusses a paper by Professor Edwards.
The D&O Diary Proposed Nevada Legislation Introduces Fee-Shifting in Shareholder Litigation 3/19/2019 The D&O Diary discusses Nevada's fee-shifting legislation and Professor Edwards' commentary.
Ipse Dixit Benjamin Edwards on Improving the Market for Professional Services 3/19/2019 Ipse Dixit, a podcast on legal scholarship, discusses one of Professor Edwards's law review articles on disclosure in professional services markets.
Las Vegas Review Journal TPG Capital, Apollo sell remaining stake in Caesars 3/12/2019 Professor Edwards comments on why Caesars may want to keep directors on their board after the private equity sale.
Las Vegas Review Journal Appeal almost inevitable in Wire Act reinterpretation case, expert says 3/8/2019 Big changes could be on the horizon for the gaming industry if the January reinterpretation of the federal Wire Act becomes a U.S. Justice Department mandate.
The Hill CFPB confusing 'freedom of choice' with 'freedom to be fleeced' 3/6/2019 Professor Edwards offers possible questions to the House Financial Services Committee ahead of a hearing on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Business Insider Experts say small tax refunds are a good thing, but a look at how Americans spend the cash explains why they don't feel the same 3/5/2019 In the first weeks of the 2019 filing season, frustration mounted among taxpayers as average tax refund size trailed behind last year's figures.
The Nevada Independent The Legislature needs to act on payday lending 3/3/2019 Professor Edwards writes about issues with payday and car title lending.
