First, I want to send a message of support and commitment to all those affected by this week's announcement of changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. This week the President took action to eliminate the DACA immigration program unless Congress acts within six months. Those eligible for DACA, the Dreamers, are an important and valued part of our community at the law school, at UNLV, and around Nevada. I want to say to our DACA students at Boyd and UNLV: the law school stands behind you and so do I. Here at Boyd we are ready to do all we can to support all of our

This week, we held our annual awards dinner to recognize the contributions of the Nevada Law Journal, the UNLV Gaming Law Journal, and the Society of Advocates (SOA). Our students, faculty and alumni joined together to celebrate another successful academic year and to recognize the achievements of these student organizations. I want to congratulate the three award winners. The Nevada Law Journal gave its third annual Judge Elissa Cadish Award for Outstanding Student Note to Brent Resh for his article "Something New Under the Sun: The DRECP and the Future of Utility-Scale Solar on the New

I am proud to recognize Boyd Charter Class member Daron Dorsey, who last night was honored as the William S. Boyd School of Law Alumnus of the Year at the 2017 Annual Alumni Awards. Daron was selected for this award by Boyd's Alumni Chapter Board for his many contributions to the law school. Daron started the Alumni Chapter's very successful annual golf tournament. He also co-founded and co-chairs the Alumni Leadership Circle and co-chairs the Law Fund. We are incredibly grateful for Daron's tremendous service to the school, and we congratulate him on this well-deserved award.

Last weekend, we

Boyd School of Law has one of the most robust and successful post-graduate judicial clerkship placement programs in the country. Each year, a quarter to a third of Boyd's graduating class secure clerkships with Nevada judges. Boyd graduates routinely clerk at the Eighth Judicial District Court, the Second Judicial District Court, the Nevada Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Nevada, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In the Class of 2017, 29 graduates will go on to work as judicial law clerks. One of

Tomorrow we celebrate our 2017 Commencement. It is an exciting day at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, and we are proud to congratulate all of our graduates. This year we welcome Senator Harry Reid as our commencement speaker.

Senator Reid joined the law school in April as the first Distinguished Fellow in Law and Policy. He served 30 years in the U.S. Senate and is the longest serving Senator from Nevada. He served in the leadership of the Senate for 18 years, including nearly a decade as the Senate Majority Leader, where he took a leading role in shaping landmark legislation. 

This

In our last issue of Boyd Briefs for the academic year, I want to recognize some outstanding faculty members who have recently received national awards.  

Garman Turner Gordon Professor of Law and Special Counsel to the President of UNLV Nancy Rapoport was recently awarded the Lawrence P. King Award by the Commercial Law League of America’s Bankruptcy Section. The King Award is presented annually to a lawyer, judge, teacher or legislator who exemplifies the best in scholarship, advocacy, judicial administration or legislative activities in the field of bankruptcy. The award is designed to