Student Blog

The Boyd Student Blog publishes short pieces written by students about legal policy, news, debates, cases, and scholarship. The Boyd Student Blog is run solely by J.D. and L.L.M. Candidates at the William S. Boyd School of Law. The views expressed in the articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Editorial Team, the William S. Boyd School of Law, or any of the authors’ other affiliations.

Interested authors should send a submission of 500-2000 words to the Student Bar Association at sba@unlv.nevada.edu.

  • Affirmative Action: The Surprising Rebirth of Original Intent
    11/05/2022 - 09:03
     *[1] Justice Jackson, the newest member of the High Court, was confirmed on April 7, 2022, and sworn into office on June 30, 2022. In one of the first cases of her term, Justice Jackson advised that the...
  • Is Race-Based Affirmative Action Near an End?
    10/18/2022 - 17:49
    The term “affirmative action” was coined by the Kennedy administration in 1961. 1 Less than a year after the 1960 Civil Rights amendments, President Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925 instructing...
  • Simplified FINRA Arbitration: What You Need to Know
    12/12/2019 - 14:20
    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a self-regulatory organization that oversees the activities of broker-dealers in the United States. When a broker-dealer who is a FINRA member violates its duties...
  • The Alarming Rate of FINRA Expungements
    12/12/2019 - 14:08
    To address potentially inaccurate information within the Central Registration Depository (CRD), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) Rule 2080 allows brokers to challenge and sometimes remove...
  • States’ Proposed Regulations Catch SEC’s Reg BI Shortcomings
    11/26/2019 - 15:01
    On June 5, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI). Reg BI establishes a best interest standard of conduct for broker-dealers when making recommendations to a...
  • Margaret Hamilton - The Woman Who Put Men on the Moon
    04/01/2019 - 17:11
    July 20, 1960. The American nation and people across the Earth watched in awe as Neil Armstrong made history by setting foot on the Moon. Today, almost everyone can recite Neil’s monumental first words on the...
  • Mediation: What Is It and How to Prepare
    05/18/2018 - 10:23
    Mediation is a monitored negotiation facilitated by a neutral third-party. It is a dispute resolution method available to investors.  If the other side agrees, you can try mediation before ever filing a...
  • Mediation Tips and Tricks
    05/18/2018 - 10:19
    Mediations happen at a predetermined location. This is anywhere that the parties agree to meet.  It could be an attorney’s office, a suite of rooms rented at a hotel, or even the mediator’s...
  • Fiduciary Duties of Investment Advisers and Stockbrokers in Nevada
    05/07/2018 - 19:29
    Does your Financial Planner have a legal duty to act in your best interests?   Recent research conducted by the RAND Corporation found that the average American does not understand how our complex financial...
  • Las Vegas Survivors Project
    05/07/2018 - 19:27
    What is the Las Vegas Survivors Project? In response to the October 1, 2017 shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, individuals and entities across the nation contributed more than $31.4 million to the Las Vegas Victims...

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