EDITORIAL: Eminent domain The Kelo case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a Connecticut municipality could seize perfectly good homes and turn them over to a retail developer who promised to pay more taxes, has prompted a groundswell of public demand for property rights reform.
EDITORIAL: Suing the government Under current Nevada law, parties who sue governments in state court cannot collect more than $50,000 in damages. The cap, which hasn't changed since 1979, exists to prevent aggrieved parties from bankrupting public agencies.
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EDITORIAL: Eminent domain The Kelo case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled a Connecticut municipality could seize perfectly good homes and turn them over to a retail developer who promised to pay more taxes, has prompted a groundswell of public demand for property rights reform.
THOMAS MITCHELL: When our courts become Star Chambers We may pay our District Court judges $130,000 a year and pay for their lavish new courthouse downtown, but when it comes to finding out what happened in more than 100 civil cases over the past six years, well, it is just none of our darned business.
GEOFF SCHUMACHER: No easy fix for state prison system I don't envy Gov. Jim Gibbons or the Nevada Legislature when it comes to dealing with the state prison system. There are no easy answers and there's never enough money.
FROM OUR READERS: Alleviating congestion Traveling on Interstate 15 has been increasingly frustrating over the past several years. Driving between Los Angeles and Las Vegas can take up to eight hours. Our roadways are congested and commuters have responded by leaving earlier for work and coming home later in the evening.
SHERMAN FREDERICK: Vegas, baby! While David Stern and the powers-that-be of professional basketball are in town, I must ask the good commissioner one simple question: Is not Las Vegas the best city ever to host the NBA All-Star Game? Nothing against NBA franchise cities like Phoenix, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, Orlando or even New York. Nice towns, to be sure. But, well, this is Vegas, baby!
EDITORIAL: Suing the government Under current Nevada law, parties who sue governments in state court cannot collect more than $50,000 in damages. The cap, which hasn't changed since 1979, exists to prevent aggrieved parties from bankrupting public agencies.
