A system for assigning private attorneys to poor defendants in Clark County suffers from a lack of oversight that yields uneven justice and questionable government spending. In response to the findings of a six-month Review-Journal investigation, court officials have proposed dramatically overhauling the "contract attorney" system, also known as the track or conflict system.
District judges are closing public courts, refusing to explain why and prohibiting even those involved from discussing what was done in secret. The Review-Journal finds that many such cases involve big shots, special interests and people with close ties to judges.
See the list of other court cases that are being tried behind closed doors.
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