Las Vegas Review-Journal

The 2013 session of the Nevada Legislature got down to business Tuesday, after a day of ceremonial speeches and formalities. The first action of the Senate Judiciary Committee? Ignoring Nevada voters, who in 2010 refused to create an intermediate state appellate court, 53 percent to 47 percent.

To try to jump-start the stalled construction-defects litigation, CityCenter has asked the Nevada Supreme Court for a quick hearing and decision on a key lower-court ruling that went against it.