LV lawyers leave their mark on ‘The Defenders’

Plenty of people are rooting for CBS’ new Las Vegas legal drama, “The Defenders,” which premieres at 10 p.m. today on KLAS-TV, Channel 8.
Among them, Michael Cristalli and Marc Saggese, the local lawyers on whom the series is based, and viewers ready to embrace something on CBS other than crime procedurals — and spinoffs of crime procedurals.

In Brief

THE HOT CORNER

Mal Van Valkenburg, Review-Journal, 52-39-3 (overall record)

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BASEBALL

Judge refuses to reject arena petition

CARSON CITY — District Judge James Todd Russell refused Tuesday to throw out a petition being circulated by Harrah’s that calls for a sales tax increase to finance the construction of a $500 million sports arena near the Las Vegas Strip.

Sandra Day O’Connor makes case for appointing judges

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor shrugged as she recalled a few of the many judicial malaprops that occurred in Arizona back in the good old, bad old days.

Waiting period

Restaurant Report

Bangkok 9, 3175 N. Rainbow Blvd., received 16 demerits Sept. 8. Violations included make table not maintaining proper temperature. GRADE: B.

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