Clark County will halt felony jury trials for the second time this year, less than two months after restarting them under strict pandemic restrictions.
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Clark County District Court’s first jury trial since coronavirus restrictions brought the local legal system to a halt in March is set to begin Monday.
Nevada U.S. Attorney Nicholas Trutanich pointed to a rise in reports of abuse this year and said 26 percent of homicides in the past six months were tied to domestic violence.
Five District Court marshals have recently tested positive for coronavirus, according to a memo obtained Friday by the Review-Journal.
Pahrump Justice Court reopened its doors Tuesday, two weeks after shutting down because court officials had been exposed to the coronavirus.
Some of Nevada’s most high-profile attorneys launched into opening statements Friday during a trial over marijuana dispensary licenses that could take months or come to an screeching halt within days.
A federal prisoner in Nevada has alleged in a civil rights lawsuit that jailers have mishandled a coronavirus outbreak at a facility in Pahrump.
Since judges, lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants started returning more regularly to the Regional Justice Center, at least 14 people who work at the courthouse have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that nearly $11.6 million in coronavirus relief funds would be delivered to cities and police departments across Nevada.
At least two people who work in Las Vegas Justice Court tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Clark County officials said Friday.
Officials at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas moved toward allowing more people inside a once-bustling courthouse.
The Nevada Court of Appeals and the Nevada Supreme Court have scheduled oral arguments via videoconferencing during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nevada Supreme Court has denied a petition to free vulnerable and elderly state prisoners because of the coronavirus.
The suit claims that Egg Works, which has seven restaurants in the valley, purchased a “Restaurant Recovery Insurance Policy” in September.
Criminal defense attorneys have begun to flood the Las Vegas court system with requests for new bail hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic.