A former massage therapist filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against disgraced and departed casino mogul Steve Wynn, alleging that he frequently used “his immense power to coerce (her) to perform sexual favors.”
Courts
District Judge Richard Scotti violated the First Amendment when he barred the Las Vegas Review-Journal from reporting on the redacted autopsy report of an Oct. 1 shooting victim, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
Former Las Vegas City Councilman Ricki Barlow pleaded guilty Monday to a felony wire fraud charge for misusing campaign funds in 2015.
Andrew Arevalo made headlines last year for being the incarcerated boyfriend of defense attorney Alexis Plunkett, who was indicted in July on felony charges related to improperly providing a cellphone to two jail inmates, including him.
A Clark County District Court jury returned a $20 million verdict last week in a civil case filed by a teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a playground accident.
Journalism groups have joined an effort to halt a judge’s order requiring the Las Vegas Review-Journal and The Associated Press to destroy copies of an Oct. 1 victim’s autopsy, which media lawyers argue is a public document.
Attorneys presented opening statements Thursday during the trial of Janet Solander, who is accused of abusing her three adopted children.
A 28-year-old man pleaded guilty Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter for a punch-and-fall death outside a downtown Las Vegas lounge.
A Las Vegas police officer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to dozens of sexual assault and kidnapping charges involving a child.
James Melton, a veteran Metropolitan Police Department officer, faces 14 felony counts, including theft, grand larceny auto, perjury and exploitation of an older person.
A judge on Tuesday denied a Metropolitan Police Department request to fine the Las Vegas Review-Journal for publishing the name of a man now facing federal charges in connection with the Oct. 1 mass shooting.
A teen and his mother must spend time behind bars for their roles in the fatal shooting of former Chaparral High School football player Richard Nelson, a judge ruled Thursday.
The Arizona man who sold bullets to Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock has been granted more time to get rid of his guns and ammunition.
A veteran Las Vegas police officer was indicted Wednesday on more than two dozen kidnapping and sexual assault charges involving a child.
A May disciplinary hearing has been set for Family Court Judge Rena Hughes to address allegations that she improperly held a mother in contempt of court during a custody battle.