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ACLU sues Nevada over indigent defense in rural counties

A civil rights organization filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday against the state of Nevada, alleging systemic failures in its public representation of defendants who cannot afford lawyers.

Nevada Supreme Court upholds death penalty conviction

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the convictions and death sentences for Donte Johnson in connection with a 1988 quadruple homicide in Las Vegas.

Simpson parole leads to effort to change Nevada parole law

Spurred by the O.J. Simpson parole hearing, attorney Gloria Allred and Assemblywoman Lisa Krasner want to change Nevada law so the parole board can consider an inmate’s domestic violence history.

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Las Vegas man’s win reduces payout from $500M to $50K

A Las Vegas man has won a partial victory in his decades-long fight with a California tax agency, but what was once a nearly $500 million verdict is now far, far less.

Appeals court upholds Nevada troopers’ free speech case

While government employers have legitimate interests in managing the speech of their employees related to their work, they may not subject workers to a blanket ban, the 9th Circuit Court ruled Tuesday.

Eastern Nevada pipeline foes get day in Las Vegas court

Three years and two dozen motions later, a federal court in Las Vegas will hear a federal lawsuit Monday that seeks to block the Southern Nevada Water Authority from siphoning groundwater from a 300-mile swath of eastern Nevada.

Judge’s ruling may delay Nevada retail marijuana sales

The preliminary injunction issued by District Judge James Wilson could delay a planned July 1 start date for recreational marijuana sales in Nevada.

Parole hearing set for O.J. Simpson

Former football star and actor O.J. Simpson might be one step closer to freedom after more than eight years in a Nevada prison.

 
Federal court upholds ruling to return $167K seized in traffic stop

A man who had $167,000 in cash confiscated by law enforcement during a traffic stop near Elko in 2013 won a victory in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday with a ruling that found the search of his motor home was unconstitutional.