The opinion from the Nevada Supreme Court stems from a lawsuit filed by a woman who claimed she was subject to a “demeaning and humiliating” strip search while visiting a Nevada prison.
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Judge James Wilson said that the board did not give the proper amount of notice to victims’ families prior to the meeting, although he allowed that the board did have the power to commute death sentences.
A former Nevada U.S attorney previously convicted of failing to pay taxes was again accused of failing to pay taxes in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore has applied to fill a vacant seat in Pahrump Justice Court.
A Las Vegas police officer is asking the high court to hear her lawsuit over the police union’s policy dictating when officers can resign as union members.
Hours before investigative reporter Jeff German was killed, Robert Telles was told that Clark County was preparing to release copies of his emails to the Review-Journal.
A Las Vegas judge has ruled that the Nevada Board of Pharmacy can no longer regulate marijuana.
Former university regent James Dean Leavitt is challenging appointed Judge Maria Gall for the District Court Department 9 seat.
The Nevada Board of Pharmacy can no longer classify cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug, a district Judge ruled on Wednesday.
Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles appeared in court Tuesday to face a murder charge.
District Judge Michael Villani is retiring after more than 15 years on the bench, the District Court announced Thursday.
In a Democratic primary race, incumbent Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson appeared to defeat criminal defense lawyer Ozzie Fumo.
A candidate in the Clark County district attorney’s race said that if he is elected, he will not prosecute sex workers accused of prostitution-related crimes.
A state senator said Friday that she is leaving her job as a Clark County prosecutor, days after two Nevada Supreme Court justices said she cannot hold both jobs simultaneously.
An assemblyman stole thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Las Vegas’ Ethiopian community, according to grand jury transcripts.