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Court’s hearing of sports betting case weighs heavily for Nevada

This week’s long-awaited U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on Christie v. the NCAA that could influence whether sports wagering will be legalized nationwide could also play a role in another issue at the forefront of the gaming industry — the presence of marijuana in casino resorts.

 
Ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI

Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, admits he lied to the FBI in January about two December phone calls he had with then Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

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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.

Juvenile immigration case backlog grows in Nevada

New federal data shows that minors who land before a federal immigration judge in Las Vegas also are more likely to receive legal representation than in the rest of the U.S. — even though 30 percent still go without.

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.

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.

Clark County bailiffs to settle lawsuit over unpaid overtime

County Commission is expected to approve the agreement next week, ending the 5-year-old federal lawsuit filed by the approximately 130 officers charged with keeping peace in the county courts.

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.