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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Famed Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters alleged in a lawsuit Thursday that federal authorities planted leaks in the media and lied to judges in order to secure his conviction.
Lawyers for a group of protesters and legal observers have filed a lawsuit that accuses Las Vegas police of using excessive force during Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
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.
A Las Vegas judge on Thursday rebuked the state’s process of deciding who should open up new marijuana dispensaries.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of a Las Vegas man serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for his role in supplying drug addicts and dealers with powerful opioids.
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.
An agreement to transfer marijuana dispensary licenses awarded almost two years ago was conditionally approved Friday by the Nevada Tax Commission, two weeks into a trial over how the multimillion-dollar licenses were initially doled out.
With coronavirus infections on the rise in Clark County, jury trials that had been scheduled to start next month in District Court were canceled, Chief Judge Linda Bell said Monday.
Five District Court marshals have recently tested positive for coronavirus, according to a memo obtained Friday by the Review-Journal.