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Defense attorney seeks reporter’s records for opioid case

The attorney for a defendant in an opioid distribution case is seeking the records of the Reno Gazette-Journal and once of its reporters. The newspaper reports that an attorney for Braden Riley is seeking materials related to interviews with a former Washoe County jail inmate, whose name has been withheld.

Ohio woman sent to Nevada prison on ‘stolen valor’ charge

A 25-year-old Ohio woman has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison in Nevada on fraud charges stemming from an investigation that began when she falsely claimed to be a decorated military veteran.

Nevada agency keeps worker behind the wheel despite 3 DUI arrests

A state agency that can suspend a cab or limo driver’s license for drunken driving allowed one of its law enforcement officers to continue driving a state vehicle despite three previous DUI arrests.

Prosecutors seek to restrict defense at upcoming Bundy trial in Las Vegas

Anticipating a battle in the upcoming trial against six associates of rancher Cliven Bundy, federal prosecutors this week asked a judge to prohibit defense attorneys from referencing a wide range of material that is central to defense strategy in the case.

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Nevada to pay lawyers defending workers in deadly prison shooting

Three former prison employees involved in a deadly 2014 shooting at High Desert State Prison will receive private legal counsel, paid for by taxpayers, in pending civil lawsuits.