Imprisoned for a fatal Las Vegas fatal DUI, former NFL player Henry Ruggs has been transferred to Northern Nevada, where he’s in a prison work program that placed him at the Governor’s Mansion.
Politics and Government
The judge responded to a jury request by rereading 30 pages of jury instructions related to how inferences may be drawn from evidence.
Las Vegas’ budget has already taken a hit from one of the cases won by developer Yohan Lowie, whose stymied housing plans for a shuttered golf course led to extensive litigation.
The Review-Journal reached out to all mayoral candidates on how the city should pay for Badlands-related court rulings, and whether they agreed with the city’s yearslong legal battle.
Senior U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks died after he was hit by a vehicle near the district courthouse in downtown Reno, the Reno Police Department said. He was 80.
Presidential candidates Julián Castro, Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steyer, Cory Booker, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg have all publicly opposed a Las Vegas ordinance banning campaign in public spaces downtown.
The Las Vegas City Council on Wednesday adopted a controversial proposal that bans people from camping and sleeping in public areas in downtown Las Vegas, and in residential areas throughout the city, if there are beds free at established homeless shelters.
The bill goes into effect Sunday, and the criminal component will be enforced starting Feb. 1.
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