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Still tough going in the legal profession

Tough times will continue for another couple years before business in the legal profession returns to normal, a Georgetown expert told the State Bar of Nevada’s annual meeting Thursday.

Suing the president?

For those keeping score, the House of Representatives won’t vote on comprehensive immigration reform in July, but will vote on a bill that would allow lawmakers to sue the president for failing to see that the laws are faithfully executed.

Whatever else it is, Hobby Lobby ruling isn’t narrow

The Supreme Court struck the right balance between the free exercise of religion and the obligation of people — religious and nonreligious alike — way back in 1990.

Supreme Court saves worst for last!

In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held today that corporations may be exempt from the requirement to provide contraception insurance coverage based on the owners’ religious beliefs.

Race, politics and maps

Of all the Democratic attacks on state Sen. Mark Hutchison’s lieutenant governor candidacy, the one that has the potential to sting most says he tried to limit the influence of Hispanic voters in Nevada’s elections.

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Initiative may be the way to get background checks on the books

Unless you’re prepared to argue that all gun-purchase background checks are illegal under the Second Amendment, you have no reason to oppose the latest initiative petition filed in Nevada.

Too few good men

Lately it seems as if we’re losing too many of the good ones.

Could political activism really be just about fundraising?

It was unsurprising to read the news this week that Sharron Angle’s latest political venture — a pair of malodorous ballot initiatives aimed at further sullying our state constitution — had failed to gather sufficient signatures.

It wasn’t fraud that cost Niger Innis a primary win

There are plenty of conservatives in Las Vegas who are questioning how Niger Innis could possibly have lost his 4th Congressional District Republican primary.

The establishment strikes back

Early on primary night, it wasn’t looking good for establishment Republicans.

California teacher ruling has implications for Nevada, too

We should all be able to agree that schools exist to educate students, to prepare them for higher education and the workforce, and to equip them with the knowledge and values to perpetuate American democracy for another generation.

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