One judge kicked the public out of his courtroom without explanation and attempted to hold a secret hearing; another improperly sealed a plea, according to experts.
Noble Brigham
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Noble Brigham started covering breaking news at the Review-Journal in June 2024. He graduated from Brown University in 2024 and previously freelanced for The Providence Journal and interned at the Idaho Statesman and The Virginian-Pilot. He grew up in Philadelphia.
Margaret Rudin filed her lawsuit against the state in May 2024, seeking a certificate of innocence and wrongful conviction compensation.
A woman received a 12 to 35-year prison sentence for killing her boyfriend with a car after a domestic dispute about tampons.
Prosecutors have said Duane “Keffe D” Davis orchestrated a plan to pay back the hip hop star and Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight.
Manuel Ruiz has been accused in the shooting in front of the Bellagio that claimed the lives of Rodney Finley and Tanisha Finley.
He made the comment just days after an attorney committed a fatal shooting at a law office in Summerlin during a deposition.
Manuel Ruiz is described a private person, though his alleged public shooting of an online rival has garnered widespread attention.
Aerion Warmsley could face the death penalty because of aggravating factors and the “mass destruction” a prosecutor said he left in his wake.
District Attorney Steve Wolfson said prosecutors will consider seeking the death penalty against the suspect in a shooting that killed two in front of the Bellagio.
After the shooting, police said he fled in a high-speed chase, stealing three cars and hitting two pedestrians as he tried to escape.
Close to two dozen people attended a vigil for Rodney and Tanisha Finley on the Strip sidewalk near where the couple was killed, in front of the Fountains of Bellagio.
A former Justice Department pardon attorney said Donald Trump’s pardons have given individuals and companies debt relief of more than $1 billion.
The lawsuit stems from an October 2023 standoff and claims Henderson police officers committed excessive force, negligence and battery.
A defense attorney for the other defendant said speculation she may testify in his upcoming trial is accurate.
District Judge Ronald Israel gave no explanation for the closure, which an attorney for the Las Vegas Review-Journal said was unconstitutional.