Nye County residents are suing over new maps the Legislature adopted earlier this month, saying they split Pahrump and could prevent like-minded voters from electing a candidate of their choice.

During a three day-long hearing in federal court last week, Floyd’s counsel called upon medical experts to highlight the alleged inefficacy of the state’s proposed execution plans, which include a novel combination of lethal injection drugs.

As part of the plea deal, Hartle will be able to withdraw his plea, if he follows the terms of a yearlong probation, and instead plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of conspiracy to commit voting more than once in the same election.

Frierson holds the top leadership post in the Assembly, which convened on Friday for a special session on redistricting.

One case is an appeal of a criminal case challenging a case prosecuted by state Sen. Melanie Scheible (D-Las Vegas), who works as a deputy district attorney in Clark County.

Nevada Supreme Court Chief Justice James Hardesty plans to leave the job at the end of his term in 2022, saying it had been an “unimaginable honor and distinct privilege” to serve over the past 24 years.

Gov. Steve Sisolak's minor car accident brought to light something that is typical in small states such as Nevada – governors often drive their own vehicles outside of official business.

A patent infringement lawsuit covering cashless wagering technology could fuel a new wave of IP lawsuits similar to court filings involving slot machine makers more than a decade ago.

Former Las Vegas and Macau gaming executive Gamal Aziz is facing years in federal prison after being convicted Friday for his role in a nationwide college admissions scandal.

Last year, the United States recorded the largest single-year increase in the murder rate since national record-keeping began more than 60 years ago. In Nevada, the murder rate rose 27 percent from 2019 to 2020.

In an interview with The Nevada Independent, Lombardo said that, though “all the chips fall on me” as head administrator at Metro, there also “absolutely” remains some legislative culpability for those increases. 

In an Executive Branch Audit Committee meeting in June, then-Lt. Gov. Kate Marshall said she believed the current rate of pay, $24 per day of work, was “a form of enslavement.”

Across Nevada, an estimated 46,000 households — or about 9 percent of renter households in the state — are behind on rent. Their futures play out every week in virtual and in-person courtrooms.

“We have already seen an increase of patients coming from Texas, so that will only increase when folks are unable to access health care in Texas," said abortion rights advocate Lindsey Harmon. 

Morgan’s family says Nevada prison officials failed to take appropriate precautions and provide proper care while she was incarcerated, leading to her death by suicide at age 25 in 2018.

Though the high court’s late Thursday decision places hundreds of thousands of tenants across the country at risk of eviction, Nevada tenants are still protect by AB486.

“You should make any effort to take appropriate channels to get that handled within an hour because a person in that [dungeon] — it’s irreparable damage," said activist Jagada Chambers.

Hearings on bills during the 1920s included arguments from proponents of eugenics and compared those crafting deportation laws to “successful breeders of thoroughbred horses.”

Advocates have drawn parallels between misdemeanors and racist practices dating back to the Reconstruction Era and said lawmakers and officials need to reevaluate what is considered a misdemeanor. 

Gov. Steve Sisolak criticized the Nevada Department of Corrections for the low vaccination rate among its staff, calling the rate “atrocious,” during Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Prison Commissioners.