Last year, Justice James Hardesty empaneled a commission of water officials and District Court judges to study how cases are moving through the legal system. We spoke to Hardesty about the commission’s progress and the judiciary’s role in hearing water disputes.

Las Vegas attorney Patricia Lee was appointed to the Nevada Supreme Court Monday by Gov. Steve Sisolak, filling the seat vacated in September by Justice Abbi Silver.

Nevadans have been able to purchase medical marijuana from dispensaries since 2000, but attorneys in the case said the pharmacy board “forcibly” continued listing cannabis in a manner similar to illicit substances, such as heroin and methamphetamine.

The ruling is a writ of mandamus — a court order compelling a party to take a certain action — and otherwise does not affect the county’s overall plan to hand count ballots this election cycle.

In a poll taken over the last three days, more than 95 percent of the 473 union members polled said they had “no confidence” in the state’s incumbent governor.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Justice Department that would have compelled former casino owner Steve Wynn to register as a foreign agent on behalf of China.

Nevada officials repeated that assessment, the report said, with one telling investigators that there was a “mindset” that “children need to go to residential” because of the lack of community services. 

Nevada Department of Corrections Director Charles Daniels has resigned, per a request from Gov. Steve Sisolak after a convicted murderer escaped from Southern Desert Correctional Center last Friday.

Her case also names the City of Las Vegas as a defendant, claiming the city acted to impede the investigation into Fiore’s assault, including destroying video evidence, and failed to protect Seaman during the incident.

When Justice Elissa Cadish asked Liakopoulos if he took responsibility for the actions that lead to his conviction, he said he felt pressured into making a promise to vote for the tax increase, but that “I should have been truthful with the lady, regardless of the circumstances.” 

Advocates asked that injunctive relief include the pharmacy board removing cannabis from the controlled substance list, removing the Schedule 1 designation and declaring that the board’s authority over the regulation of cannabis no longer exists in Nevada law.

The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) wants incoming mail, particularly greeting cards and colored drawings, to be converted into digital copies for prisoners’ tablets or kiosks in common areas. They said the new policy is meant to prevent drugs hidden in colored paper, dye or ink, from entering prison walls.

Nevada Supreme Court Justice Abbi Silver is resigning “due to unforeseen circumstances,” and to spend more time with her family, she said in a letter to Gov. Steve Sisolak. 

Historically, inmates in women’s prisons experience “highly sexualized and hostile” environments behind bars, that include anal, vaginal and oral rape at the hands of correctional staff.

Cannabis advocates have pointed to a disconnect between marijuana now being legal and yet people are locked out of housing and job opportunities because of past cannabis-related convictions.

District Court Judge James Wilson issued the ruling for summary judgment in favor of Clark County sheriff and Republican gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo from the bench on Wednesday, blocking the election contest from proceeding further. 

The analysis comes as lawmakers in 2019 ended the practice of “prison gerrymandering,” in which incarcerated people are counted in the census as part of the county where their prison is located, rather than their last home.

But Trump’s comment mischaracterizes recent shifts in crime in the Silver State, as the latest crime data do not indicate any statewide increases in overall violent crime over the past few years.

Only 13 high risk protection orders have been issued since Nevada's red flag law went into effect in January 2020

Last week, Gov. Steve Sisolak signed an executive order offering protections for anyone seeking or providing abortion services within the state.