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OPINION: Neither state law nor a recent Supreme Court ruling stops vehicular surveillance

What prevents a private investigator — or anyone else — from merely buying or otherwise accessing the location data collected by your car?

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OPINION: Never has good journalism been more essential

But while the stakes may not be what they were nearly six months after the Declaration of Independence was signed — or so we can hope — what is happening now in this country should be disturbing to anyone paying attention and seeing without partisan blinders.

Trump names GOP attorney Sigal Chattah as interim U.S. attorney for Nevada

Chattah, the Republican National Committeewoman for Nevada, has long been an ally of President Donald Trump. She has filed numerous lawsuits challenging Nevada’s election laws, including representing the state Republican Party in its efforts to cancel the 2024 Republican presidential primary and challenging a state law aimed at protecting election workers.

Judge denies request to dismiss defamation lawsuit against state GOP director

Judge Jessica Peterson’s order, issued Thursday, states that Nevada Republican Party Executive Director Alida Benson failed to clear the burden of proof for the anti-SLAPP motion, a law that allows defendants in defamation cases to avoid extensive litigation in cases where a lawsuit might otherwise silence their speech.

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