Justice
Gaming Control Board joins probe of money laundering in Nevada casinos
The Nevada Gaming Control Board, which has remained awkwardly silent on the investigation of Las Vegas casinos and the prosecution of casino executive Scott Sibella by federal officials out of California, has joined the ongoing probe, according to two sources who say they’ve received calls from investigators. The federal investigation, first reported by the Current […]
Two seats on Henderson Justice Court in play for primary election
An open seat on the Henderson Justice Court has attracted half a dozen attorneys, including several who previously ran for the position, while in another department, a candidate appointed to the bench late last year faces a lone challenger. Six candidates are vying to fill the vacancy in Henderson Justice Court Dept. 1, resulting from […]
Hope for Prisoners’ founder Ponder dismissed from lawsuit against non-profit
The former chief operating officer of Hope for Prisoners, a non-profit reentry program for former inmates, can proceed with his wrongful termination suit against the organization but not against its founder and chief executive officer, Jon Ponder. The Current reported Monday that the organization’s former COO Grant McCandless was terminated in 2020, after an internal […]
Supreme Court to consider outlawing sleeping outside even if no inside space is available
Ed. note: Las Vegas and Henderson are among numerous cities nationwide that have filed amicus briefs in support of the Grants Pass law against sleeping in public even if people have nowhere else to go. On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the […]
Lombardo, Metro, DA mum on allegations against Hope for Prisoners founder
A former official of the nonprofit Hope for Prisoners is asking a Nevada court to force the group to release documents that could detail misconduct by the group’s high-profile founder. HFP’s former chief operating officer Grant McCandless is suing the nonprofit, a widely lauded re-entry program for individuals recently released from prison, for wrongful termination. […]
NV households seeing increase in SNAP theft
Nevada families in need of food assistance are at risk of losing their monthly benefits to cybercriminals as the state faces a large spike in stolen benefits through skimming and cloning. Skimming and cloning is a high tech form of fraud allowing thieves to electronically steal Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) account information as customers swipe […]
Trump’s repeated escapes from political damage to be tested in NYC trial
Donald Trump on Monday in a New York City courtroom will make history as the first former U.S. president to stand trial in criminal proceedings. And it raises new issues for the presumptive Republican nominee for president in November, even as he builds a political brand that so far has seemed immune from accusations of […]
Weed and A’s baseball stadium land before state’s high court
The Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether a referendum on public funding for the proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas should be allowed on the November ballot, and whether the Board of Pharmacy’s listing of cannabis as a Schedule 1 substance is at odds with the Nevada Constitution. Attorney Bradley Schrager, representing former […]
Abortions are banned in Arizona after the Supreme Court upholds an 1864 law
The Arizona Supreme Court ruled to make abortion largely illegal in the Grand Canyon State, reinstating a 160-year-old law that forbids all procedures except those to save a woman’s life. Justice John R. Lopez IV, writing for the court in a 4-2 split decision, said that a 2022 law allowing abortions up to 15 weeks […]
Trump immunity claim a ‘radical’ departure from democracy, special counsel Jack Smith says
Donald Trump’s view of absolute immunity for actions he took as president would radically change U.S. democracy and give presidents unprecedented power akin to monarchs rather than elected leaders, U.S. Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith wrote in a reply brief to the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday. Smith’s 66-page brief, answering Trump’s argument to […]
Deputy public defenders challenge incumbent Sciscento for LV Justice Court seat
The primary race for Las Vegas Justice Court Dept. 2, which handles criminal matters, features two Clark County public defenders vying to unseat Judge Joseph Sciscento. Ava Bravo, formerly known as Karen Schatzle, is a woman of mystery and contradiction. Bravo says she changed her name for a variety of reasons. “I know that it’s […]
An 1873 law banned the mailing of boxing photos. Could it block abortion pills too?
WASHINGTON — An anti-obscenity law enacted in 1873 that hasn’t been enforced in decades shot to the forefront of the nation’s abortion debate in the past week thanks to two U.S. Supreme Court justices, amid expectations a future Republican president would use the law to order a nationwide ban on medication abortion. The Comstock Act, […]