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NV Bar Association Opens Investigation Into Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola

October 1, 2024 4:05 pm

Last month, The Globe reported that Democratic Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola (AD- 21) received a combined $22,500 in campaign donations from the Nevada Resorts PAC and MGM Resorts International while representing plaintiffs in lawsuits against their members and properties. These donations and lawsuits raise ethical questions for Marzola and could have...

Conflict of Interest? Democratic Legislator Accepted Campaign Donations from Defendants In Multiple Lawsuits

September 4, 2024 5:44 pmSeptember 12, 2024 12:37 pm

Democratic Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola (AD- 21) received a combined $22,500 in campaign donations from the Nevada Resorts PAC and MGM Resorts International while representing plaintiffs in lawsuits against their members and properties. To date, three of these cases have been dismissed, including one with prejudice. Assemblywoman Marzola took two donations from...

SCOTUS Strikes Down Ban On ‘Bump Stocks’, Nevada Lawmakers React

June 14, 2024 5:55 pmJune 17, 2024 12:20 pm

Today, in a divided 6-3 decision (see below), the conservative justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Garland vs. Cargill, finding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) “bump stock” ban was unconstitutional. The split decision reverses the 2018 ban that outlawed the...

Large Real Estate Sales Beg the Question: What is the Future of Gambling in Las Vegas?

October 25, 2021 1:15 pmOctober 27, 2021 6:08 pm

Private equity firm Blackstone is selling The Cosmopolitan’s luxury casino and hotel operations to MGM Resorts International for $1.65 billion. MGM Resorts International properties include The Mirage, The Bellagio, New York-New York and Mandalay Bay. The Cosmopolitan’s real estate assets were also sold to the Cherng Family Trust, Stonepeak Partners...