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Governor Lombardo Signals Support For Kash Patel As FBI Director

December 9, 2024 11:52 amDecember 14, 2024 2:12 pm

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo (R) took to social media last Friday afternoon calling for needed reforms at the FBI and expressed he was “looking forward to hearing Mr. Patel’s ideas for the Bureau.” “We must bring universal and unequivocal justice back to the heart of our nation’s top law enforcement...

OPINION: The Fight For Parental Rights In Nevada’s Schools Is Just Beginning

December 6, 2024 3:06 pmDecember 12, 2024 5:10 pm

A wise professor once told me “Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal and law is a tool.” Those words rang true this week as I made my way back from oral arguments in the San Francisco Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Doe vs WCSD....

Vice Chair of Judiciary Committee Under Active State Bar Investigation

December 3, 2024 1:38 pmDecember 10, 2024 2:18 pm

Today, Democratic leadership released their committee assignments for the upcoming 2025 legislative session (see below). One notable assignment from Assembly Leader Steve Yeager is his selection of Assemblywoman Elaine Marzola as the Vice Chair of the Judiciary committee. https://twitter.com/nvassemblydems/status/1863999506913874344 https://twitter.com/NVSenateDems/status/1860045151118459386 As reported by The Globe, Assemblywoman Marzola is under an...

NV Dept of Education Adds Anti-Grooming Bill to Legislative Docket

November 27, 2024 5:07 pmDecember 7, 2024 1:23 pm

The Committee on Education, on behalf if the Nevada Department of Education, has submitted Senate Bill 59 for consideration in the next legislative session. The bill revises provisions NRS 391.330 governing the license of educational personnel. The provisions include the prohibition of “grooming” and acts of sexual impropriety. The description...

Governor Lombardo Calls For Serious Reforms Upon Election Certification, ‘Nevadans Deserve Timely Election Results’

November 26, 2024 4:16 pmDecember 5, 2024 11:31 am

Today, three weeks after “Election Day,” the Nevada Supreme Court certified the 2024 General Election results, making the statewide results official. Through pandemic-era legislation passed unilaterally by the Democratic majority, ballots can be received and counted for three to four days after Election Day. The deadline for curing ballots was...

Federal Ruling Allows Transgender Volleyball Player To Participate in Mountain West Tournament

November 25, 2024 3:10 pmNovember 26, 2024 12:15 pm

A federal judge appointed by President Joe Biden has denied a motion for injunctive relief allowing the Mountain West Conference volleyball tournament to proceed with San Jose State transgender player Blaire Fleming. The motion is part of a lawsuit against the conference which seeks to protect female athletes and women’s...

Commissioner Justin Jones Faces Disbarment For Destroying Evidence

November 25, 2024 9:36 amDecember 2, 2024 6:39 am

Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones (D-District F) faces disbarment or suspension of his law license in the wake of a federal judge’s decision that found him liable for destroying evidence, lying to the court, and a subsequent State Bar investigation. Attorneys for the State Bar met with Jones last Thursday and...