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Summary Of In The Matter Of The Estate Of John W. Bowlds, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 100, Kristen T. Gallagher

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

An appeal from both parties regarding a court’s review of fee agreements between an estate and its attorneys.

Summary Of State V. Sutton, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 99, Kristen T. Gallagher

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from a final judgment from a breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in an employment law case.

Summary Of Young V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 98, Kristen T. Gallagher

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Defendant Young appealed his criminal conviction, specifically the district court’s decision to deny his motion to dismiss and appoint new counsel. Young maintained that the lower court did not properly inquire into the facts surrounding his motion.

Summary Of Bergna V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 92, Kristen T. Gallagher

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Summary Of Banks V. Sunrise Hospital, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 89, Beth Rosenblum

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Salt Equalizer, Vol. 2004, Issue 4, Society Of American Law Teachers

SALT Equalizer

Contents of this issue:

Emily Houh, SALT's Affirmative Action Committee Hard at Work, at 1.

Holly Maguigan & Beto Juarez, Co-Presidents' Column, at 1.

Bob Dinerstein, Am I Blue? Judicial Nominations Will Be a Continuing Battleground in the Second Bush Term, at 4.

Kent Greenfield, Solomon Litigation Update, at 5.

Beto Juarez, "Class in the Classroom" a Classy Affair, at 6.

Scenes from the Teaching Conference, at 6.

Eileen Kaufman, Chicago Conference Highlights Need to Rethink the Bar Exam Process, at 7.

Nancy Cook, You're Invited: SALT and EJS to Co-Sponsor Reception and …

Hope And Misgiving About Lawyers, Consensus-Building, And Social Problem-Solving, Jennifer Gerarda Brown

Nevada Law Journal

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The Erisa Hokey-Pokey: You Put Your Top Hat In, You Put Your Top Hat Out, Sally Lerner Galati

Nevada Law Journal

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Learning From Practice: What Adr Needs From A Theory Of Justice, Katherine R. Kruse

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The Lawyer's Role(S) In Deliberative Democracy, Carrie Menkel-Meadow

Nevada Law Journal

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A Plumber Responds To The Philosophers: A Comment On Professor Menkel-Meadow's Essay On Deliberative Democracy, Philip J. Harter

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Look Before You Leap And Keep On Looking: Lessons From The Institutionalization Of Court-Connected Mediation, Bobbie Mcadoo, Nancy A. Welsh

Nevada Law Journal

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Lawyers, Democracy And Dispute Resolution: The Declining Influence Of Lawyer-Statesmen Politicians And Lawyerly Values, Jeffrey W. Stempel

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Legal Pragmatism, An Ideal Speech Situation, And The Fully Embodied Democratic Process, Dmitri N. Shalin

Nevada Law Journal

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Extending A Qualified Evidentiary Privilege To Confidential Communications Between Employees And Their Union Representatives, Michael D. Moberly

Nevada Law Journal

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Summary Of Nevada Power Co. V. Eighth Judicial District Court Of Nevada, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 97, Sally L. Galati

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Petitioner Nevada Power Company (NPC) filed a writ petition challenging the district court’s jurisdiction over a class action complaint against NPC that alleged deceptive and unfair trade practices, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and breach of contract. The two issues facing the Nevada Supreme Court were (1) whether the district court had subjectmatter jurisdiction to entertain a complaint against a public utility for the above causes of action; and (2) if the district court did have jurisdiction over those claims, did the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUC) have primary jurisdiction such that the district …

Summary Of Butler V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 93, Sally L. Galati

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Defendant appealed his conviction on two counts of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon, for which he received a sentence of death.

Summary Of United Insurance Company Of America Vs. Chapman, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 83, Ryan Hall

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled that the prejudgment interest awarded to Chapman should have been calculated pursuant to the specific interest statute, rather than the general interest statute, because the special interest statute was in effect when the judgment was entered. The district court had erred by awarding the attorney fees to Chapman, because United’s claim was brought on reasonable ground. The award of postjudgment interest awarded to Chapman was also reversed.

Summary Of Horne V. City Of Mesquite, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 79, Ira David

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

City of Mesquite Mayor Charles Horne appealed a Declaratory Judgment of the Eighth Judicial District Court, holding City of Mesquite initiative ordinance MQ1 to be invalid as conflicting with state statutes, but that the severability clause of the ordinance evaded total invalidity. Furthermore, that same declaratory judgment held City of Mesquite initiative ordinance MQ3 to be totally invalid as conflicting with state statutes.

Summary Of U. And Community C. Sys. Of Nev. V. Nevadans For Sound Gov't., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 81, Clarke Walton

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Respondent, Nevadans for Sound Government (NSG) is a political organization that gathers signatures on government owned property. NSG filed an action in district court alleging actions taken by Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County (RTC) and University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN) unlawfully restricted access to RTC and UCCSN properties for signature collecting purposes. The district court concluded that certain actions by appellants unlawfully violated respondent's constitutional and statutory rights. The supreme court reversed the decision that respondent's constitutional rights were violated, and partially affirmed the decision that its statutory rights were violated.

Summary Of State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. V. Fitts, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 80, Ira David

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United States District Court submitted a certified question to the Nevada Supreme Court to determine whether automobile insurers may contractually reduce the time frame allowable for an insured motorist to file for uninsured or underinsured motorist benefits.

Summary Of Maiola V. State Of Nevada, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 76, Clarke Walton

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Petition for rehearing in an appeal from a district court order denying a motion for return of property under NRS 179.085.

Summary Of Middleton Vs. Warden, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 74, Ryan Hall

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Nevada Supreme Court removed Middleton’s appointed appellate counsel due to substandard representation. On initial review, the Nevada Supreme Court ordered Middleton's counsel to submit an amended brief, limited to 80 pages. Counsel's "amended" brief was simply the original brief with the final few pages removed so as to meet the 80-page requirement. Counsel had repeatedly violated court orders, and the work product he ultimately submitted was unacceptable for representation of a client who was facing a death sentence.

Summary Of Atkinson V. Mgm Grand Hotel, Inc., 120 Nev. Ad. Op. 71, Amanda Yen

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Summary Of Bohlmann V. Printz, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 62, Z. Ryan Pahnke

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Summary Of Lobato V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, Keith Brown

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

District court convictions for first-degree murder and sexual penetration of a dead body reversed and case remanded for new trial. Trial court’s exclusion of extrinsic evidence to prove potential bias of State’s witness against Defendant was reversible error, not harmless error. Although a trial court had broad discretion to control cross-examination attacking a witness’s credibility, that discretion was narrowed when bias or motive was to be shown. Unless materially related to the case and admissible on other grounds, extrinsic evidence of prior bad acts or inconsistent statements is always collateral and, therefore, inadmissible to attack credibility. But, extrinsic evidence to …

Adventures In Heteronormativity: The Straight Line From Liberace To Lawrence, Joan W. Howarth

Nevada Law Journal

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Driver's Licenses And Undocumented Immigrants: The Future Of Civil Rights Law?, Kevin R. Johnson

Nevada Law Journal

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Making Up Women: Casinos, Cosmetics, And Title Vii, David B. Cruz

Nevada Law Journal

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The Turner Thesis, Black Migration, And The (Misapplied) Immigrant Explanation Of Black Inequality, John Valery White

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