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Summary Of Jones V. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 53, Kylee Gloekner
Summary Of Jones V. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 53, Kylee Gloekner
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined (1) whether a criminal defendant’s access to the courts can be restricted by the district court when he or she is challenging a judgment of conviction and sentence or the computation of time served under a judgment of conviction; and (2) whether there is an established approach courts should take when restricting the access.
Summary Of State V. Cantsee, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 24, Sean Daly
Summary Of State V. Cantsee, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 24, Sean Daly
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined (1) whether a police officer’s citation to an incorrect statute is a mistake of law that invalidates an investigatory traffic stop under the Fourth Amendment, and (2) whether a failure to identify and argue a statute in an opposition to a motion to suppress constitutes a waiver of that argument in the motion’s hearing.
Summary Of Angel V. Cruse, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 25, Kelsey Bernstein
Summary Of Angel V. Cruse, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 25, Kelsey Bernstein
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined (1) whether the district court properly granted summary judgment in a complaint alleging unconstitutional retaliation in violation of the inmate’s First Amendment rights, and (2) whether the proper test to determine whether retaliatory actions “chill” protected First Amendment speech is objective or subjective. Summary by Kelsey Bernstein.
Summary Of City Of Reno V. Howard, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 12, Sean Daly
Summary Of City Of Reno V. Howard, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 12, Sean Daly
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether the “substantial-and-bona-fide-dispute” requirement under NRS 50.315(6) violated the Confrontation Clause, given the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts.
Summary Of Lorton V. Jones, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 8, Kylee Gloeckner
Summary Of Lorton V. Jones, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 8, Kylee Gloeckner
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether the limitations imposed under Article 15, Section 3(2) of the Nevada Constitution prohibit an individual who has served for 12 years or more as a council member from running for mayor of Reno.
Summary Of Amezcua V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Alexandria K. Mendonca
Summary Of Amezcua V. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 130 Nev. Adv. Op. 7, Alexandria K. Mendonca
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
The Court determined whether a first-offense domestic battery under NRS 200.485 is a serious offense requiring a jury trial under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution.