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Summary Of Young V. State, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 98, Kristen T. Gallagher
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 U. And Community C. Sys. Of Nev. V. Nevadans For Sound Gov't., 120 Nev. Adv. Op. 81, Clarke Walton
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 Heller V. Legislature, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 51, Keith Brown
Summary Of Heller V. Legislature, 120 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 51, Keith Brown
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
On April 2, 2004, The Honorable Dean Heller, Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, sought an original petition for a writ of mandamus by the Nevada Supreme Court to compel the state Legislature (as a whole) to enforce separation of powers. The Secretary challenged whether state government employees’ service in the state Legislature (dual service) violated the constitutional separation of powers doctrine and questioned whether local government employees’ service in the Legislature also violated the separation of powers. The petition asked the court to: (1) find that service in the Legislature by “certain,” unidentified state executive branch employees …
Summary Of Aftercare Of Clark County V. Justice Court Of Las Vegas, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 2, Jeff Hall
Summary Of Aftercare Of Clark County V. Justice Court Of Las Vegas, 120 Nev. Adv. Rep. 2, Jeff Hall
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
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Summary Of Heller V. Give Nev. A Raise, Inc., Timothy W. Roehrs
Summary Of Heller V. Give Nev. A Raise, Inc., Timothy W. Roehrs
Nevada Supreme Court Summaries
Direct democracy, the process by which the people conduct direct law making through the circulation of petitions and (subject to the petition qualifying) subsequent ratification by the voters in an upcoming election, has often been a hub for electoral and legal controversy.2 In GNAR,3 the Nevada Supreme Court drew on U.S. Free Speech Constitutional law to save a couple of 2004 ballot campaigns, while making the ballot process for future petitions (at least logistically) a little bit easier. Below is a description of the GNAR opinion and its holding, along with a few comments regarding GNAR’s questionable lack of deference …