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Unlikely Consequences: How Medical Marijuana Is Affecting Nevada's Gaming Industry, Haley N. Lewis Apr 2016

Unlikely Consequences: How Medical Marijuana Is Affecting Nevada's Gaming Industry, Haley N. Lewis

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Blowing The Whistle On Nightclub Illegality To The Nevada Gaming Control Board And Nevada's Common Law Protections, Robert Loftus Apr 2016

Blowing The Whistle On Nightclub Illegality To The Nevada Gaming Control Board And Nevada's Common Law Protections, Robert Loftus

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.


To The "Status Quo" And Beyond: The Possible Unintended Consequence Of The "Restoration Of America's Wire Act", Elijah James Hayon Tredup Apr 2016

To The "Status Quo" And Beyond: The Possible Unintended Consequence Of The "Restoration Of America's Wire Act", Elijah James Hayon Tredup

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.


No Money, No Lawyer — No Children: The Right To Counsel For Indigent Defendants In Nevada Termination Of Parental Rights Proceedings, Erik J. Foley Sep 2015

No Money, No Lawyer — No Children: The Right To Counsel For Indigent Defendants In Nevada Termination Of Parental Rights Proceedings, Erik J. Foley

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Free Will Is No Bargain: How Misunderstanding Human Behavior Negatively Influences Our Criminal Justice System, Sean Daly Mar 2015

Free Will Is No Bargain: How Misunderstanding Human Behavior Negatively Influences Our Criminal Justice System, Sean Daly

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Mentally Ill Who May Kill Go Unreported Still: Exploration Of Potential Nevada Nics Reporting Reform, Craig D. Friedel Mar 2015

The Mentally Ill Who May Kill Go Unreported Still: Exploration Of Potential Nevada Nics Reporting Reform, Craig D. Friedel

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Sar-C: Best Practices For Gaming Companies To "Know Their Customer" And Avoid Organizational Money Laundering Liability In The Post-Sands Climate, Joseph Rillotta Oct 2014

Beyond The Sar-C: Best Practices For Gaming Companies To "Know Their Customer" And Avoid Organizational Money Laundering Liability In The Post-Sands Climate, Joseph Rillotta

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Andrea L. Dennis, Carol E. Jordan Sep 2014

Encouraging Victims: Responding To A Recent Study Of Battered Women Who Commit Crimes, Andrea L. Dennis, Carol E. Jordan

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Expanding Use Of Genetic And Psychological Evidence: Finding Coherence In The Criminal Law? , Michael Vitiello Jun 2014

The Expanding Use Of Genetic And Psychological Evidence: Finding Coherence In The Criminal Law? , Michael Vitiello

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Turning Restitution Upside-Down: The Mortgage Fraud Restitution Formula Amidst Volatile Housing Prices, Nicole Scott Mar 2014

Turning Restitution Upside-Down: The Mortgage Fraud Restitution Formula Amidst Volatile Housing Prices, Nicole Scott

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Harmelin's Faulty Originalism, Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer Mar 2014

Harmelin's Faulty Originalism, Michael J. Zydney Mannheimer

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Canines (And Cats!) In Correctional Institutions: Legal And Ethical Issues Relating To Companion Animal Programs, Rebecca J. Huss Sep 2013

Canines (And Cats!) In Correctional Institutions: Legal And Ethical Issues Relating To Companion Animal Programs, Rebecca J. Huss

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


New Police Surveillance Technologies And The Good-Faith Exception: Warrantless Gps Tracker Evidence After United States V. Jones, Caleb Mason Oct 2012

New Police Surveillance Technologies And The Good-Faith Exception: Warrantless Gps Tracker Evidence After United States V. Jones, Caleb Mason

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Painting Ourselves Into A Corner: The Fundamental Paradoxes Of Modern Warfare In Al Maqaleh V. Gates, Ashley C. Nikkel Jan 2012

Painting Ourselves Into A Corner: The Fundamental Paradoxes Of Modern Warfare In Al Maqaleh V. Gates, Ashley C. Nikkel

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


I Want My (Immigration) Lawyer! The Necessity Of Court-Appointed Immigration Counsel In Criminal Prosecutions After Padilla V. Kentucky, Scott R. Grubman Jan 2012

I Want My (Immigration) Lawyer! The Necessity Of Court-Appointed Immigration Counsel In Criminal Prosecutions After Padilla V. Kentucky, Scott R. Grubman

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Improving The Odds: Changing The Perception Of Problem Gambling And Supporting The Growth Of Problem Gambling Courts, Amaia Guenaga Apr 2011

Improving The Odds: Changing The Perception Of Problem Gambling And Supporting The Growth Of Problem Gambling Courts, Amaia Guenaga

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

This Note will examine what problem gambling is and demonstrate the parallels between problem gambling and substance abuse. The Note will then explore the development and expansion of problem-solving courts for substance abuse and mental health and explore the pros and cons of problem gambling courts, in the end offering support for the further creation and development of problem gambling courts.


Herring V. United States: Mapp's "Artless" Overruling?, Michael Vitiello Jan 2010

Herring V. United States: Mapp's "Artless" Overruling?, Michael Vitiello

Nevada Law Journal

The central thesis of this essay is that, consistent with the “art of overruling,” the Court could have limited Mapp, for example, by extending the good-faith reasonable mistake rationale that animates cases like United States v. Leon. As developed below, the facts of Herring are quite similar to the facts of other cases where the Court upheld police conduct that, although erroneous, seemed reasonable; accordingly, excluding the illegally obtained evidence had no value as a deterrent of future conduct in light of the reasonableness of the police officer's mistake. However, Herring goes much further and points towards a much greater …


Murder Felony Is Felony Murder: How The Nevada Supreme Court's Decision In Nay V. State Reflects The Growing Misconception Surrounding "Afterthought" Robbery, Joshua P. Gilmore Apr 2009

Murder Felony Is Felony Murder: How The Nevada Supreme Court's Decision In Nay V. State Reflects The Growing Misconception Surrounding "Afterthought" Robbery, Joshua P. Gilmore

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


"All The News That's Fit To Print": The New York Times, "Yellow" Journalism, And The Criminal Trial 1892-1902, Trevor D. Dryer Jan 2008

"All The News That's Fit To Print": The New York Times, "Yellow" Journalism, And The Criminal Trial 1892-1902, Trevor D. Dryer

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Judge Dredd: Hollywood Fiction Or Las Vegas Reality?, Michael J. Gayan Jan 2008

Judge Dredd: Hollywood Fiction Or Las Vegas Reality?, Michael J. Gayan

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Nevada's Comprehensive Theft Statute: Consolidation Or Confusion?, Sherry A. Moore Jan 2008

Nevada's Comprehensive Theft Statute: Consolidation Or Confusion?, Sherry A. Moore

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Automobile Exception In Nevada: A Critique Of The Harnisch Cases, Thomas B. Mcaffee, John P. Lukens, Thaddeus J. Yurek Iii Jan 2008

An Automobile Exception In Nevada: A Critique Of The Harnisch Cases, Thomas B. Mcaffee, John P. Lukens, Thaddeus J. Yurek Iii

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Dwi And Drugs: A Look At Per Se Laws For Marijuana, Charles R. Cordova, Jr. Mar 2007

Dwi And Drugs: A Look At Per Se Laws For Marijuana, Charles R. Cordova, Jr.

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Is Looting Ever Justified?: An Analysis Of Looting Laws And The Applicability Of The Necessity Defense During Natural Disasters And States Of Emergency, Stephanie J. Hamrick Sep 2006

Is Looting Ever Justified?: An Analysis Of Looting Laws And The Applicability Of The Necessity Defense During Natural Disasters And States Of Emergency, Stephanie J. Hamrick

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Minor Discrepancies: Forging A Common Understanding Of Adolescent Competence In Healthcare Decision-Making And Criminal Responsibility, Kimberly M. Mutcherson Mar 2006

Minor Discrepancies: Forging A Common Understanding Of Adolescent Competence In Healthcare Decision-Making And Criminal Responsibility, Kimberly M. Mutcherson

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Defending And Despairing: The Agony Of Juvenile Defense, Abbe Smith Mar 2006

Defending And Despairing: The Agony Of Juvenile Defense, Abbe Smith

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Peace Versus Justice, Richard J. Goldstone Jan 2006

Peace Versus Justice, Richard J. Goldstone

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


When A Victim's A Victim: Making Reference To Victims And Sex-Crime Prosecution, Scott A. Mcdonald Sep 2005

When A Victim's A Victim: Making Reference To Victims And Sex-Crime Prosecution, Scott A. Mcdonald

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Best Little Whorehouse Is Not In Texas: How Nevada's Prostitution Laws Serve Public Policy, And How Those Laws May Be Improved, Daria Snadowsky Sep 2005

The Best Little Whorehouse Is Not In Texas: How Nevada's Prostitution Laws Serve Public Policy, And How Those Laws May Be Improved, Daria Snadowsky

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Bad Bet: Federal Criminalization Of Nevada's Collegiate Sports Books, Ronald J. Rychlak Jan 2004

A Bad Bet: Federal Criminalization Of Nevada's Collegiate Sports Books, Ronald J. Rychlak

Nevada Law Journal

No abstract provided.