Nevada legislature passes same-sex partnership law overriding governor veto
June 1, 2009
[JURIST] The Nevada Assembly [official website] on Sunday approved a same-sex partnership law [SB 283, PDF; materials], overriding the governor's veto [press release, PDF] by a 28-14 vote [roll call vote]. The measure, passed in the state senate [roll call vote] a day earlier by the requisite two-th....... [more] 
Nevada restricts eminent domain, Ohio recognizes private property water rights
November 5, 2008
'[JURIST] Voters in Nevada Tuesday approved a ballot initiative that would restrict the state''s ability to use eminent domain law to acquire private property. The initiative includes amendments to the Nevada State Constitution which provides that all....... [more]
Federal court invalidates Nevada ballot initiative petition law
October 1, 2008
'[JURIST] Judge Philip M. Pro of the US District Court for the District of Nevada issued an order Tuesday granting a plaintiffs'' motion for summary judgment and invalidating Nevada''s so-called County Population Rule as unconstitutional under the....... [more]
Nevada stays lethal injection executions as US Supreme Court review looms
October 16, 2007
'[JURIST] The Nevada Supreme Court Monday issued a stay of all executions pending a US Supreme Court ruling in a case challenging lethal injection as unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment. The order issued after oral arguments arrived just hours....... [more]
Nevada governor under FBI investigation for failing to report gifts
February 15, 2007
'[JURIST] Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons is under investigation by the FBI for allegedly failing to report gifts and payments given by a defense technology company that received secret military contracts while Gibbons was still a US congressman, an....... [more]
Smoking bans approved in three states; voters split on tobacco taxes
November 8, 2006
'[JURIST] Ballot measures approved in three US states Tuesday will ban smoking in many public places. In Arizona, Nevada and Ohio voters chose more comprehensive measures over less restrictive versions generally favored by the food and beverage industry........ [more]
Marijuana legalization measures fail in Colorado, Nevada, South Dakota
November 8, 2006
'[JURIST] US proponents of marijuana legalization took stock Wednesday after voters in Colorado, Nevada and South Dakota rejected mid-term ballot measures that would have decriminalized use of the drug in certain circumstances. In Colorado, voters on....... [more]
Bush flags judicial nominees in Republican electoral pitch
November 3, 2006
'[JURIST] US President George W. Bush urged voters at campaign rallies in Montana and Nevada Thursday to vote Republican so that the Senate can continue to confirm key judicial nominees"who will not legislate from the bench." Bush pointed to Chief....... [more]
Federal appeals court denies Nevada challenge to Yucca Mountain waste site
August 8, 2006
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit declined Tuesday to review a US Department of Energy (DOE) proposal to move nuclear waste to the proposed Yucca Mountain repository by rail, finding that some claims by the State of Nevada lacked....... [more]
Family court judge shot in Nevada courthouse
June 12, 2006
'[JURIST] A family court judge in Reno, Nevada, was shot while standing near a courthouse window Monday, and police are searching for a sniper. Judge Chuck Weller, of the Second Judicial District Court in Washoe County, was shot four times in the chest....... [more]
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