On April 8, 2014 Las Vegas resident ,Travis Doering, was shot and killed after a two-hour standoff with police outside of his house. While there was much controversy surrounding the incident with the public questioning whether or not the use of force by police was justified, this past June the District Attorney’s office made a …
Nevada state taxpayers have a lot of questions that could and should be asked of the Clark County district attorney’s office. Witnesses are legally required to be paid $25 to appear in court as well as being paid for their milage. However, recent news on private email exchanges has brought to light how the DA’s office wasted more …
Uber Lyft may be a contributing factor to why there has been a decrease in DUI arrests. Uber and Mothers Against Drunk Driving paired up in creating a survey for people all over the U.S. The reports showed that DUI arrests had significantly dropped in California (Uber’s home state) and that these results would most …
For the past 5 years, the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) has brought thousands of visitors and EDM fans from around the country to Las Vegas and this year is no exception. According to Insomniac Productions 134,000 EDM fans worldwide joined each night of the three day event this year for the 19th year in a …
This past Saturday, Jeb Bush visited Henderson and the conversation of gun control took front and center – a topic that has also been front and center for Nevada lawmakers this year. On June 2, Gov. Bill Sandoval signed a bill that was first introduced this past February which establishes “state control over the regulation …
The police stop hundreds of thousands of law abiding Nevadans every year, and the vast majority are unaware of their constitutional rights when encountering law enforcement. Even if the police have grounds to stop you, everyone has legal rights when being questioned, arrested, or searched by law enforcement officers. It’s important to know what those …
Cases involving the Fourth Amendment and unreasonable searches and seizures — beyond body-cavity or thermal-imaging searches — rarely make headlines. But this norm is slowly beginning to erode in the wake of Ferguson and Baltimore, as average citizens are beginning to understand the importance of our constitutional rights and the limits placed on both citizens …
Some top prosecutors in Nevada are proposing a law to be enacted that would allow prosecutors to present hearsay at a preliminary hearing or to a grand jury. If enacted, the law would thoroughly alter the criminal process in Nevada. It would mean that victims would not be subject to cross-examination or need to testify. …
What should be concealed and what shouldn’t be concealed? The list of potential things to conceal are endless. Las Vegas Republicans are adding to the list, proposing a bill to repeal state requirement for a permit to carry a concealed gun. March 11, the State Judiciary Committee reviewed SB 143, a bill that would legally …
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