Nevada Supreme Court

Two vying for State Supreme Court, Seat D

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Douglas Herndon Ozzie Fumo The 2020 election is taking place against a backdrop of uncertainty at the presidential level, and in some cases for specific races in the state of Nevada. One of the state races that will be on the ballot for voters in Lincoln County is State Supreme Court Justice, Seat D. A […] This article is available to Lincoln County Record … [Read more...] about Two vying for State Supreme Court, Seat D

Nevada Supreme Court again facing growing backlog of cases

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By Riley Snyder The Nevada Independent In 2014, the backers of the proposed constitutional amendment creating a Court of Appeals in part based their arguments for passage on the need to reduce the growing backlog of cases in Nevada?s highest court. Voters approved the ballot measure, creating the three-member appeals court ? but four years […] This article is … [Read more...] about Nevada Supreme Court again facing growing backlog of cases

Lawsuit challenges practice of state gifts to private companies

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Earlier this month the Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments on procedural matters in a case that seeks to have declared unconstitutional the state?s practice of handing out gifts to businesses that agree to operate in Nevada and create jobs. The plaintiff in the case is Michael Little, owner of a company that converts recycled landscape trimmings into biomass, a renewable … [Read more...] about Lawsuit challenges practice of state gifts to private companies

Courts should let the voters decide on commerce tax ? again

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In 2014 the voters of Nevada rejected by a 4-to-1 margin a tax on company revenues being pushed by the state teachers? union. Instead, the 2015 Legislature adopted a smaller version of the same job killing business margin tax ? this time dubbed a commerce tax ? despite the myriad arguments against it. Whether the voters will get a chance again this November to reject this … [Read more...] about Courts should let the voters decide on commerce tax ? again

Las Vegas water grab is a waste of time and money

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The Nevada Supreme Court has dealt another blow to the Las Vegas attempt to snatch groundwater from Lincoln and White Pine counties. In December 2013, state court Senior Judge Robert Estes ruled that State Engineer Jason King had failed to establish adequate criteria for protecting the residents of eastern Nevada and western Utah from damages that might result from drawing … [Read more...] about Las Vegas water grab is a waste of time and money