Court Upholds Nevada's Sex Offender Law A federal appeals court Friday upheld a Nevada law requiring sex offenders to be retroactively classified by their crimes instead of their risk of reoffending. In the same decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco struck down part of

Court Takes Up Appeals From Foreclosure Mediation Program CARSON CITY - Nevada's Supreme Court has begun acting on appeals filed by residents trying to avoid home foreclosures through assistance from the state Foreclosure Mediation Program. In opinions issued Thursday, justices reversed District Judge Donald

US court gives Mrs. Lapid more time to prepare for case CHICAGO – The United States District Court in Las Vegas, Nevada granted on Tuesday the motion of Sen. Lito Lapid’s wife Marissa for “additional time to conduct legal research and factual investigation” of the $50,000 bulk smuggling charge filed against her by the US government.

Golden Glory obtains second court order to garnish Alistair Overeem's UFC 141 pay Golden Glory hasn't given up the fight for Alistair Overeem's money. Knockout Investments, the MMA team's corporate parent, has obtained another court order to hold in escrow a portion of Overeem's pay for UFC 141. This order asks $427,714.27 to be withheld by UFC parent company Zuffa LLC and deposited by check to a Nevada District Court. The amount is nearly double that of a previous order ...

Court: Sex offender registration law should be applied retroactively CARSON CITY - A federal appeals court has ruled that a tougher 2007 sex offender registration law can be applied to those who were convicted before the law was passed.

Bail reduced for brother of Mount Pleasant homicide suspect Bail reduced for brother of Mount Pleasant homicide suspect By aaron falk The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 25, 2012 03:47PM MDT Manti • Prosecutors have agreed to reduce bail for the brother of a man suspected in connection with the death of a Mt. Pleasant couple. Larry Dee McFarland, 27, appeared Wednesday in 6th District Court, where prosecutors agreed to reduce the man’s bail from $55,000 ...

Federal appellate court rejects Forest Service plan for Sierra A federal appellate court has struck down as unlawful a 2004 management plan for Sierra Nevada national forests formulated by George W. Bush 's administration, saying it lacks a required analysis of how fish will fare under the plan.

Nevada Supreme Court Denies Desai Request For Full-Blown Hearing The Nevada Supreme Court this week denied a bid from Dr. Dipak Desai's lawyers for a full-blown hearing to determine his competency to stand trial on criminal charges tied to the hepatitis C outbreak. "Having considered the petition and the state's answer

Ex-Partners Cite Nevada Developer in Funds Lawsuit Former business partners of Nevada developer and lobbyist Harvey Whittemore have sued him, claiming he misappropriated millions of dollars. In its lawsuit filed last week in Clark County District Court, the Wingfield Nevada Group Holding Co. claims Whittemore used the …

Wynn Investor Will Have To Wait On Documents Wynn Resorts Ltd. board member and largest stockholder Kazuo Okada will get his chance to examine normally confidential company documents, but his win comes with a large asterisk. At a Thursday morning hearing, Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez