A judge outside Las Vegas will decide whether a convicted felon who alleged widespread corruption within Clark County’s justice system should receive a new trial.
David Ferrara
David Ferrara covers courts and legal affairs. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
A Las Vegas couple are suing the producers of the popular reality show “Property Brothers” and a construction company, saying they were unhappy with their home renovations.
Justice of the Peace Melanie Tobiasson has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses the Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline of violating her constitutional rights.
The father of a man wanted in connection with the slaying of a 22-year-old Las Vegas woman pleaded not guilty Friday.
A 33-year-old man appeared before a judge Wednesday after being charged with punching and killing a tourist on the Las Vegas Strip.
A group of local parents are suing four baby food manufacturers after a congressional report released last month found their products are tainted with high levels of toxic metals.
A judge on Monday approved a nearly $1.4 settlement for Fred Steese, who spent nearly two decades behind bars for a murder he did not commit.
More than three years after he was pardoned for a murder he did not commit, Fred Steese is expected to receive a seven-figure settlement from Nevada.
Surveillance video captured the last moments of Lesly Palacio’s life, as she had drinks and dinner with a man she had known for at least a decade, new court records show.
Class-action lawsuits filed Tuesday accuse auto insurance companies of failing to reduce premiums sufficiently for Nevada policyholders during the pandemic.
A 21-year-old woman was ordered to serve five to 15 years behind bars on Monday for a drunken driving crash that left Christopher Garcia dead last year.
A man accused of trying to kill his mother and fatally stabbing her boyfriend can act as his own lawyer at trial, a judge decided Friday.
Thomas Randolph, whose murder conviction and death sentence were recently overturned, is the focus of a “Dateline” series airing this week on NBC.
Two Hard Rock Cafe security guards have filed a lawsuit that claims they were attacked by members of the metalcore band Attila during a concert.
A group of Nevada lobbyists alleges that pandemic restrictions on the 2021 legislative session amount to constitutional violations.