The Nevada Supreme Court issued a new set of standards for monetary bail in a decision handed down Thursday that could result in sweeping changes in the court system.
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.
Four candidates vying for a seat on the Clark County Family Court bench discussed custody battles within households that endure domestic violence.
Gregory Kerkorian, an heir to the “father of the Las Vegas mega resort,” could die in prison from the novel coronavirus, his lawyers argued in a petition to state leaders.
A Las Vegas poker pro filed a federal lawsuit this weekend alleging that another player used hidden devices to cheat her out of thousands of dollars in a game broadcast from a California casino.
Anand Anil Patel, a 26-year-old Oklahoma concert and club promoter, was one of six people killed in the April 2018 crash near Phoenix.
Rena Hughes is hoping to retain her seat on the Clark County Family Court bench as she is challenged by attorneys Dedree “Dee” Butler and J. Scott MacDonald.
A 51-year-old asylum seeker from Cameroon walked out of a Henderson jail two days after the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada pushed for his release.
Relatives of two men killed at the hands of Metropolitan Police Department officers have filed separate civil rights lawsuits in federal court.
Lakeisha Holloway, the woman accused of driving her car onto a busy Strip sidewalk, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, was ordered sent to a state mental health hospital.
The series of debates will air Wednesday and Saturday nights on YurView Channel 14 through the June 9 primary.
A pair of candidates vying for a seat on the Clark County Family Court bench debated the effects of endorsements from lawyers who may practice before them.
A civil rights organization filed a federal lawsuit that seeks the release of two “medically vulnerable” men who are being detained by immigration officials in Henderson.
An Oklahoma City bomber’s son, who has a criminal history himself, faces charges in connection with an attack on a 67-year-old man in Henderson in February.
U.S. Rep. Dina Titus praised law enforcement for tracking down a Las Vegas man who is accused of threatening to kill her.
A director of the Las Vegas police union and a veteran detective pleaded not guilty to felony charges that stem from the detective’s relationship with a stripper.