Nevada Supreme Court

An effort to repeal the state’s new commerce tax suffered a likely fatal setback on Wednesday after the Nevada Supreme Court ruled a petition that’s been circulating isn’t fit for the ballot.

The Nevada Judges Association consisting of over 80 Justices of the Peace and Municipal Court Judges from the Justice and Municipal Courts throughout the State of Nevada honored Carson City Justice of the Peace/Municipal Court Judge John Tatro with the Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

CARSON CITY — Nevada Supreme Court justices asked pointed questions Monday on whether an effort to repeal the state’s new business tax is legally sound to proceed in the signature gathering process.

A high-profile murder conviction out of Carson City has been overturned by the Nevada Supreme Court.
The man accused of killing 19-year-old Desiree Bragg by ramming his van into her will get a new trial.

The Nevada Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week a man fired for missing work because he was in jail can’t claim unemployment benefits.Calvin Murphy was employed by Greystone Park Apartments in La ...

The First Judicial District Court will use $43,245 in grant funding from the Nevada Supreme Court — Administrative Office of the Court — to assist with modernizing its jury management system.

The new web-based jury system purchased from Courthouse Technologies will provide the convenience of eResponse (Online) and Interactive Voice Response System (IVR) functionality for prospective jurors.

The Nevada Supreme Court has awarded $106,500 in grants to fund security and technology needs in the state’s lower courts.The grants include $26,600 worth of security improvements, the majority of whi ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled a Clark County judge was “fundamentally unfair” when he revoked the probation of a defendant who tried his best but couldn’t meet the physical fitness goals of his b ...

The federal Justice Department has agreed to help study and pay for the Nevada Supreme Court’s bail reform project.Nevada Supreme Court Justice Jim Hardesty, who convinced the high court to change the ...

These deer were outside in wait Wednesday at the Supreme Court and the Capitol in Carson City.

The group seeking to defend the controversial commerce tax has appealed the district court’s decision to the Nevada Supreme Court. The group, in favor of the commerce tax, is asking the Supreme Court ...

The group seeking to defend the controversial commerce tax has appealed the district court’s decision to the Nevada Supreme Court. The group, in favor of the commerce tax, is asking the Supreme Court ...

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected Fernley’s attempt to receive a bigger share of Lyon County’s tax revenues.The court agreed with District Judge Todd Russell that, w ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has dismissed as moot the appeal by a Las Vegas candidate challenging an order barring him from running in the 2014 election.Jesse Holder’s candidacy was challenged by Shelly Shelton on gr ...

The Nevada Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Catalyst Fund.The suit argues the fund violates the state constitution, which prohib ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that a Carson City ordinance that prevents people from interfering with an officer making an arrest is unconstitutional because it is too broad.

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled there are limits on how much force private citizens can use to prevent a felony unless the person poses a threat of serious bodily injury to others.The three-judge p ...

Supporters of the newly enacted commerce tax have served notice they will ask the Nevada Supreme Court to throw out the proposed referendum that would repeal that tax.Matt Griffin and Kevin Benson, re ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled there are limits on how much force private citizens can use to prevent a felony unless the person poses a threat of serious bodily injury to others.The three-judge p ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that state Sen. Ben Kieckhefer’s defamation lawsuit against his former opponent can continue moving forward.Kieckhefer sued Gary Schmidt charging he was ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has denied a man an appeal of his 11-year sentence for brandishing a gun and threatening patrons at the Olive Garden restaurant in July 2013.David Paul Lane went to the restau ...

The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday restored the drivers’ license of a man charged with DUI because the chemist who presented his blood test evidence wasn’t certified as an expert witness.Vincent Val ...

The Nevada Supreme Court Thursday issued an opinion opening the door for a guest raped by a Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino employee to sue the resort.The opinion reverses a district court order granting the resort o ...

The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned the state engineer’s decision to grant the Mount Hope Mine in Eureka more than 11,000 acre feet of water saying the planned pumping would damage existing senior water rights in ...

Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of free and open access to information.

Carson City Library will host a “Virtual Read-Out” during Banned Books Week, bringing together our community in shared support of the freedom to seek and express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.

Members of the Nevada Supreme Court were told Tuesday advising a friend he doesn’t have to take a field sobriety test constitutes free speech, not the crime of obstructing a sheriff’s deputy.William Scott...

Members of the Nevada Supreme Court were told Tuesday advising a friend he doesn’t have to take a field sobriety test constitutes free speech, not the crime of obstructing a sheriff’s deputy.William Scott...

Oral arguments in the case of Gary Schmidt (appellant) vs. Ben Kieckhefer (respondent) will be heard before the full panel of the Nevada Supreme Court.

The court order specifying the time and place is in the court document 15-23090.pdf.

Date Wednesday Sept 2, 2015
Time 1:30PM
Place Nevada Supreme Court
201 South Carson Street, Courtroom-Second Floor
Carson City
Case no. 66528
Before En Banc
Justices Gibbons, Douglas, Pickering, Hardesty, Cherry, Parraguirre, Saitta

The case history is shown in
http://caseinfo.nvsupremecourt.us/public/caseView.do?csIID=34726

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the district court dismissal of the lawsuit in which Lehman Brothers demanded $30 million from the Nevada treasurer’s office.The company, now named Woodlands Commercial Bank, was te...

The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the district court dismissal of the lawsuit in which Lehman Brothers demanded $30 million from the Nevada treasurer’s office.The company, now named Woodlands Commercial Bank, was te...