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This past Friday President Trump nominated former Nevada Solicitor General Lawrence VanDyke to a seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which handles cases for nine Western states and territories in the Pacific. As solicitor general, VanDyke served in the office of then-Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt. He also served as solicitor general […]
Trump Appeals Court Nominee Looks Right for the Job
Denial of Second Amendment Rights Warrants a Jury Trial
Earlier this month, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled a person charged with misdemeanor domestic battery is entitled to a trial by jury, because the state Legislature in 2017 enacted a law saying someone convicted of such a crime could have their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms denied. In keeping with a 1993 […]
Clarification
A recent editorial stated that Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s office argued against allowing a jury trial in misdemeanor domestic violence cases. The office was not actively involved in the case in which the Nevada Supreme Court ruled that because the Legislature passed a law allowing the denial of Second Amendment rights for persons convicted […]
17 States Sue Feds over Endangered Species Act Rules
Associated Press Seventeen states sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block rules weakening the Endangered Species Act, saying the changes would make it tougher to protect wildlife even in the midst of a global extinction crisis. The lawsuit, in federal court in San Francisco, follows a similar challenge filed last month by several environmental groups, […]
September 19, 2019
Officials Consider Future Lawsuits Against ‘Storm Area 51’ Organizers
Final preparations are in place for the expected rush of an unknown number of people coming to Rachel and Hiko Sept. 20-22 for the Storm Area 51 events, plus music festivals at both locations and a UFO conference at the Alien Research Center in Hiko. However, there might be a few lawsuits filed by the […]
Vandals Girls Pick Up Wins; Football Team Returns Tonight
Eureka won a pair of volleyball matches this past weekend, home court matches with Round Mountain and Tonopah. Friday was a match with the Knights of Round Mountain which the Lady Vandals won in straight sets of 25-20, 25-15, 25-22. That was followed the next day with an exciting 3-2 win over the Muckers because […]
At Basque Fry, a Show of Pro-Trump Unity, Calls to Fight ‘For the Soul of our Country’
By Jazmin Orozco RodriguezThe Nevada Independent On the heels of widespread Democratic victories in Nevada last year, conservative speakers at the fifth annual Basque Fry event that’s affiliated with former Attorney General Adam Laxalt painted a picture of a more unified Republican Party and a state turning red in the 2020 election. Speakers included White […]
Is This You? Weed Whacking of Fall
All things considered I would like a world without weeds. Since I am daydreaming I will also admit to wanting grass to only grow on the lawn, where it is planted and enjoyed. Not in flowerbeds, in tree lines, in graveled roadways and cracks in the sidewalk. Oh let’s go crazy with this want/wish list. […]
California to Assist Financing of California-Vegas Train
By Kathleen RonayneAssociated Press California officials on Wednesday could put a private company’s plan to build a high-speed train connecting Las Vegas and Southern California one step closer to reality by helping it access billions of dollars in private financing. A committee chaired by state Treasurer Fiona Ma is likely to approve $300 million in […]