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Stevens to address new attorneys at annual CCBA Admittees & Judges Mixer

Freshly minted attorneys are in for a supreme treat the Nevada Supreme Court justices in a swearing-in ceremony admit them to the Nevada State Bar next month. U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will address...

Nevada high court Access to Justice Commission plans for National Pro Bono week

SPECIAL TO LAS VEGAS LEGAL NEWS -- The Nevada Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission is gearing up for 2010 National Pro Bono week OcT. 23-30.  A variety of events and activities are planned to...

North Las Vegas JP Dahl: 20 percent of felonies go unpunished for lack of a prosecutor

By DOUG McMURDO, Las Vegas Legal News -- North Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Stephen Dahl said 20 percent of people arrested for felonies and gross misdemeanors in his city go unpunished for want...

Nevada Supreme Court: Family weary of killer’s three decades worth of appeals

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Case filings down in Clark County; Zaccole says 2009 an ‘anomaly’

By DOUG McMURDO, Las Vegas Legal News -- Case filings are down virtually across the board in Clark County courts, according to Matt Zaccole, court division administrator, who provided his report during Wednesday's Civil Divison...

Feral paralegals aided, abetted by Nye County senior judge

Marshal Willick in this week's note writes an entertaining piece on feral paralegals and a nearby jurisdiction that aids and abets their wickedly woeful work. How's that for alliteration? Doug McMurdo, Las Vegas Legal News A legal...