Latest Nevada state government News

Nevada Democrats keep legislative control but fall short of veto-proof supermajority

Nov. 12, 2024 18:12 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Democrats will maintain their power in the statehouse but have fallen short of securing a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers that would have stripped the Republican governor of his veto power when they convene early next year. Democrats lost their...

Nevada high court decides mail ballots with smudged or missing postmarks can be counted

Oct. 28, 2024 19:12 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday that mail-in ballots with smudged, indecipherable or missing postmarks can be counted for up to three days after polls close on Election Day. The state’s highest court rejected a bid by state and national Republicans, former...

Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over NFL emails

Oct. 11, 2024 13:19 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get a full Nevada Supreme Court review of a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned from the team in 2021. The state’s highest court isn’t scheduling oral arguments...

Top election official in Nevada county that is key to the presidential race takes stress leave

Sep. 27, 2024 19:24 PM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The top election official in a key northern Nevada swing county is taking a stress-related leave of absence with just over a month to go before Election Day, creating a sense of uncertainty about election operations in a county that has been under near-constant attack from...

Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but says charges can be refiled

Sep. 26, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a sprawling sex abuse indictment against Nathan Chasing Horse, while leaving open the possibility of charges being refiled in a case that sent shockwaves throughout Indian Country and led to more criminal charges in the U.S....

Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but leaves open possibility of charges to be refiled

Sep. 26, 2024 13:27 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada high court orders dismissal of Chasing Horse sex abuse case but leaves open possibility of charges to be refiled.

Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada

Sep. 20, 2024 10:30 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada's Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state. The court's order Friday, without any noted dissents, allows ballot preparation and printing...

Supreme Court order leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in battleground Nevada

Sep. 20, 2024 10:11 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court order leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in battleground Nevada.

Nevada high court ends casino mogul Steve Wynn's defamation suit against The Associated Press

Sep. 06, 2024 00:34 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday ended a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press in 2018, rejecting his bid for a jury to hear his claim that he was defamed by an AP story about two women who alleged Wynn committed...

Nevada Supreme Court declines to wade into flap over certification of election results, for now

Aug. 20, 2024 19:38 PM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Supreme Court declined Tuesday to wade into an electoral controversy despite pleas from the state's top election official and attorney general after one county initially voted against certifying recount results from the June primary. The Democratic...