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Nevada's "mailbox deadline," allows mail ballots received up to four business days after Election Day to be counted to account for practical shortcomings of USPS policies and practices. For example,...
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May 3, 2024
Republican National Committee v. Aguilar
Voting Rights
Status: Filed
ACLU of Nevada, alongside the Campaign Legal Center (CLC), filed an amicus brief asking the court to dismiss a case challenging Nevada's efforts to maintain its voter rolls.
The case, Republican...
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May 1, 2024
ACLU of Nevada v. Elko County
Voting Rights
Status: Dismissed
Update: On May 29, 2024 ACLU of Nevada and Elko County reached settlement terms and the jail is now fully compliant with AB286.
In Nevada, people who are detained in a city or county jail...
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Mar 27, 2024
Flynn v. Nevada
Smart Justice
Status: Filed
Case Background
Our client is a prisoner at Florence McClure Women's Correctional Facility in Southern Nevada. She was sexually abused by a prison chaplain, Donald Burse, on two...
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Feb 16, 2024
McAllister v. Clark County
First Amendment
Status: Filed
We're challenging Clark County's pedestrian flow zone ordinance for its vague language that allows LVMPD to selectively enforce and, in effect, selectively target people. Our client uses a manual wheelchair...
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Jan 12, 2024
Jones v. LVMPD
Smart Justice
Status: Filed
The Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) is the largest jail in Nevada, housing thousands of people every year. The ACLU of Nevada has been investigating the treatment of people who are deaf and detained at...