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Tuesday brought a plot twist to the Nevada State Legislature and Gov. Joe Lombardo’s sweeping crime bill, with the introduction of an amendment adding provisions that would protect students from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and a brand new bill whose language mirrors two key components of the crime bill.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution 5 would order a legislative study on immigration enforcement operations in the state. It is not expected to be heard or passed, and behind the scenes became a flashpoint for advocates and lawmakers who wanted to see more done to safeguard immigrant families in the wake of large-scale immigration sweeps.

The Nevada Resort Association on Thursday defended the provisions of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s crime bill that would allow courts to ban certain criminal offenders from the resort corridor for up to a year.

During the special legislative session, which starts this week, Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is asking lawmakers to do what they didn’t do during the regular session earlier this year: pass a crime bill he backed.

Demonstrators will again be kept off the streets themselves and confined to sidewalks, in part because of the high cost of permits.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada is challenging the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist the federal agency by holding individuals in custody beyond their release.

A number of Nevadans have been dismissed or reprimanded for social media posts about Kirk’s death, raising questions about whether being terminated or suspended for posting on private social media is a violation of individual rights.

Vendors and customers who want more direction on how to handle encounters with law enforcement at the market can also take “Know Your Rights” training offered by the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada in partnership with Broadacres Marketplace.

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