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ACLU of Nevada attorneys will appear before an en banc panel of the Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday in Carson City to argue that the public has a right to access our courts under the First Amendment.
LAS VEGAS — The ACLU of Nevada's first priority bill of the 2023 session of the Nevada Legislature seeks to make police traffic stops safer for people who are differently abled.
LAS VEGAS — The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada will be representing the Durango High School students who were attacked by Clark County School District Police, an event that was recorded by bystanders.
LAS VEGAS — People across the United States, and here in Nevada, are reacting to the footage released today of the Memphis Police killing of Tyre Nichols. Five officers have been fired and face murder charges in connection with Tyre’s death.
In September, Clark County Judge Joe Hardy ruled that including cannabis on the state’s list of Schedule 1 controlled substances violates the Nevada Constitution. The Nevada Board of Pharmacy has filed a notice in Clark County that it would appeal and is seeking to put the ruling on hold.
LAS VEGAS — Today, the ACLU of Nevada again filed an emergency petition to halt Mark Kampf, the county clerk in Nye County from conducting a hand-count of ballots received in the 2022 midterm elections.