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We're Proud and Free and Always Will Be

The Supreme Court ruling in U.S. v. Skrmetti was devastating for the trans community, but it will not impact health care for trans people in Nevada, who still have every right under our state’s Constitution and laws that we had last Pride Month.

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Nov 13, 2025

Nevada Civil Rights and Advocacy Groups Decry Assembly Decision to Preclude Telephonic Testimony During Special Session

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Nov 14, 2025

Resorts back Lombardo crime bill containing key requests from gaming industry

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.

Nevada legislative building in Carson City
Nov 13, 2025

Lawman-turned-governor revives his failed crime bill

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.

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Apr 09, 2025

Lombardo seeks to turn back time on criminal justice reforms

Legislation touted Tuesday by Gov. Joe Lombardo and law enforcement officials from Northern Nevada would turn back the clock on modest reforms passed by lawmakers with bipartisan support in 2019.

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Mar 28, 2025

Trump Invokes the Alien Enemies Act to Carry Out Mass Deportations, Explained

The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 was used to justify World War II-era internment of noncitizens. Now Trump is attempting to abuse that authority to deport immigrants without due process

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Mar 05, 2025

If feds violate civil rights in rounding up migrants here, NV police could be left holding the bag

Federal agents might be able to get away with violating constitutional rights, but Nevada law enforcement agencies can’t.

LVMPD Police Car
Feb 27, 2025

DEI and Accessibility, Explained

Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility policies…

A protest sign that reads, "the war on DEI is a war on 70% of us!"
Jan 31, 2025

Immigration attorneys prep community on their rights as enforcement ramps up nationwide

By Michael Lyle, Nevada CurrentThis piece was originally published in the Nevada Current.

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Oct 02, 2024

Public defenders tell county proposed homeless ‘camping’ ban ‘is not the solution’

By Michael Lyle, Nevada CurrentThis piece was originally published by the Nevada Current.

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