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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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New Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against Las Vegas Marshals

Violent traffic stop underscores unconstitutional enforcement actions by the municipal agency
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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.

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Sparks clarifies laws punishing unhoused for sleeping on sidewalks, in cars as criminal offenses

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

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Nevada settles lawsuits with injured inmate firefighters, stripsearched woman

This piece was originally published by the Nevada Current by April Corbin Girnus. 

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Mass Incarceration Won't End the Opioid Crisis

Your legislators need to hear from their constituents. Now is the time to use your voice!

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Proposed Nevada bill could remove marijuana’s status as a ‘controlled substance’

By Jaclyn Schultz, FOX5. 

There's nothing criminal about a plant that's medicinal

To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice

The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County.

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CEIC v. Nevada State Board of Pharmacy

CEIC Founder, A'Esha Goins, and ACLU of Nevada Staff Attorney, Sadmira Ramic, give a closer look into our case against The Nevada State Board of Pharmacy.

By Jordyn Chamizo

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What if Algorithms Worked For Accused People, Instead of Against Them?

We created an algorithmic tool to find out what risks the criminal legal system poses to the people entering it, rather than their risk to "public safety."

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The Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Policing is a Foundation to Build Upon

Two years after the murder of George Floyd, a new executive order on police reform offers a starting place, but does not go far enough.

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