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As the Nevada Legislature approaches the final days of the 2021 session, housing justice advocates are disappointed by all the opportunities that legislators have left in the dust.

Nevada needs police reform. In the wake of the Derek Chauvin verdict, it is clear that police officers across the nation must be held accountable for their actions. In this year’s session, the Nevada Legislature has started to acknowledge the need for change in policing.

After a hearing on March 31, the Nevada Assembly voted to pass Assembly Bill 395 to the Senate. This historic piece of legislation seeks to eliminate the death penalty in Nevada and convert all existing death sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The ACLU of Nevada held virtual community conversations to discuss anti-AAPI hate and what we can do about it.

I’ve made it no secret since I started as executive director earlier this year that I think our organization needs a more aggressive legal department to help advance civil liberties in our state. Nevada has been through so much in the last year alone, including serious inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing issues related to racial injustice.

Assembly Bill 141 creates a sealing of evictions for those who have been evicted during the COVID-19 pandemic because they could not pay their rent. It also extends the time some tenants have to find new housing when they are being evicted for no cause.

We have an opportunity this session to end our costly and ineffective death penalty. Contact your legislators to call for a hearing on this important legislation.

Two-thirds of Las Vegas traffic warrants go to Black and Brown people.

No-knock warrants are a staple of the failed war on drugs. They allow officers to enter homes without announcing themselves and turn communities of color into warzones. These needless encounters often end with loss of life or substantial bodily injury.