Mon, Tues, Wed Round-up (I can't help myself)

Blogging is so much more fun than family vacations in Utah, so here is the three day round up:

Sheldon Adelson, the richest Jew in the world, is visiting the homeland of Israel to face trial on charges he breached a contract with people setting up Aldeson casinos in Macau (Haaretz.com)

The Nevada Judicial Disciplinary Commissions as unanimously accepted an agreement with Judge Gates requiring him to acknowledge he made improper political donations (Review-Journal)

The Memorabilia Dealer in the O.J. case [pt 2] is now suing the collectibles broker that arranged the meeting. (Review-Journal). In the meantime, Judge Jacki Glass is refusing to postpone the trial. (Sports Illustrated)

The National Labor Relations Board says Steve Wynn can't threaten workers with being fired if they go on strike (Las Vegas Sun)

The Nevada Supreme Court has granted the couple attempting to extort Celine Dion's husband one more chance to prove their allegations that Mr. Dion committed rape. (SanDiego.com) They allege that Mr. Dion (Rene Angelil) raped the wife of the couple, Yun Kyeong Kwon Sung.

The Review-Journal has an editorial suggesting that after Judge Halverson and Judge Del Vecchio have faced allegations of unethical conduct from their court staff, judges should make sure to treat their support staff with care and respect. (Review-Journal) [Ahem . . . law firm partners, pay attention. Maybe you should give us legal secretaries a little respect as well]

Nevada's new U.S. Attorney Gary Brower seems to be settling into his role (Reno Gazette-Journal)

Clark County clerks have started the work of unsealing court records incorrectly sealed by District Court Judges (Review-Journal) [uh . . if the judges screwed up, why does the support staff have to do all the work to fix the problem?]

The ACLU is seeking to end Nevada's use of the death penalty (Las Vegas Sun). How? By challening the execution of Las Vegas killer Patrick Castillo, who was sentenced to death for the November 1998 tire-iron slaying of 86-year-old Isabelle Bernd in her Las Vegas home. [Why is it the best people are always ACLU clients?]