Thurs Roundup

Chief Judge of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Alex Kozinski, was scheduled to preside over the obscenity trial of a Hollywood adult filmmaker until it was revealed the Judge he had a publicly accessible website hosting explicit pictures, including women naked on all fours and painted as cows. You can see the cow pic and other NSFW pics from Judge Kozinski's website by clicking here. (LA Times) [honestly, the pics from the website are hilarious. I'll take a Judge with a sense of humor over the train wreck of Halverson anyday]

Staff from the Attorneys General's offices in Utah, Arizona and Nevada gathered in Vegas yesterday to discuss polygamy. (Fox News)

Speaking of affairs, Governor Gibbons has helped put the state back in the national spotlight as a result of his having an [alleged] affair while Governor and sending 860 text messages to his [alleged] mistress using a government text phone. (AP) George Knapp theorizes what the messages might have been. (Las Vegas City Life) [maybe Gov. Gibbons and Judge Halverson should team up for a traveling Nevada side show]

The Nevada Supreme Court is conducting its first hearing via webcast. (Harmful Error)

Congratulations to Lisa W. Lackland and Anthony L. Martin, who Lewis & Roca named as partners in their Las Vegas office. (JLNS)

The wives of two Chinese men accused of stealing more than $400 million from the Bank of China distanced themselves from their husbands yesterday, claiming they were not aware of the scheme to steal from the bank. (Review-Journal)

Clark Co. officially suspended Shadow Mountain Surgical Center's business license after reports that the surgery center continues to use unsafe injection procedures. (Review-Journal) [if Clark Co. keeps putting these unsafe medical practices out of business, where are Las Vegans going to go to get Hep-C when they really need it?!?]

Hulk Hogan's former wife wants the former wrestler cited by a Florida judge for failing to pay his share of a $4.2 million Las Vegas condo. (AP)

As part of a federal lawsuit brought by the SEC against Las Vegas-based Gold-Quest International, a North Dakota group of Native Americans calling themselves the Little Shell Indian nation (although they are not recognized as an Indian nation by U.S. or Canada) is seeking $1.7 million in damages. The matter is before U.S. District Judge Kent Dawson. (Review-Journal)

Street Preachers have dropped their First Amendment lawsuit (brought by the ACLU) against a Clark Co. ordinance limiting the size of signs that can be used on Strip sidewalks. The ordinance was changed to state signs may not pose an obstruction. (Review-Journal) [thank the Lord! Now Bellagio fountain visitors can again look forward to a nutjob screaming that they will burn in hell--the Founding Fathers would be proud]

In the Fernley flood trial, the chief government engineer overseeing an irrigation canal that broke and flooded 590 homes in Northern Nevada in January sought to reassure a U.S. District Judge Lloyd George on Wednesday that current reduced flows in the canal are safe. (Review-Journal)

Judge Mosley's competition for the District 14 judicial seat is coming out swinging. His signs declare "Tired of Corruption? ChrisDavisFor Judge.com." (Review-Journal)