Saturday, June 14, 2008

Weekend Roundup

The Nevada Supreme Court has set July 1 for a hearing on term limits. (Review-Journal)

The trial of the man believed to have poisoned himself by keeping the exotic toxin ricin in his motel room, just off the Las Vegas Strip has been postponed by U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Jones until Sept. 9. (Las Vegas Now)

Editorial providing thoughts on the inaugural use of web casting to show Nevada Supreme Court hearings. (Review-Journal)

A federal racketeering trial stemming from the alleged embezzlement of $400 million from China’s state-run bank is delving into the secretive and high-powered world of Strip high rollers. (Las Vegas Sun)

In Reno, a lawyer for flood victims said that this week's failure of another canal provides more ammunition in the legal battle to slow water flows in a century-old Northern Nevada irrigation system because it shows "these ancient embankments are not as strong as they appear." (Review-Journal)

Clark Co.'s agency managing the system to select private criminal attorneys for indigent defendants had its first open meeting. (Review-Journal)

The Hep-C criminal investigations are running at a slow pace. (Las Vegas Now)

Does the Nevada legal system abuse victims who are afraid to testify? (Review-Journal)

A former Washoe County water engineer accused of embezzling more than $2 million from the county water division and gambling more than $1 million at a local casino admitted to the crimes in a letter to his family, according to court documents. (Review-Journal)

The Clark Co. D.A.'s office is letting federal prosecutors have the first crack at convicting Antonin Rezko on corruption charges. (Las Vegas Sun)

Las Vegas Attorney Randal Shimon Appointed as Arbitrator on AAA Arbitration Roster. (eMediaWire)

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