Weekend Roundup

History of how Nevada won the 1930's race to be the best place to get a divorce. (Review-Journal)

Why do people read the Nevada Appeal? Well in 1878 one reader subscribed because she "noticed one pleasing peculiarity of your instructive and purifying paper: It is free from all such horrid things as lawyers advertisements! Ma, who has a great dislike for lawyers, says your paper is a precious blessing on this account." (Nevada Appeal)

Billionaire orgies in Vegas? (Australian Herald Sun) Allegations in a California court that Henry T. Nicholas III, founder of the microchip company Broadcom, gave ecstasy to unwitting business associates and hosted orgies in Vegas. Best part of the story: "In 2001, it is alleged, Mr Nicholas smoked so much marijuana during a private flight between Orange County and Las Vegas that the pilot had to put on an oxygen mask."

Term limit challenges continue, with a recent Supreme Court challenge to Clark Co. Commissioner Bruce Woodbury. (Review-Journal)

Morgan Lewis & Bockius, the law firm hired by the Department of Energy to handle Yucca Mountain licensing will remain on the job despite the protests of the state of Nevada. (Review-Journal)

Iraq war veteran Walter Laak was acquitted of murder charges Friday afternoon after a week long trial in which it was alleged that he shot and killed 19-year-old Juan Cordova during a confrontation at a friend's house. (Review-Journal)

Advocates of two proposed ballot petitions to cap revenue for the Las Vegas tourism authority and a third plan to restrict tax-raising ballot questions filed a court appeal Friday to revive the plans rejected by Secretary of State Ross Miller. (Las Vegas Now)

Nye County officials have filed criminal charges against the organization in charge of a former Pahrump cat sanctuary where hundreds of ailing cats were rescued last year. (Review-Journal)

Surgery has been banned at Shadow Mountain Surgical Center after state and federal health officials reinspected the eye and foot surgery center in May and turned up 32 deficiencies. The surgical center had initially been allowed to continue operating in March after two dozen violations were found based on promises from the center that procedures would change. (Review-Journal)