Dramatic restrictions at the Regional Justice Center took effect on Monday in Las Vegas because of the coronavirus, but criminal arraignments continued.
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David Ferrara covers courts and legal affairs. He joined the newspaper in 2014 after more than six years reporting in the Deep South, where he wrote extensively about the BP oil spill. Prior to that, he worked for newspapers, magazines and a wire service in Chicago. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Civil and criminal jury trials in Clark County District Court slated for the next 30 days are being suspended to reduce risk of the spread of the coronavirus at the Regional Justice Center.
A man tied to the killing of a confidential Las Vegas police informant was sentenced Thursday to 10 years to life in prison.
More than three years after his death penalty trial was halted, a Las Vegas man who fatally stabbed his estranged pregnant girlfriend pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and robbery.
With more than 70 candidates in 23 judicial races on the June 9 primary ballot this year, the Las Vegas Review-Journal will stage video debates to help voters make informed choices.
Attorneys Phil Aurbach, Nadia Krall and Barbara Schifalacqua are running to replace District Judge Kerry Earley, who is not seeking re-election.
Attorneys Adam Ganz, Monica Trujillo and Michael Miceli are seeking to replace District Judge Douglas Herndon, who is running for the Nevada Supreme Court.
The Nevada Supreme Court has decided that the leader of a controversial political group cannot be sued for defamation for criticizing the courtroom conduct of a family lawyer.
A man jailed is jailed in Las Vegas on kidnapping and sexual assault charges after a 12-year-old girl said he sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her as she was walking home from school.
A judge ordered the release of a Las Vegas man Friday after the Nevada Supreme Court rejected a petition from prosecutors.
A judge on Thursday dismissed a death penalty case against one of 23 defendants prosecutors had tied to a violent white supremacist prison gang in Nevada.
A Las Vegas man convicted of rape and murder tried to blame the 55-year-old woman’s death on a seizure as he was sent to prison Thursday.
A judge ordered Jennifer Mustachia to serve life behind bars without the possibility of parole for helping kill a disabled man inside his east valley home in 2015.
Prosecutors agreed to drop the death penalty Monday against a man accused of fatally shooting three people during a drug robbery.
Prosecutors have declined to pursue a trespassing charge against four-weight world champion Adrien Broner, who was arrested outside MGM Grand Garden last month.