Operation Armageddon

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  • Amber Candelaria, candidate for Family Court judge ordered removed from ballot, effectively handing the race to incumbent Judge Michele “Shell” Mercer. [RJ]
  • Lawsuit: Henderson negligent in inmate’s 2024 death. [RJ]
  • ‘Excessive’ water users in Las Vegas are getting big fines. Now there’s a lawsuit. [TNI]
  • Feds announce water cuts under new Colorado River plan. [NV Current]
  • Nevada files lawsuit against federal government over Colorado River water cuts. [8NewsNow]
  • Our thoughts are with all those in Reno dealing with the Hawk Fire: 15K acres; Reno-Sparks schools closed Monday. [RGJ; Fox5Vegas]
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August 24, 2026 9:25 am
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This story does not even make sense. High speed chase, woman hits a bunch of cars then flees on foot. Cops arrest her (seems like a good idea), take her to HOSPITAL, trained medical professionals do a blood draw (to find out if she is on drugs or drunk) and decide no other medical assistance is necessary (or requested?). Woman is taken to jail and then dies later in cell? How are the arresting officers responsible?

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August 24, 2026 9:37 am
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Your bias is showing: 30 year old is medically cleared and then dies hours later. The investigation resulted in changes of “inhumanity to prisoner, neglect of duty resulting in death and involuntary manslaughter.”

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August 24, 2026 9:55 am
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Well I’m confused here, as well. Miller was apparently medically cleared on the 9th. Did something happen in between the time of Millers court appearance on the 10th and the death? Was there some type of incident/ negligence by the arresting officers in that time?

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August 24, 2026 10:18 am
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I have no bias other than to assume cops over charge and are too aggressive. I read the story in the link. The story in the link does not say “after leaving the hospital, the cops beat the prisoner up” nor anything of the sort. Nor does it say if the person died from her injuries from the cars she crashed into. Nor does it say if she had any levels of drugs or alcohol.

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August 24, 2026 10:38 am
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Right, I am 9:55 and I am saying there are tons of questions here, but, based on what the article says, it would seem tough to link her death to the arresting officers.

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August 24, 2026 11:58 am
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All of you are fueled by speculation. Let’s wait for more facts.

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August 24, 2026 12:29 pm
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Why? We aren’t jurors. These are just thoughts and opinions.

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August 24, 2026 4:27 pm
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@12:29
Right, as said, merely speculation.

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Anonymous
August 24, 2026 2:34 pm
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It wasn’t the arresting officers, it was the ones working at the jail.

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August 24, 2026 3:00 pm
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My bad. Ok so obviously something happened after her court appearance on the 10th.

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August 24, 2026 11:33 am

The Amber Candelaria case is weird. Why didn’t she follow the rules and declare her candidacy like the other candidates? Why did she do it via email?

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Anonymous
August 24, 2026 11:37 am
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Maybe she’s trying to get all the seminal cases on screwing up a judicial candidacy in her name? One more, and it’s a hat trick.

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August 24, 2026 11:42 am
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In her defense, how many meetings have we attended that could have just been an email?

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Anonymous
August 24, 2026 12:27 pm
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The family court bar isn’t sending their best.

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anonymous
August 24, 2026 1:52 pm
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Or maybe they are…

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August 24, 2026 1:41 pm
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Because she was in Texas and decided to file at the last minute.

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August 24, 2026 3:19 pm
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Amber would not be my first choice for dogcatcher. But on this one I think Herndon got it right which was the record in front of the Court was pretty clear that Candelaria did exactly what Clark County Elections told her to do which was email her candidacy and have the fees paid is person which is exactly what we did. While I understand the argument that a reading of the statute does not strictly mention email, it does not preclude it. As relevant here, NRS 293.177(1) provides a judicial candidate’s name may not appear on the ballot “unless the person named has filed a declaration of candidacy with the appropriate filing officer and paid the filing fee” not later than 5 p.m. on the second Friday after the first Monday in January. NAC 293.0604 provides three methods for filing a declaration of candidacy:

1. A person may file a declaration of candidacy pursuant to NRS 293.177:

(a) By submitting the notarized filing documents by mail;

(b) In person; or

(c) Virtually using a remote technology system if authorized by the appropriate filing officer.

The appropriate filing officer told Candelaria that emails would qualify for virtual filing as a remote technology system. Did they lie to her? Should she have known that the Assistant Election Commissioner was wrong? The Code appears to give the election office the right to approve the filing. And the evidence is that the office did approve the filing.

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Anonymous
August 25, 2026 4:57 am
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I’d take a monkey with a dartboard and a magic 8 ball over half of the current bench.

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Anonymous
August 24, 2026 1:03 pm

Maybe Amber just isn’t supposed to be a judge.

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Anonymous
August 24, 2026 2:02 pm
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This feels true but, I believe, she must now run for Nevada Supreme Court and mess that up too only then will the cycle be complete.

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August 24, 2026 2:16 pm
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I know she screwed up Justice Court and now Family Court. Are there others? Maybe she also needs to screw up LV Mini Court and the COA too.

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August 24, 2026 2:44 pm
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Remember Catherine Ramsey, NLV Muni Court Judge who was finally removed from the bench? An example of how just one judge can wreak havoc on the system and cost taxpayers lots of money.

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Anonymous
August 24, 2026 3:29 pm

Partner Frisky got the boot from Wachtell Lipton

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August 24, 2026 6:57 pm
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Not listed on the firm’s website.

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August 24, 2026 8:36 pm
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August 24, 2026 9:04 pm
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If you read the statute, this behavior very clearly does not apply. The girl is lying.

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August 25, 2026 7:16 am

Operation Armageddon? That’s what I call in what I perform oral on my girlfriend’s vajaja