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- Attorney Matthew Callister filed suit on Monday on behalf of eight plaintiffs affected by the tuberculosis at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center. [RJ]
- The Clark County Commissioners are still considering increasing taxes for “More Cops”–although the matter was tabled at yesterday’s meeting. [Fox5Vegas]
- An estimated 2900 people took advantage of the Southern Nevada Project Homeless Connect at the Cashman Center yesterday. Among other essentials that were provided, bench warrants were quashed and fees totaling in the thousands were waived. [Las Vegas Sun]
- “Student attorneys” at Boyd’s Immigration Clinic interviewed 29 immigration detainees at the Henderson Detention Center and report that 11 of those 29 were mistreated, called racial slurs, and/or denied access to their attorneys. [8NewsNow]
Ed. The RJ is reporting that a man that committed suicide at the Las Vegas LDS Temple last night is the son of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jay Bybee. Our condoleneces go out to Judge Bybee and his family. More details at MyNews3.
Good news for UNLV. President Smatresk is leaving! http://www.8newsnow.com/story/24022959/breaking-news-unlv-president-neal-smatresk-to-leave-job
Why is that good news?
Because like a lot of people who come to Vegas, he is a carpetbagger and was in over his head. Good luck to him at Univ. of Northern Texas!
Does anyone know why this incredibly annoying little pop-up appears on the Nevada Law Library website? Seriously, copyright to legislation? WTF.
Copyright 2013 and earlier by the State of Nevada.
For permission to reproduce
call 775-684-6835.
I hate that thing…you have to scroll around it. Anyone with any juice with the Legislative Counsel Bureau? Make it die!
You can blame the legislature itself, at least partly. See NRS 218F.730.
While federal government works are generally not eligible for copyright protection, the same isn't true of state governments. This has led to controversy in other jurisdictions. https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/infolaw/2008/04/16/can-states-copyright-their-statutes/
Normatively, copyright on the law, whether it is session law, compiled law, or codified law, is stupid and should never be asserted by governmental entities. The floating copyright notice is even more inane.
Easy way to get rid of the silly copyright: 1. Use Google Chrome or Firefox browser. 2. Download the add-on (or plug-in) called "Adblock Plus" (it is free). 3. Right-click on the copyright box and select "Adblock" then "block this". You'll never see that silly government crap again.
I actually forgot about it until today!
I have been using Firefox with Adblock plus for years – awesome program.
For me to block it, I had to go to 'Tools', 'Adblock Plus', then 'Inspect elements', then click on the floating bar and select to block it. I then closed the window, opened it back up and it was gone!
Thanks for the suggestion!
Oh, for the love of God. Now, instead of just an annoying floating copyright, they have, in big letters on the top of each page, "Copyright 2013 LCB" and that ridiculous message about calling them to get permission to reproduce.
Fortunately, Adblock allows me to hide those images and style sheets.
@ 1:48 PM, you are a god amongst men!!! Thanks for the tip.
Judge Bybee's son's death is heartbreaking. How horrible for the family. I hope the press respects their privacy during this time.
Here's an interesting article about a few of the Supreme Court Justices' concerns with elected judges and the "curious and potentially arbitrary outcomes" created by electoral pressures.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/19/246216815/sotomayors-dissent-highlights-concerns-over-elected-judges
The outcomes from elected judges are hardly "arbitrary" — follow the money trail, in Nevada more than anywhere. Especially when a judge calls your firm during trial to remind you that your firm hasn't yet given to their campaign, but the other side has.