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Nevada governor vetoes bill criminalizing fake elector schemes

JURIST

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill Thursday that would have criminalized fake elector schemes in the state. The bill would have made Nevada the first state in the US to criminalize such schemes. The bill initially passed the Nevada Assembly with 28 votes in favor and 14 against on May 23.

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Federal Circuit Rejects Another PTAB-Bias Appeal

Patently O

New Vision sued Bally Gaming and others in Nevada District Court, alleging infringement of two patents. The case also included a forum selection clause requiring litigation of disputes in Nevada Courts. As mentioned, the Federal Circuit did not draft any opinion, but rather issued a R.36 The case, New Vision Gaming v.

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As drought persists in the west, justices to consider Navajo Nation’s rights to Colorado River

SCOTUSBlog

The federal government and the states of Arizona, Colorado, and Nevada, which intervened below, successfully sought Supreme Court review. Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah claim that only the Supreme Court can grant the relief requested by the Navajo Nation. After years of litigation and negotiation, the Nation prevailed in the U.S.

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June Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters:  TV Renewals, EEO Public File Reports, Comments on Zonecasting, Start of Channel 6 FM Rulemaking and More

Broadcast Law Blog

Renewals applications for Full-Power Television, Class A, LPTV and TV Translator Stations in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are due on June 1. With the radio license renewal cycle having ended with the filing of the last set of renewal applications in April, we enter the last year of the cycle for television.

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Why Do Utah Legislators Keep ‘Blood Atonement’ on the Statute Books?

The Crime Report

Allen drafted a bill to abolish the barbaric practice of death by firing squad. The tradition of execution by firing squad was exclusive to the state of Utah, with the exception of a single firing squad execution in Nevada in 1913. At the time, appalled by the spectacle, state representative Sheryl L.

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The Alert: July – September 2023

Parasec

Nationwide: UCC Form Changes The International Association of Commercial Administrators (IACA), which drafts the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) forms, has implemented changes to the UCC filing forms with a revised date of July 1, 2023. Those states are: Nevada, New York, and Vermont. Parasec News Happy Retirement, Michele Calkins!

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The Washington Pardon Derby

The Crime Report

President Jimmy Carter in January 1977 pardoned hundreds of thousands of Vietnam-era draft dodgers President Ronald Reagan in April 1981 pardoned two crooked FBI agents who ordered the break-ins of the homes of suspected radicals to gather incriminating evidence against them.