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Las Vegas Law Blog
Posted on Apr 6, 2013
What rights do grandparents have with regard to custody and visitation? In the last two decades, grandparents have taken a more active role in their grandchildren's lives; whether it be because ...
Continue reading "Grandparental Visitation" »
Posted on Apr 6, 2013
I was recently talking to a friend about his alimony situation. My friend is obligated to pay a significant sum of alimony on a monthly basis to his ex-wife. He mentioned to me that his wife now has ...
Continue reading "Cohabitation and Divorce" »
Posted on Apr 6, 2013
This blog is meant to give some insight into basic alimony law in Nevada which has been derived from Nevada Supreme Court cases decided over the past 60 years. One topic which is of particular ...
Continue reading "Bankruptcy and Divorce" »
Posted on Mar 30, 2013
In a previous blog, the definition of hearsay and reasons for denying its admission were briefly discussed. However, though hearsay statements are generally inadmissible, there are exceptions to the ...
Continue reading "Admitting Hearsay Testimony: The General Rule" »
Posted on Mar 30, 2013
This blog provides an introduction to court-annexed arbitration here in Nevada and the penalties which may be incurred by requesting a trial de novo. In Nevada, parties are required to submit to ...
Continue reading "On the Penalties for Requesting a New Trial after an Arbitration Award" »
Posted on Mar 23, 2013
The word hearsay is pervasive on television and in print. You've probably heard it spoken on your favorite crime drama ad nauseum, and if you're a fan of Judge Judy and shows of that ilk, ...
Continue reading "A Short Introduction to Hearsay" »
Posted on Mar 23, 2013
This blog is written in the form of an overview of the policy behind punitive damages as well as an overview as to when punitives are or are not awarded in a personal injury case. This overview is ...
Continue reading "On Punitive Damages" »
Posted on Mar 14, 2012
In 2010, Deljuan Goodlow appealed his judgment of conviction which was entered after a Washoe County jury found him guilty of first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon, home invasion, and ...
Continue reading "Judicial Irrationality-A Commentary on Goodlow v. State, Docket No. 54198" »
Posted on Mar 14, 2012
In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Holder v. Humanitarian Law. In that case, Plaintiffs, Humanitarian Law Project, argued that certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act (18 ...
Continue reading "Government, Hypocrisy and Legitimacy" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012
In 2000 Nevada voters changed the state's constitution to allow people who need marijuana for medicinal purposes to possess seeds, grow their own plants and possess marijuana. Unfortunately, the ...
Continue reading "Constitutionality of Drug Dispensaries in Nevada" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012
A Corporation is a person with the same freedoms ascribed to real flesh and blood people, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently ruled. Specifically, in Citizens United, the SCOTUS held ...
Continue reading "Alien Tort Statute and the Corporate Person" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012
Recently, Wikileaks released 5 million new documents obtained from government files. Contained within those leaks was a five page report issued by the Orwellian named Department of Homeland Security, ...
Continue reading "Big Brother is Watching" »
Posted on Mar 6, 2012
This phrase struck me as I was reading a story about Occupy Oakland protestors. One activist, in describing his strategy to bring awareness to issues of economic and social justice, indicated his ...
Continue reading "Do What's Right, Not What's Legal" »
Posted on Feb 20, 2012
In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave a memorable farewell address wherein he warned of the corrupting influence of the military-industrial complex. That speech is worth quoting at length: This ...
Continue reading "The Dangers of the Prison-Industrial Complex" »
Posted on Feb 8, 2012
On October 29, 2010 as he was driving to work at 4 in the morning, Adam Greene, 38, a man suffering from diabetic shock, was mistaken for a drunk driver, ripped from his vehicle, beaten by five ...
Continue reading "A Word About the Police" »
Posted on Feb 1, 2012
Guess what? Most attorneys in town do nothing for you, the poor bastards. Why? Some are greedy and vain though paralyzed by fear and some are just plain dumb. In this article I'll focus on the ...
Continue reading "State of the Bar Address" »
Posted on Jan 31, 2012
Two articles caught my attention recently. In the first one, a journalist recounts how he was caught up in the Occupy Oakland demonstrations and was arrested and mistreated by Oakland Police despite ...
Continue reading "Unequal Protection and its Consequences" »
Posted on Jan 28, 2012
An Oligarchy is a form of social organization wherein political power is held by a wealthy elite who use that power to serve their own class interest. Arguably, we the living live in an age of ...
Continue reading "Oligarchy and Equal Protection of the Laws" »
Posted on Jan 27, 2012
Recounting the last few years in Southern Nevada is a grim tale of Capitalism run amok. Consider the following: Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the nation, with one foreclosure for every ...
Continue reading "Fraud Is Illegal Unless You're A Banker" »
Posted on Jan 25, 2012
A “legal pretext” is a justification provided, usually by government and its agents, particularly law enforcement, in an effort to mask one's true intentions. Legal pretext can be ...
Continue reading "The Law and the Legal Pretext" »
Posted on Jan 24, 2012
A legal fiction is an assumption that courts use to reach a desired result despite the fact that there is absolutely no basis in reality to assume such a fact; indeed, in some cases, the legal fiction ...
Continue reading "The Absurdity of the Legal Fiction" »
Posted on Dec 22, 2011
Added this piece written by Jeff Connaughton off the Huffington Post in its entirety: Long silent and now contradictory, President Obama needs to deliver a clarifying speech about our financial ...
Continue reading "Law and Disorder in the Financial Sector" »
Posted on Dec 21, 2011
The financial crisis that erupted in late 2008 with the implosion of Lehman Brothers has left in its wake a crisis of confidence in the financial system. As a result, the current administration and ...
Continue reading "Requiem for Law and Legitimacy" »
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