In 1787, as the Constitutional Convention recessed having completed its work, an anxious lady asked Benjamin Franklin: “So Dr. Franklin, what kind of government are we to have?”

Rene L. Valladares has been reappointed as federal public defender for Nevada, according to a statement from the U.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit.

A Catholic school that recruits non-Catholic students, promises not to proselytize, and follows a curriculum approved by the state may not be able to hide behind religious freedom rights, a lawyer said at a state assembly hearing.

How else do you beat the heat of a Las Vegas summer than by finding the nearest swimming pool to lounge by?

The bankruptcy of Caesars Entertainment Corp.'s debt-heavy subsidiary has racked up nearly $47 million in professional fees and expenses in about 4 1/2 months.

Having a country to call home is not a given in this world. In 2013 some 200,000 people born to Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic suddenly found themselves stripped of any citizenship, any nation to call home. They find themselves in limbo – potentially facing deportation to Haiti – a place they’ve never lived with a language they don’t speak.

When Ron Nelson heard about a new program paying Nevada families $5,000 per child attending private school or homeschool, he was ecstatic.

he juvenile justice system is failing Native American youth. That’s what a series of recent reports have shown. In June the Tribal Law and Policy Institute reported that state courts are twice as likely to incarcerate Native teens for minor crimes like truancy and alcohol use, than any other racial and ethnic group. All three recent reports call for reform.

“To Kill a Mockingbird.” Part courtroom drama, part coming-of-age story, part indictment of racial bigotry and judicial injustice, the novel is set in a small Alabama town during the 1930s, and the characters created by Harper Lee — most notably principled small-town lawyer Atticus Finch and his daughter, Scout — are among American literature’s most recognizable.

Boyd Gaming Corp. says it will donate $2.5 million to help expand the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Boyd Gaming Corporation is pledging $2.5 million to support the expansion of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.

Boyd Gaming Corporation today announced it is pledging $2.5 million to support the expansion of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The Company will partner with UNLV to help build a new state-of-the art academic building.