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6d ago•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of Gold Standard Ventures' challenge to State Engineer's water rights decision

Nevada Supreme Court Affirms State Engineer Water Rights Decision

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed a lower court's dismissal of Gold Standard Ventures' challenge to a Nevada State Engineer's water rights determination. The mining company, seeking water rights in the Dixie Creek-Tenmile Creek basin for mining operations, failed to overturn the regulatory decision on appeal.

•Mining company sought water rights in Dixie Creek-Tenmile Creek basin for planned mining operation

1w ago•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court affirmed Isaiha Duckket's conviction for second-degree murder and other serious felonies

Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Murder Conviction Despite Self-Representation

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Isaiha Duckket, who represented himself during his trial for second-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon and other serious felonies. The court rejected Duckket's appeal claiming he was not competent to represent himself due to mental illness.

•Court rejected Duckket's claim that he was mentally incompetent to represent himself during trial

2w ago•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court answered certified question from Ninth Circuit on excess insurer subrogation rights

Nevada Supreme Court Rules on Insurance Subrogation in Federal Case

The Nevada Supreme Court answered a certified question from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, regarding an excess insurer's ability to claim equitable subrogation against a primary insurer. The case involves North River Insurance Company seeking subrogation rights against James River Insurance Company after both insurers funded a settlement that exceeded the primary policy limit.

•Case involves North River Insurance seeking subrogation against James River Insurance after settlement exceeded primary policy limit

2w ago•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court denied Gregory Burns' petition to unmask anonymous sexual assault plaintiff

Nevada Supreme Court Denies Petition to Unmask Anonymous Sexual Assault Plaintiff

The Nevada Supreme Court denied Gregory Burns' petition seeking to compel disclosure of a sexual assault plaintiff's identity. The court upheld a district court's decision allowing 'Jane Doe' to proceed anonymously in her tort action against Burns.

•District court's decision to allow 'Jane Doe' pseudonym in civil tort case was upheld

2w ago•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court granted partial relief on petition to disqualify Judge Kathleen A. Sigurdson for alleged bias in criminal case

Nevada High Court Grants Partial Relief in Judge Bias Petition

The Nevada Supreme Court issued a mixed ruling on a petition by Thomas Lamont Williams seeking to disqualify Washoe County District Judge Kathleen A. Sigurdson for alleged bias in his criminal case. The court granted the petition in part and denied it in part, addressing fundamental questions about judicial impartiality in criminal proceedings.

•Case arose from district court's denial of severance motion and subsequent order that raised judicial bias concerns

Jan 15, 2026•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court reversed sexual assault conviction due to improper Miranda warning

Nevada Supreme Court Reverses Sexual Assault Conviction Over Miranda Rights

The Nevada Supreme Court reversed the sexual assault conviction of Ajay Ajay, a recent immigrant from India, ruling that police failed to properly inform him of his Miranda rights due to language barriers during questioning.

•Defendant was recent immigrant from India who repeatedly expressed confusion and requested Hindi interpreter

Jan 15, 2026•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court affirmed civil commitment despite Rogers' successful federal habeas relief vacating his criminal conviction

Nevada Supreme Court Affirms Civil Commitment Despite Vacated Conviction

The Nevada Supreme Court affirmed a civil commitment order for Mark James Rogers, whose criminal conviction was previously vacated by federal habeas relief. The court ruled that time served in prison under the vacated conviction cannot be credited against the civil commitment period.

•Court ruled time served under vacated conviction cannot be credited against civil commitment duration

Jan 8, 2026•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court reversed lower court's quiet title judgment favoring HOA foreclosure buyer

Nevada High Court Reverses HOA Foreclosure Title in Deutsche Bank Case

The Nevada Supreme Court reversed a lower court's decision that had quieted title in favor of Collegium Fund LLC Series 16, ruling that Deutsche Bank's first deed of trust remained valid after an HOA foreclosure sale where the homeowner had paid off the superpriority lien.

•Homeowner payments before sale converted superpriority lien foreclosure to subpriority lien sale

Jan 8, 2026•4 min read

•Nevada Supreme Court granted jurisdictional prescreening for appeal in child protection case involving three minors

Nevada Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Dismissed Child Protection Case

The Nevada Supreme Court has granted jurisdictional prescreening to allow an appeal to proceed in a child protection case involving three minors and Clark County Department of Family Services against their father. The case stems from a juvenile court's dismissal of a petition for child protection under Nevada's child welfare statutes.

•Both the children and Clark County Family Services are challenging juvenile court's dismissal of protection petition