It’s been a burr under the saddle of good governance in Nevada for as long as we’ve been a state – can public employees also serve as legislators? In 2020, the think tank Nevada Public Research … [Read more...] about Public employees serving as legislators still an issue
Separation of Powers
Court reverses ruling in challenge to lawmakers serving as public employees
by Colton Lochhead, Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 21, 2022 The Nevada Supreme Court has reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out a lawsuit brought by a conservative think tank that … [Read more...] about Court reverses ruling in challenge to lawmakers serving as public employees
EDITORIAL: Court serves notice to dual-serving lawmakers
After decades of turning a blind eye to the issue, the Nevada Supreme Court last week acknowledged that the concerns raised regarding government workers serving in the Legislature deserve serious … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: Court serves notice to dual-serving lawmakers
EDITORIAL: Court must act on separation of powers cases
For decades, the Nevada Supreme Court has turned a blind eye as lawmakers of both political parties willfully ignored a bedrock clause of the state constitution. But the time for judicial inertia has … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: Court must act on separation of powers cases
EDITORIAL: Court must uphold separation of powers
Las Vegas Review-Journal September 18, 2021 - 9:01 pm The Legislative Counsel Bureau was created more than 75 years ago to provide legal advice and other services to Nevada lawmakers. It has … [Read more...] about EDITORIAL: Court must uphold separation of powers