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CCSD postpones vote on bus camera program Verra Mobility blamed a protest by competitor BusPatrol for the delay.

The Clark County School District has abruptly put the brakes on a plan to equip its school buses with cameras to help catch motorists who unlawfully blow by the vehicles as they load or unload students.

Facing a lawsuit filed by the ACLU, the Nevada DMV walked back its denial of officers using the encryption app to communicate with a federal task force that included an ICE agent.
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DMV, AG’s office gave inaccurate info in lawsuit about communications with ICE  • Nevada Current The Nevada Dept. of Motor Vehicles provided inaccurate information in a legal proceeding  about DMV chats with federal immigration officials via Signal, an encrypted messaging platform, according to a...

The ACLU's Athar Haseebullah said it's not clear to him “how the DMV can simply walk back its erroneous representations about not using Signal to communicate as recently as two weeks ago,” adding “it’s even more bizarre that they’d expect the public to just take their word for things.”

ICE arrests skyrocketed in Nevada last year • Nevada Current Nevada has not seen the barrage of armed federal officers carrying out immigration enforcement that other cities have seen, but immigration arrests in the state increased drastically last year, with a...

"Just because we don’t have people in armed fatigues walking through East Las Vegas does not mean that ICE has not ramped up considerably,” said Michael Kagan, director of the UNLV Immigration Clinic.

Judge gives DMV five days to produce communications with ICE, Homeland Security  • Nevada Current Carson City District Judge Kristin Luis says she’s leaning toward imposing civil penalties against the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles for failing to comply with the law in its responses to reques...

“I have to say, based upon what I’ve reviewed so far, I’m leaning towards a penalty, but I want to see all the records produced,” the judge said.

Judge gives DMV five days to produce communications with ICE, Homeland Security  • Nevada Current Carson City District Judge Kristin Luis says she’s leaning toward imposing civil penalties against the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles for failing to comply with the law in its responses to reques...

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Protesters rally downtown against ICE following shooting in Minneapolis A planned protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took place Sunday in downtown Las Vegas, sparked by the recent shooting of Renee Good by ICE

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Hundreds march in Las Vegas protesting ICE shooting of Minnesota woman Renée Good Hundreds of protestors marched through downtown Las Vegas this afternoon following a coffin that featured an image of Renée Good, the Minnesota woman fatally shot last week by an Immigration and Custo...

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ACLU seeks to intervene in Justice Department lawsuit over Nevada voter records The American Civil Liberties Union says it will work to block the U.S. Justice Department from trying to access Nevada voter registration records.

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Nevada Secretary of State speaks about DOJ suing state for access to voter registration data We’re hearing from Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar after the U.S. Department of Justice announced a federal lawsuit against the Secretary of State’s Office over 2020 election recor...

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Leadership shift at ICE signals possible increased deportation efforts, activists say Local immigrant advocates are warning of intensified deportation efforts after a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer recently took over leadership ...

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ACLU appeals to Nevada high court for records in CCSD officer's use of force case CCSD initially withheld records related to the Durango incident, citing statutory provisions, case law and district regulations to justify not releasing them.

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Nevada governor signs sweeping crime bill as state looks to boost tourism Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed his signature crime legislation, his office announced Tuesday. Known as the Safe Streets and Neighborhoods Act, the law paves the way for the reinstitution of the c...

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ACLU asks judge to stop Las Vegas police from holding inmates for ICE A Nevada judge postponed a ruling on Las Vegas police's agreement with ICE to arrest and detain people in custody for immigration law violations to consider additional briefing on the issue whether th...

@aclunv.bsky.social on Wednesday asked a judge to stop Las Vegas police from holding inmates for ICE under an agreement signed in June. www.courthousenews.com/aclu-asks-ju...

Legal battle over Las Vegas police partnership with ICE heads to court The Nevada ACLU and dozens of its local allies rallied outside downtown’s Regional Justice Center Wednesday ahead of a hearing challenging the legality of an agreement Las Vegas police entered into wi...

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Resorts back Lombardo crime bill containing key requests from gaming industry • Nevada Current The Nevada Resort Association on Thursday defended the provisions of Gov. Joe Lombardo’s crime bill that would allow courts to ban certain criminal offenders from the resort corridor for up to a year....

“It’s a banishment court so they could continue to try to privatize Las Vegas Boulevard," said ACLU of Nevada's Athar Haseebullah.

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EDITORIAL: Not-so-special special session kicks off in Carson City Signature Hollywood handout bill almost knocked out immediately.

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Special session: Film tax credit bill narrowly survives early challenge in Nevada Legislature A special session of the Nevada Legislature started with dramatics on Thursday when call to remove a bill proposing increased tax breaks for the film industry from consideration resulted in a tie v...

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Film tax credit bill narrowly survives early challenge in Nevada Legislature A special session of the Nevada Legislature started with dramatics on Thursday when call to remove a bill proposing increased tax breaks for the film industry from consideration resulted in a tie v...

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Nevada lawmakers consider reviving court that barred offenders from the Las Vegas Strip A specialty court in Las Vegas once covered minor crimes originating from the Strip and another popular tourism hub in Southern Nevada.

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Las Vegas lawsuit challenges no-bail detention for immigrant detainees A class-action lawsuit filed in Las Vegas is challenging a Department of Homeland Security policy earlier change from this year that has wrapped up hundreds of migrants in mandatory detention witho...

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Nevada ACLU sues over Trump admin’s new mandatory detention policy - The Nevada Independent Filed Tuesday in the District Court of Nevada, the case challenges a new policy implemented by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this year requiring anyone facing deportation to be…

A Tuesday filing by the ACLU of Nevada and UNLV Immigration Clinic challenges an ICE policy requiring anyone facing deportation to be held in detention, even if they don’t have a criminal record or have lived in the U.S. for decades.

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ACLU of Nevada says Las Vegas police handed client to ICE without notice The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada says Las Vegas Metro Police handed one of their clients to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement without notice.

ACLU of Nevada says Las Vegas Metro Police handed one of their clients to ICE days after a lawsuit was filed on his behalf.

Four 'No Kings' protests planned across Las Vegas Valley on Saturday Four "No Kings" protests planned Saturday across Las Vegas Valley as part of nationwide movement. Safety measures in place for demonstrations.

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Demonstrators will once again take to the streets ... well, sidewalks ... at LV's 'No Kings' rally • Nevada Current With the “No Kings” rally returning this weekend bringing thousands out to protest President Donald Trump’s administration, Beth Osborne, an organizer with the grassroots movement Indivisible, expects...

Thousands of Nevadans will be exercising their right to free speech and expressing their disapproval of Trump administration actions and policies at 'No Kings' events across the state Saturday.