StateNinth Circuit
Nevada
6 courts1 law school10 law libraries70+ judges7,727 opinions mention this place
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Federal courts in Nevada
- Nevada District CourtDistrict Court · Las Vegas
- Nevada District CourtDistrict Court · Reno
- Nevada Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Reno
- Nevada Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Las Vegas
State courts in Nevada
- Nevada Supreme CourtState Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals of NevadaState Appellate Court
Landmark decisions involving Nevada
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- Ring v. Arizona (2002)536 U.S. 584
- Atkins v. Virginia (2002)536 U.S. 304
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- Saenz v. Roe (1999)526 U.S. 489
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- Godinez v. Moran (1993)509 U.S. 389
- Will v. Michigan Department of State Police (1989)491 U.S. 58
- Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. (1989)491 U.S. 1overruled
- Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)478 U.S. 186overruled
- Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (1985)469 U.S. 528
- Nevada v. Hall (1979)440 U.S. 410overruled
- National League of Cities v. Usery (1976)426 U.S. 833overruled
- Runyon v. McCrary (1976)427 U.S. 160
- Bonelli Cattle Co. v. Arizona (1973)414 U.S. 313overruled
- Roe v. Wade (1973)410 U.S. 113overruled
- Furman v. Georgia (1972)408 U.S. 238
- Griffin v. Breckenridge (1971)403 U.S. 88
- Shapiro v. Thompson (1969)394 U.S. 618overruled
- Loving v. Virginia (1967)388 U.S. 1
- United States v. Guest (1966)383 U.S. 745
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Recent opinions from Nevada courts
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 4AJAY (AJAY) v. STATE (CRIMINAL) (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 13CITY OF RENO v. DIST. CT. (CONRAD) (CIVIL) (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 2IN RE: N.D., G.D. AND M.D. (FAMILY) (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 8BURNS (GREGORY) v. DIST. CT. (DOE) (CIVIL) (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 1DEUTSCHE BANK NAT'L TR. CO. v. COLLEGIUM FUND LLC SER. 16 (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 11COSBY, JR. v. LESLIE (NRAP 5) (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 23FRIEDLANDER v. TAMARACK JUNCTION RACE & SPORTS BOOK (CIVIL) (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 10GOLD STANDARD VENTURES (US) INC. v. THORSON, P.E. (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 24AM. CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEV. v. CLARK CNTY. SCHOOL DIST. (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 17STUCKEY v. APEX MATERIALS, LLC (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 19GILL v. GILL (CHILD CUSTODY) (2026)
- 142 NEVADVOPNO 5WILLIAMS (THOMAS) v. DIST. CT. (STATE) (CRIMINAL) (2026)
Law schools in Nevada
- University of Nevada - William S. Boyd School of LawABA · Las Vegas
Law libraries in Nevada
- Clark County Law Library · Las Vegas
- Library of the U.S. Courts · Reno
- Nevada Legislature Law Library · online
- Nevada Supreme Court Library · Carson City
- Second Judicial District Court Library · Reno
- State of Nevada Legislative Counsel Bureau Research Library · Carson City
- United States Courts Library · Las Vegas
- U.S. Courts Library Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse · Las Vegas
- Washoe County Law Library · Reno
- Wiener-Rogers Law Library · Las Vegas
Judges who served in Nevada
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- Alexander White Baldwin
Andrew Patrick Gordon
Anne Rachel Traum- August B. Landis
Brian Edward Sandoval- Bruce A Markell
Bruce Rutherford Thompson- Bruce T. Beesley
- Cameron McVicar Batjer
- Charles E. Springer
- Charles Lee Horsey
Charles Merton Merrill- Clarence Clifton Young
Cristina Dionne Silva
David Warner Hagen- David Zenoff
- Deborah Agosti
- Edgar Eather
Edgar Winters Hillyer
Edward Cornelius Reed Jr.
Edward Silsby Farrington- E.J.L. Taber
- Elmer Millard Gunderson
Frank Herbert Norcross- Frank McNamee
- George Myron Sabin
Gloria Maria Navarro- Gordon Rufus Thompson
- Gregg W. Zive
Harry E. Claiborne
Howard D. McKibben
James C. Mahan- James W. Hardesty
Jennifer Anna Dorsey- John Code Mowbray
Johnnie B. Rawlinson- John Rolly Ross
- Jon R. Collins
Kent J. Dawson- Kristina Pickering
Larry R. Hicks- Laurel E Davis
- Linda B Riegle
Lloyd D. George- Mark Gibbons
- Michael Cherry
- Michael L. Douglas
- Mike K. Nakagawa
- Miles N. Pike
- Milton Benjamin Badt
Miranda Mai Du- Miriam C. Shearing
- Myron E. Leavitt
- Nancy A. Becker
- Nancy M. Saitta
- Natalie M. Cox
- Noel Edwin Manoukian
Philip Martin Pro
Richard Franklin Boulware II
Robert Clive Jones- Robert E. Rose
Roger D. Foley
Roger L. Hunt- Roger Thomas Foley
- Ron D. Parraguirre
- Thomas L. Steffen
Thomas Porter Hawley
Veronica Sophia Rossman
William Edwin Orr- William Maupin
Find legal help in Nevada
Practice-area guides and local resources for Nevada.
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Cities in Nevada
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Alamo
- Amargosa Valley
- Austin
- Baker
- Battle Mountain
- Beatty
- Blue Diamond
- Boulder City
- Bunkerville
- Cal Nev Ari
- Caliente
- Carlin
- Carson City
- Crescent Valley
- Crystal Bay
- Dayton
- Deeth
- Denio
- Duckwater
- Dyer
- Elko
- Ely
- Empire
- Eureka
- Fallon
- Fernley
- Gabbs
- Gardnerville
- Genoa
- Gerlach
- Glenbrook
- Golconda
- Goldfield
- Halleck
- Hawthorne
- Henderson
- Hiko
- Imlay
- Incline Village
- Indian Springs
- Jackpot
- Jean
- Lamoille
- Las Vegas
- Laughlin
- Logandale
- Lovelock
- Lund
- Manhattan
- Mc Dermitt
- Mc Gill
- Mercury
- Mesquite
- Mina
- Minden
- Moapa
- Montello
- Mountain City
- Nellis Air Force Base
- Nixon
- North Las Vegas
- Orovada
- Overton
- Owyhee
- Pahrump
- Panaca
- Paradise Valley
- Pioche
- Reno
- Round Mountain
- Ruby Valley
- Ruth
- Schurz
- Searchlight
- Silver City
- Silver Springs
- Silverpeak
- Smith
- Sparks
- Spring Creek
- Stateline
- Sun Valley
- The Lakes
- Tonopah
- Tuscarora
- Valmy
- Verdi
- Virginia City
- Wadsworth
- Washoe Valley
- Wellington
- Wells
- West Wendover
- Winnemucca
- Yerington
- Zephyr Cove
Opinions mentioning Nevada
- 115 F3D 1211United States v. Vaccaro
- 114 F3D 898Abromson v. American Pacific Corp.
- 114 F3D 1265Keating v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 114 F3D 1467Forsyth v. Humana, Inc.
- 114 F3D 1195Standard Multiwall Bag Manufacturing Company v. Marine Terminals Corporation
- 114 F3D 1195Smith v. Doumani Family
- 114 F3D 1195Smith Smith v. Doumani Family
- 114 F3D 1195Dudley Earl Thomas v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Scott Lang, Officer Joe Kelly, Officer Karl Conklin David Orr, Officer
- 114 F3D 1194Hunt v. Shorey
- 114 F3D 1193Benson v. Hafif
- 114 F3D 1193Albert Seeno Construction Co Ltd v. Twin City Fire Insurance Company
- 113 F3D 1288Finerty v. National Labor Relations Board
- 113 F3D 1243United States v. Ken International Co Ltd
- 113 F3D 1243United States v. Delacorte
- 113 F3D 1242Smith
- 113 F3D 1241William Edward Lambert v. Frank S. Thompson, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary
- 113 F3D 1241Matherly v. Las Vegas Valley Water District
- 113 F3D 1241Lee v. Regents of University of Nevada
- 113 F3D 1240Eryck C. Aston v. Lonnieta M. Probst Kevin Probst Nykky Lahn
- 113 F3D 1035United States v. Velez
- 112 F3D 517United States v. Buckley
- 112 F3D 517Mono Pumps Limited v. Disposable Waste Systems, Inc.
- 112 F3D 516Fore v. Denny's Inc
- 112 F3D 516First American Title Company of Nevada, a Nevada Corporation v. Huey James, and Peter Flangas, and United States Internal Revenue Service
- 112 F3D 516Kipkirwa v. Santa Clara County Probation Dept.
- 112 F3D 516McDonald v. Miller K
- 112 F3D 516Lockard v. Lockard
- 112 F3D 515Chow v. Clark County Sheriff's Dept.
- 112 F3D 516Hart v. Allen C
- 111 F3D 674Ashelman v. Wawrzaszek
- 111 F3D 1450United States v. Stoddard
- 111 F3D 138Hayhurst v. Kruzel
- 111 F3D 138Trent v. Valley Elec. Ass'n, Inc.
- 110 F3D 72Lee D. Wight v. Board of Dental Examiners Georgetta Coleman Gloria Valde Stephen Yuen June Laverne Long
- 110 F3D 70United States v. Cserna
- 110 F3D 70United States v. Acosta
- 110 F3D 70Unger v. United States
- 110 F3D 70Sovereign Partners Sovereign Partners v. Lascu J
- 110 F3D 69Edgar Orlando Menjivar v. City of Santa Monica James T. Butts Officer Wiles (First Name Unknown)
- 110 F3D 69Lorenzo Rivera-Medina v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
- 110 F3D 70United States v. Bow
- 110 F3D 69Occidental Fire Casualty Company of North Carolina v. Great Plains Capital Corporation Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina
- 110 F3D 68Charles I. Feurzeig v. Horizon Nevada Inc.
- 110 F3D 68Local United Association Pension Trust Fund
- 110 F3D 68Gunsallus Henry Products Incorporated v. Ty-De Development Incorporated