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
- 837 F2D 348Daly-Murphy v. Winston
- 836 F2D 443United States Environmental Protection Agency v. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.
- 836 F2D 1154Reyes-Palacios v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 835 F2D 937Slessinger v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
- 835 F2D 305National Wildlife Federation v. Burford
- 834 F2D 998Galloway Farms, Inc. v. United States
- 834 F2D 862Ambulance Service of Reno, Inc. v. Nevada Ambulance Services, Inc.
- 834 F2D 770Nevada VTN v. General Insurance Co. of America
- 834 F2D 1311United States v. Napue
- 833 F2D 864Atkinson v. Sheet Metal Workers' Trust Funds
- 833 F2D 789Local 3-7, International Woodworkers v. Daw Forest Products Co.
- 833 F2D 455United States v. Beros
- 833 F2D 165International Association Of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, Lodge 751 v. The Boeing Company
- 832 F2D 502Teamsters Pension Trust Fund-Board of Trustees of the Western Conference v. Allyn Transportation Co., Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, Plaintiff/counterdefendants/appellees v. Landy Corporation, and Landy Leasing, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, Defendant/counterclaimant/appellant. Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, Plaintiff/counterdefendants/appellees v. Landy Corporation, and Energy Carriers, Inc., Defendant/counterclaimant/appellant. Board of Trustees of the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust Fund, Plaintiff/counterdefendants/appellees v. Landy Corporation, Defendant/counterclaimant/appellant, and Energy Carriers and Landy Leasing, Inc.
- 832 F2D 294S-1 v. Spangler
- 831 F2D 54Heisley v. U.I.P. Engineered Products Corp.
- 831 F2D 1448Newmont Mining Corp. v. Pickens
- 831 F2D 1339Koch Refining v. Farmers Union Central Exchange, Inc.
- 831 F2D 1177Thrifty Rent-A-Car System, Inc. v. Thrift Cars, Inc.
- 830 F2D 1532United States v. Crespo de Llano
- 829 F2D 946Orion Pictures Distribution Corp. v. Syufy Enterprises
- 829 F2D 820Bance v. Trustees of the Alaska Carpenters Retirement Plan
- 829 F2D 627Thomas J. Duffey v. Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund, Earl L. Jennings, Jr., Harold J. Yates
- 827 F2D 653Busch v. Carpenter
- 827 F2D 63Bennett v. Tucker
- 827 F2D 586United States v. Jewell
- 827 F2D 574Gulf Insurance Co. v. L.A. Effects Group, Inc.
- 827 F2D 480Bernstein v. GTE Directories Corp.
- 826 F2D 785United States v. United States Currency Totalling $3,817.49
- 826 F2D 1074Clark-Cowlitz Joint Operating Agency v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- 825 F2D 1430Western Nuclear, Inc. v. Huffman
- 824 F2D 771Joan W. WILLEFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee
- 824 F2D 761United States v. Crow
- 824 F2D 733American Mart Corp., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant
- 824 F2D 735Cassettari v. County of Nevada
- 823 F2D 373Humboldt Oil Co. v. Exxon Co.
- 823 F2D 305Fostvedt v. Dow
- 823 F2D 285Planet Insurance v. Transport Indemnity Co.
- 823 F2D 1432Bill Ewing and Bill Ewing Service Center, Inc. v. Amoco Oil Company, Bill Ewing and Bill Ewing Service Center, Inc. v. Mobil Oil Corporation and Amoco Oil Company
- 823 F2D 1095Beard v. J.I. Case Co.
- 822 F2D 823Hughes Aircraft Co. v. Electronic & Space Technicians, Local 1553
- 822 F2D 456Ram Ditta ex rel. Ram Ditta v. Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission
- 822 F2D 1508Horwitz v. State Board of Medical Examiners
- 821 F2D 63Twomey v. National Transportation Safety Board
- 821 F2D 572Deak v. Masters, Mates & Pilots Pension Plan
- 821 F2D 1393Fbw Enterprises, a Nevada General Partnership v. The Victorio Company, an Arizona Corporation
- 821 F2D 1147Trivelloni-Lorenzi v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
- 820 F2D 284Long v. Salt River Valley Water Users' Ass'n
- 820 F2D 1531Management & Technical Consultants S.A. v. Parsons-Jurden International Corp.
- 820 F2D 1470Daly-Murphy v. Winston