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
- 362 F2D 305United States v. D. I. Operating Co., United States of America v. United Resort Hotels, Inc., United States of America v. Desert Inn Operating Company
- 361 F2D 406Universal Insulation Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board
- 359 F2D 735Pacific Intermountain Express Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
- 359 F2D 588Darrell Devere Poulson v. John W. Turner, Warden
- 359 F2D 769Ralph A. Varone v. Alice E. Varone
- 358 F2D 887Jones v. Mid-South Insurance
- 358 F2D 119Rocker v. Celebrezze
- 356 F2D 775Food Center, Inc. v. Food Fair Stores, Inc.
- 356 F2D 210National Labor Relations Board v. Bin-Dicator Co.
- 356 F2D 1Cappadora v. Celebrezze
- 355 F2D 778Jean L. Chester v. The People of the State of California
- 355 F2D 752Fibreboard Paper Products Corp. v. United States
- 354 F2D 43Jack K. Berman v. Riverside Casino Corporation, H. J. Munley, Emmet Munley, William Miller, First Doe and Second Doe
- 353 F2D 800Trans-Alaska Telephone Company, an Alaska Corporation, John E. Field, William Campbell and Harley F. Rolfe v. Flightcraft, Inc., a Corporation
- 353 F2D 34Superior Oil Co. v. United States
- 352 F2D 766Volianitis v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 352 F2D 143Schramm v. Oakes
- 349 F2D 576Boys Town, U.S.A., Inc., a Nevada Corporation v. The World Church, a California Corporation, Jackson Appliance, Inc., a California Corporation
- 349 F2D 473Kelly v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 349 F2D 408Order of Railroad Telegraphers v. Union Pacific Railroad
- 349 F2D 122Continental Baking Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Utah Pie Company, a Utah Corporation, Carnation Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Utah Pie Company, a Utah Corporation, Pet Milk Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Utah Pie Company, a Utah Corporation
- 348 F2D 900Pate v. Wilson
- 346 F2D 590Moran Bros. v. United States
- 346 F2D 10Dennis v. United States
- 345 F2D 624Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n v. United States
- 345 F2D 421National Macaroni Manufacturers Ass'n v. Federal Trade Commission
- 345 F2D 269Firchau v. Diamond National Corp.
- 345 F2D 140Zanetti Bus Lines, Inc. v. Hurd
- 344 F2D 804Garcia-Gonzales v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
- 343 F2D 951Brock & Blevins Co. v. United States
- 343 F2D 71Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. United States
- 343 F2D 43United States of America Ex Rel. Joseph Miles Walker v. Jack Fogliani, Warden of the Nevada State Penitentiary Near Carson City, Nevada
- 342 F2D 400Joaquin Figueroa, Ramon Pabon, and Jose Reyes v. National Maritime Union of America, Afl-Cio
- 341 F2D 489National Labor Relations Board v. Mrs. Fay's Pies
- 341 F2D 470National Labor Relations Board v. Local Union No. 369 of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- 340 F2D 322Kaiser Industries Corp. v. United States
- 339 F2D 196Financial Counsellors, Inc. v. Securities & Exchange Commission
- 338 F2D 456Dredge Corp. v. Penny
- 337 F2D 177National Labor Relations Board v. Harrah's Club
- 336 F2D 560J. Bryant Kasey and Maryann Kasey v. Molybdenum Corporation of America, a Corporation
- 335 F2D 198Desert Coca Cola Bottling Co. v. General Sales Drivers, Delivery Drivers & Helpers Local 14
- 334 F2D 95Hickock v. Crouse
- 334 F2D 729National Labor Relations Board v. Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, & Paperhangers of America
- 334 F2D 245Southern, Waldrip & Harvick Co. v. United States
- 333 F2D 781Ollie Warren v. G. v. Richardson, Warden F.C.I., Lompoc, California
- 333 F2D 592Levin v. Ruby Trading Corp.
- 333 F2D 475United States v. Shackney
- 333 F2D 257Pioche Mines Consolidated, Inc. v. Dolman
- 331 F2D 817District of Columbia v. International Distributing Corp.
- 331 F2D 332United States v. Hopps