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
Most-cited decisions from Nevada courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 2 F2D 257United States v. McKay (1924)
- 259 F1D 614Vadner v. Vadner (1918)
- 13 F2D 865Perry v. Tonopah Mining Co. of Nevada
- 225 F1D 406Horton v. Tonopah & Goldfield R. (1914)
- 235 F1D 317Nevada-California Power Co. v. Hamilton (1916)
- 71 F1D 943In re Brule (1895)
- 102 F1D 743In re McGurn (1900)
- 52 F2D 888Murdie v. Maryland Casualty Co. (1931)
- 105 F1D 944United States v. Miller (1901)
- 233 F1D 756Johnson v. Garner (1916)
- 44 F2D 192Nevada Consol. Copper Co. v. Consolidated Coppermines Corp. (1930)
- 58 F2D 649Six Companies, Inc. v. Stinson (1932)
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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
- 296 F2D 800Crown Zellerbach Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission
- 296 F2D 219National Labor Relations Board v. Argentum Mining Co.
- 293 F2D 340California v. Rank
- 293 F2D 300National Labor Relations Board v. Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
- 292 F2D 630McClanahan, Appellant, v. United States
- 292 F2D 494United States ex rel. Binion v. United States Marshal of Nevada
- 292 F2D 470Raymond I. Smith, Inc. v. Commissioner
- 291 F2D 255Zenoff v. Ketcham
- 291 F2D 22In re Gibraltor Amusements, Ltd.
- 290 F2D 560Alexander Bisno and Sally Bisno v. Marvin F. Hyde
- 289 F2D 797Dagnello v. Long Island Rail Road
- 289 F2D 370Straley v. Universal Uranium & Milling Corp.
- 288 F2D 463Jeanne S. Weed and Sally Anne Deluccia v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
- 286 F2D 669Commissioner v. Turnbow
- 286 F2D 647Loretto Lohman Roberts v. Franklin H. Roberts
- 286 F2D 494Colorado National Bank of Denver v. Bohm
- 286 F2D 453United States v. Coson
- 285 F2D 561Estate of Fred L. Spicknall, Deceased, Katherine Spicknall, Administratrix, and Katherine Spicknall v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
- 284 F2D 885County of Clark v. United States
- 284 F2D 518United States v. Irene Essley, Irene Essley, Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, Cross-Appellee
- 283 F2D 487Burke v. Commissioner
- 283 F2D 422United States v. Fay Heasley, Fay Heasley and Selma Heasley v. United States of America and Henry W. Anderberg, Receiver, Fay Heasley and Selma Heasley v. United States of America and Henry W. Anderberg, Receiver
- 282 F2D 97Fry v. Layne-Western Co.
- 282 F2D 428United States v. Wright
- 282 F2D 271Emerson v. Holloway Concrete Products Co.
- 282 F2D 106Bankers Trust Company, a Corporation v. Pacific Employers Insurance Company, a Corporation, and the Century Insurance Company, Limited, a Corporation
- 281 F2D 527Kelley v. Commissioner
- 281 F2D 100Factor v. Commissioner
- 279 F2D 699State of Nevada ex rel. Shamberger v. United States
- 279 F2D 522Loma Linda Food Co v. Thomson & Taylor Spice Co.
- 279 F2D 176United States v. Vandersee
- 278 F2D 649Bolick-Gillman Company, a Nevada Corporation v. Continental Baking Company, a Delaware Corporation
- 278 F2D 252Pauling v. McElroy
- 277 F2D 901I. H. Kent Co. v. Busscher
- 277 F2D 384Prudential Oil & Minerals Co. v. Hamlin
- 276 F2D 468Union Paving Co. v. Downer Corp.
- 276 F2D 372Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Estate of Carlton A. Shively, Deceased, John E. D. Grunow, Administrator
- 274 F2D 89Ellen L. Thomason v. William R. Thomason
- 274 F2D 786Rosehedge Corp. v. Sterett
- 273 F2D 767Wickahoney Sheep Co. v. Sewell
- 273 F2D 477National Labor Relations Board v. Erikson
- 273 F2D 495United States of America Ex Rel. L. B. Binion v. William A. O'brien, United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- 273 F2D 352United Steelworkers of America v. New Park Mining Co.
- 271 F2D 836Everett Foster v. Fred A. Seaton, Secretary of the Interior
- 270 F2D 649Bradford Builders, Inc. v. Sears
- 270 F2D 550Roumel v. Drill Well Oil Co.
- 269 F2D 908G. E. M. Sundries Company, Inc., a Nevada Corporation v. Johnson & Johnson, Inc., a New Jersey Corporation
- 269 F2D 555Skokomish Indian Tribe v. France
- 265 F2D 862United States v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n
- 265 F2D 768L. D. Reeder Contractors of Arizona, an Arizona Corporation v. Higgins Industries, Inc., a Louisiana Corporation