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10 Nevada Cases

Ybarra v. Warden
Nevada Supreme Court
Aug 2025

Capital Punishment

Ybarra v. Warden

This case presents the question of whether the execution of a capital defendant with serious mental illness violates Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution, which prohibits cruel or unusual punishment. The ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, along with the Ƶof Nevada, filed an amicus brief arguing that a plain reading of Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution provides broader protections than the Eighth Amendment and should be interpreted to establish a categorical exemption from execution for this population.
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Nevada Supreme Court
Aug 2025
Ybarra v. Warden

Capital Punishment

Ybarra v. Warden

This case presents the question of whether the execution of a capital defendant with serious mental illness violates Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution, which prohibits cruel or unusual punishment. The ACLU’s Capital Punishment Project and State Supreme Court Initiative, along with the Ƶof Nevada, filed an amicus brief arguing that a plain reading of Article I, section 6 of the Nevada Constitution provides broader protections than the Eighth Amendment and should be interpreted to establish a categorical exemption from execution for this population.
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Viloria Aviles v. Trump
Nevada
Apr 2025

Immigrants' Rights

Viloria Aviles v. Trump

Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district.  
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Nevada
Apr 2025
Viloria Aviles v. Trump

Immigrants' Rights

Viloria Aviles v. Trump

Emergency lawsuit filed in federal court to again halt removals under the Alien Enemies Act for people within that court’s judicial district.  
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clark nv
Nevada
Oct 2024

Voting Rights

Citizen Outreach Foundation v. Portillo

On the eve of the November 2024 presidential election, a third-party organization has challenged about 20,000 voters in Clark County, Nevada on the basis of purportedly improper residency. When Clark County rightly declined to process these challenges as improper under Nevada law, the third-party organization sued to compel the county to act on the challenges. The ƵVoting Rights Project and the Ƶof Nevada have moved to intervene in the case to prevent mass disenfranchisement of Clark County voters mere weeks out from the 2024 general election.
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Nevada
Oct 2024
clark nv

Voting Rights

Citizen Outreach Foundation v. Portillo

On the eve of the November 2024 presidential election, a third-party organization has challenged about 20,000 voters in Clark County, Nevada on the basis of purportedly improper residency. When Clark County rightly declined to process these challenges as improper under Nevada law, the third-party organization sued to compel the county to act on the challenges. The ƵVoting Rights Project and the Ƶof Nevada have moved to intervene in the case to prevent mass disenfranchisement of Clark County voters mere weeks out from the 2024 general election.
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Nevada
Nevada
Oct 2024

Voting Rights

Citizen Outreach Foundation v. Burgess

On the eve of the November 2024 presidential election, a third-party organization has challenged about 11,000 voters in Washoe County, Nevada on the basis of purportedly improper residency. When Washoe County rightly declined to process these challenges as improper under Nevada law, the third-party organization sued to compel the county to act on the challenges. The ƵVoting Rights Project and the Ƶof Nevada have moved to intervene in the case to prevent mass disenfranchisement of Washoe County voters mere weeks out from the 2024 general election.
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Nevada
Oct 2024
Nevada

Voting Rights

Citizen Outreach Foundation v. Burgess

On the eve of the November 2024 presidential election, a third-party organization has challenged about 11,000 voters in Washoe County, Nevada on the basis of purportedly improper residency. When Washoe County rightly declined to process these challenges as improper under Nevada law, the third-party organization sued to compel the county to act on the challenges. The ƵVoting Rights Project and the Ƶof Nevada have moved to intervene in the case to prevent mass disenfranchisement of Washoe County voters mere weeks out from the 2024 general election.
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