Welcome To The Drake

• The State Bar of Nevada's Annual Meeting kicks off tonight at the Drake in Chicago. Are you there? We'd love to hear your observations. For those of you who can't make it, you can follow @nevadabar and #ruleoflawsbn.
• There is a new Facebook group called Nevada State Bar to Require Liability Insurance. This group seeks comments and opinions regarding the proposed Bar petition. Attorney Lynn Conant is drafting a statement to the Supreme Court and will accept your comments/opinions via email at skinering[@]yahoo.com (remove the brackets) or at the Facebook page.
• Alvogen, Inc., represented in part by Pisanelli Bice, is suing to stop the State of Nevada from using its drug in the execution of Scott Dozier scheduled for tonight. A hearing for a TRO and preliminary injunction in case A777312 is set before Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez this morning at 9 a.m. [RJ; Fox5Vegas]
• Here's a look at the evolution of the death penalty in Nevada. [TNI]
• A reader tells us that Justice Court Department 1 candidate James Dean Leavitt has a Facebook ad attacking his opponent Elana Graham that suggests she is taking contributions from defense attorneys and then giving their clients favorable deals. Anyone seen this or have more details?