Gov's Getting Married

• Governor Brian Sandoval is getting married this weekend. [TNI]
• Danny Tarkanian, represented by Marc Randazza, sent a cease and desist letter to Susie Lee, represented by Todd Bice. [TNI]
• The DA race is over, but the push for reform of the bail system isn't. [Nevada Current]

Student Council For Adults

In the sports-themed August Nevada Lawyer, Richard Pocker uses his message from the president to talk about the team sport of bar leadership. He writes, "There is a tired, inaccurate myth that state bar leadership and politics are nothing more than student council for adults, populated by insider cliques who only look out for themselves." He then goes on to say why that is not true today and invites "all of you to join the debate and search for solutions, regardless of where you stand on the issues." Thoughts, comments, questions?

Facts Of Life

• Federal court caseloads in Nevada grow as vacancies on the bench go unfilled.  [RJ]
• Judge Rob Bare denied a motion by CCSD to vacate an arbitration award in favor of teachers. [eighthjdcourt blog]
• Did the new  Clark County administrator of human services violate ethics law? [RJ]
• There have been 12 arrests so far as the rape test kit backlog gets reduced. [news3LV]
• The mother accused of killing a four-year old boy was going to be released on her own recognizance by Pro Tem Justice Court Judge Jeannie Hua. [LasVegasNow]
• If you want to apply to be a pro tem in Justice Court, the deadline is August 15. [CCBA]

Identity Theft Central

• DA Steve Wolfson wants to conduct a public review so that people understand why the grand jury did not indict an ex-Metro officer in the death of Tashii Brown. [LasVegasNow]
• The Nevada Supreme Court said inmates aren't getting a healthy diet. [Nevada Appeal]
• Here's a look at probation, parole, and the Day Reporting Center. [TNI]
• Nevada is the top state for people to become victims of identity theft. [Las Vegas Sun]
• The City of Las Vegas hired the Eglet firm to sue opioid makers. [RJ]

Old Las Vegas Lore

• One of our readers tipped us off about a recent 9th Circuit opinion finding the Nevada Supreme Court in error and retelling the fascinating facts of the case involving a bank robbery, Mexico, torture, FBI agents, Judge Jack Lehman, an intolerable risk of bias, and [then] attorney David Wall. 
• Any other tales of old Las Vegas you want to share?