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Las Vegas' Opportunity to Learn from California
Las Vegas' Opportunity to Learn from California

by Josh Stephens on Aug 15, 2024

Desert, Housing, Las Vegas, Nevada, Sprawl

Nevada officials want Las Vegas to expand even further, by opening federal land to development. As too many places in California illustrate, that's a recipe for sprawl, but not for a better city. 

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Las Vegas Finally Wins A Round In Baby Tam Saga
Las Vegas Finally Wins A Round In Baby Tam Saga

Jun 1, 2001

Adult businesses, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Nevada, Vol. 16 No. 06 Jun 2001

The latest round in the legal saga of an adult bookstore in Las Vegas has been won by the city. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the city's regulatory system for adult businesses after the city adopted measures to ensure prompt reviews of adult business license applications by city officials and state courts.
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Adult Bookstore Application Process Fails Before Ninth Circuit
Adult Bookstore Application Process Fails Before Ninth Circuit

Mar 1, 2000

Adult businesses, CP&DR Staff, Legal Digest, Nevada, Vol. 15 No. 03 Mar 2000

A City of Las Vegas ordinance regarding adult bookstore permits has been declared unconstitutional by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The ruling in the case, known as Baby Tam II, came despite amendments to city ordinance, state law and court rules of practice that were intended to cure defects of an earlier law that the Ninth Circuit declared invalid in 1998.
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