The prayer ride also aims to raise awareness of the effect mining has on Nevada’s Native communities.

Although you’d be forgiven for thinking that fluffing former President Donald Trump’s pillow was Lindell’s full-time job, the MyPillow executive keeps busy these days defending himself against multiple defamation suits.

New legal filings challenge permits for the Thacker Pass lithium mine and seek to halt construction, which could begin in the coming days.

With lawmakers convening for the 82nd legislative session, this week’s Indy Environment newsletter looks at how legislators are weighing one of the state’s most pressing issues: water.

A Nevada rancher, environmental groups and two tribes challenging a federal permit for the Thacker Pass mine presented oral arguments in a Reno federal District Court this week.

On March 18, 2020, USCIS temporarily closed field offices, leaving thousands unable to receive their citizenship. For those who had a ceremony or interview scheduled, it was postponed for a possible future date. In order to continue naturalization ceremonies, the USCIS transitioned to virtual ceremonies, and fully in-person ceremonies are starting again, bringing joy to new citizens.

This week’s Indy Environment newsletter provides an update on a closely-watched lithium project that has split environmentalists, climate activists and a local ranching community.

Two tribal governments and members of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction. Such a ruling could halt ground disturbance as the court weighs the merits of the case.

The ruling is a win for legislative Democrats and gun control advocates who viewed passage of the bill as one of the most prominent gun violence prevention measures adopted by the 2021 Legislature.

U.S. District Court Judge Miranda Du’s courtroom was filled to capacity for an important hearing on a lithium project at the center of an energy transition away from fossil fuels and toward electrification.

In this edition: Where the lawsuit seeking to open the Legislative building to the public stands after a 9th Circuit Court dismissal. Plus, details on a bill allowing tiny house development, an icy reception for the organ donation opt-out bill, advancing a state-based Equal Rights Amendment, and changes to tribal burial site laws. Carson City Restaurant Spotlight returns.

In this edition: Can either Assemblywoman Annie Black or a federal lawsuit open the Legislature to the public? Plus, details on a bill to pay inmates the minimum wage, a proposed esports commission and legislative Democrats’ plan to offset educational losses during a year of COVID. Carson City Restaurant Spotlight makes a triumphant return.

Federal District Court Judge Miranda Du on Wednesday formally dismissed the lawsuit filed by “Protect Our Girls,” a political action committee formed this year with the backing of the pro-life group, Nevada Right to Life, in order to support the proposed ballot initiative regarding parental notification on abortions for minors.

Attorneys for “Protect Our Girls,” the political action committee formed to support the proposed initiative, filed the lawsuit in federal District Court earlier this month seeking a court-ordered extension to the Nov. 18 deadline for the group to turn in enough signatures to qualify the initiative.

In an order released on Friday, federal District Court Judge Miranda Du partially granted the request of Fair Maps Nevada to extend the deadline to collect signatures for the petition, which needs to garner 97,598 signatures by June 24 to make it on to the ballot. Attorneys for the group previously said it had collected around 10,000 signatures before Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered nonessential business shutdowns and other social distancing directives in mid-March.

In an order released Wednesday evening, Judge Miranda Du denied the amended request by Texas-based True the Vote and several Nevada voters to block the state’s election plan over fears of voter fraud, as well as because of an agreement between Democratic groups and Clark County election officials to mail ballots to inactive voters.

Attorneys for Fair Maps Nevada, the group backing the ballot question, argued in federal court on Tuesday that District Court Judge Miranda Du should order Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske’s office to offer those alternatives given that the normal playbook for gathering signatures has been thrown out the window given the strict social distancing and stay-at-home orders amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The politically powerful trade association of the state’s largest casino resort companies filed to intervene in the lawsuit last week, along with a politically connected Las Vegas pastor who is actively suing over the ballot question’s language in state court.

True the Vote, a Texas-based voting monitoring group, filed an amended complaint in federal court on Wednesday that now challenges several aspects of an agreement made between state and national Democratic groups and Clark County election officials to mail ballots to inactive voters and several other concessions.

“The Court finds that Defendants’ interests in protecting the health and safety of Nevada’s voters and to safeguard the voting franchise in light of the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh any burden on Plaintiffs’ right to vote, particularly when that burden is premised on a speculative claim of voter fraud resulting in dilution of votes,” Du wrote in the order.