The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of argument on April 29 over whether courts can review the Trump administration’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for 330,000 Haitians and 6,100 Syrians. The administration’s answer was no. If the Court agrees, the same logic applies to 1.3 million TPS holders from 17 countries, including thousands in… Continue reading CAN ANYONE CHECK THE PRESIDENT ON IMMIGRATION
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THE COURT FINISHES THE JOB
In 2013, the Supreme Court disabled the Voting Rights Act’s preclearance requirement and promised Section 2 would remain as a backstop. On April 29, 2026, a 6-3 majority finished the demolition. Louisiana v. Callais rewrites the rules for challenging racially discriminatory maps, adds burdens Congress never wrote into the law, and arrives four days before… Continue reading THE COURT FINISHES THE JOB
THE ABORTION CASE THAT IS NOT ABOUT ABORTION
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled April 29 that a New Jersey anti-abortion nonprofit can challenge a state subpoena for its donor list in federal court without waiting for state enforcement. The decision lands squarely in the abortion debate, but the legal principle it establishes reaches far beyond it, and the coalition that won the case… Continue reading THE ABORTION CASE THAT IS NOT ABOUT ABORTION
THE RED WALL COMES TO NEVADA
Turning Point Action opened a Las Vegas headquarters in March 2026, announcing plans to hire more than 140 staff and target low-propensity Republican voters ahead of the midterms. The organization’s COO is under state criminal indictment. Its Nevada launch partner signed a fake elector document in 2020. The money funding the operation is largely untraceable.… Continue reading THE RED WALL COMES TO NEVADA
$600 MILLION, SAME BLUEPRINT
The Las Vegas Convention Center’s renovation is finished and the room tax is paying for it. The same architect, the same contractors, the same man who approved the project in government before running it in the private sector built this too. The result looks exactly like what came before it, because that was always the… Continue reading $600 MILLION, SAME BLUEPRINT
WHO CAN YOU ASK?
Over three months, KVIG brought accountability questions to two of Las Vegas’s most prominent civil rights organizations. Both disengaged. The record of those exchanges is public. The questions remain. The questions were not complicated. They were the kind a community member might reasonably expect a civil rights organization to welcome: Who is funding you at… Continue reading WHO CAN YOU ASK?
THE FLOOR DOESN’T LIE
The National Association of Broadcasters Show returned to the Las Vegas Convention Center this week, and after two full days on the floor, two things stood out above everything else. The first was how visible the creator economy has become. The second was how reluctant some of the industry’s largest companies are to talk about… Continue reading THE FLOOR DOESN’T LIE
WHO OWNS THE ARTS DISTRICT
In March 2026, 1025 Main Street LLC filed a lawsuit in Clark County District Court against Taverna Costera, the restaurant and live music venue at 1031 South Main Street, which owner Jeff Hwang has operated in the Arts District for five years. The stated cause was excessive noise. The landlord’s attorney said the suit came… Continue reading WHO OWNS THE ARTS DISTRICT
Set Sorrow Aside For Talent
When Goodman Plaza opened Saturday morning, fewer than 40 people had shown up. Vendor tables lined the perimeter. A small stage sat ready. The Indigenous talent showcase organized by NUWU Art and Indigenous AF had drawn artists from across the valley and from reservations out of state, but the crowd remained sparse through the early… Continue reading Set Sorrow Aside For Talent
EASTSIDE CANNERY COMES DOWN
Demolition crews imploded the Eastside Cannery’s 16-story hotel tower at 2 a.m. Thursday at the corner of Boulder Highway and Harmon Avenue. The implosion was not a public event. No public viewing areas were designated. Boulder Highway closed overnight between Harmon Avenue and Sun Valley Drive to accommodate the blast. Controlled Demolition Inc. handled the… Continue reading EASTSIDE CANNERY COMES DOWN
