| Nevada Supreme Court Oral Arguments On Term Limits, Ballot Questions will be Webcast |
| Monday, 14 July 2008 13:28 | |||
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The Nevada Supreme Court will webcast its July 14 court hearings live over the internet in an effort to let as many Nevadans as possible view the proceedings that will address the constitutionality of the term limits amendment and pending ballot issues. This will be just the third time the Supreme Court has webcast oral arguments. The Supreme Court will be sitting in it’,s courtroom in Carson City, but Chief Justice Mark Gibbons said “,the webcast will allow access to the courtroom by everyone with a computer and an Internet connection.”, “,We on the Nevada Supreme Court understand that there is public interest in the matters before us,”, Chief Justice Gibbons said. “,Everyone in the state who wants to watch the proceedings should have that opportunity.”, Access to the webcast will be through the Supreme Court’,s website: www.nvsupremecourt.us. The webcast, which is possible because of the cooperation of the Legislative Council Bureau, will only be available during the live court sessions, and not archived on the website. However, an audio file, or podcast, of the arguments will be posted on the website following the day’,s arguments. Documents relating to the case have been posted on the Supreme Court website under “,High Profile Cases.”, The court challenges are being expedited by the Supreme Court because they affect the printing and distribution of ballots. Chief Justice Gibbons noted. “,The Supreme Court is being asked to compress its procedures into very short time frames to accommodate the election cycle and the needs of counties to have ballots printed and mailed in a timely fashion.”, Chief Justice Gibbons emphasized that “,while we will give these cases priority, we will not take shortcuts and issue opinions that are not well reasoned and supported by the law and the Constitution.”, WHAT: Nevada Supreme Court public arguments and hearing on ballot issues WHEN: Monday, July 14, 2008 10:00 –, 11:30
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