NCPE in the News: 2008-2010

Political Fundraising: Hosrford returning contributions after criticism of fundraising letter (Las Vegas Review Journal)

Senator Steven Horsford's fundraising letter.

Assemblyman Morse Arberry Steps Down to Pursue Lobbyist Career (Las Vegas Sun)

I-Team: Lawmaker Arbery Resigns, Wants Lobbyist Job (KLAS)

Auto Body Shop Bill's Backer Denies Conflict (Las Vegas Sun)

With Ethics Commission Challenged, Lawmakers Move to Police themselves (Sun)

Chancellor Rogers Enlists Campus Help in Budget Plea (Sun)

Click here to view the Saturday, January 10th, 2009, Town Hall Meeting.

"Taxpayers Give Money: LVCVA Gers Award" (Las Vegas Review Journal)

"Casa Rosa's Days Numbered" (Las Vegas Review Journal)

"Court Hopeful Says Consultant Pitched Deal" (Las Vegas Review Journal)

"Given $50,000 He Decides to Run" (Las Vegas Sun)

Acting President Julie Tousa on Jon Ralston's "Face to Face: Ethics Complaint"

Meet the Acting President of NCPE, Julie Tousa

"New Watchdog of Public Ethics Continues Enforcing Vital Unwritten Law" (Las Vegas Review Journal)

"Partying Away As Taxpayers Pay and Pay" (Las Vegas Sun)

Ethics Legislation 2007

NCPE at the 2007 Nevada State Legislature: Summary and Details

"Article 6 Commission" to study and recommend improvements in the Nevada judiciary
See Dr. Craig Walton's summary of May Meeting

NCPE statement about the danger of big donors contributing to Supreme Court justice election campaigns.

Judicial Ethics & the Complaint Processes

Craig Walton's letter, to the Las Vegas Business Journal in favor of the new plan for judicial selection

Candidate Pledge

Email NCPE Treasurer

Judicial Accountability - NCPE Statement

NCPE Statement on Judicial Accountability

In September 2005 NCPE was asked by Common Cause and P.L.A.N. to read an early draft of "Supreme Jackpot II", their study of campaign contributions made to Nevada Supreme Court candidates in 2004. Due to the gravity of the issue facing Nevada when judges must ask lawyers and litigants for money, and lawyers must contribute or risk a hostile atmosphere, we developed a press release and began to work on how Nevada might better select its judges. We learned that in 1993 Chief Justice Robert Rose had led a Commission to study the Nevada Judiciary, which led to recommendations for change. Some of these were not heeded, and Judge Rose and the Commission wrote a Supplement in 2003. Studying these documents, we developed a letter to Gov. Guinn asking for a Special Commission to be created in 2006. Because his term expires soon and he could not see such a Commission through to completion, he recommended that we turn to Chief Justice Rose and offer to help in any way we could. Since the L. A. Times' expose of "Juice vs. Justice" in Nevada, we have renewed our commitment to work with Judge Rose and all Nevadans on these issues. Our Committee on Judicial Selection, Performance Evaluation and Discipline will develop a study comparing some other states' current practices with those in Nevada, and offer constructive recommendations. Here is our April 14, 2006 letter to Judge Rose