LAS VEGAS – The ACLU of Nevada has two significant cases scheduled for separate hearings Tuesday at the Regional Justice Center.
ACLU OF NEVADA V. CCSD:
9 A.M. IN COURTROOM 5B
Arguments at the hearing will focus on the remaining records the Clark County School District is seeking to keep buried in its “investigative file,” as well as the nonprofit's attempt to collect fees and costs as provided by state law after the ACLU of Nevada has prevailed on nearly every other request to date.
In January, the district was ordered by the court to release long sought-after bodycam footage, the primary request made by the organization, from the February 2023 incident near Durango High School in which students were attacked by CCSD police. Cellphone video of the incident has been shared widely throughout the community — including before the Nevada Legislature — but despite persistent requests from the news media and community advocates, the school district stonewalled the release of numerous public records related to the incident.
SILVER STATE HOPE FUND V. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES:
9:30 A.M. IN COURTROOM 12C
ACLU of Nevada attorneys are likely to present arguments related to the merits of the case.
In August, the ACLU of Nevada and the ACLU filed a legal challenge to Nevada’s ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion, which the nonprofit argues violates the Nevada Equality of Rights Amendment’s ban on sex-based discrimination. The ACLU is representing the Silver State Hope Fund, a Nevada nonprofit that offers financial assistance to help people pay for wraparound services related to abortion, including travel, lodging, and childcare to ensure they can access care, but has been forced to divert funds to cover the cost of abortion care because of Medicaid’s restriction.
