As media took their seats for last Wednesday’s hearing for Mr. Simpson, a number of them brought in cell phone cameras and were snapping pictures inside the courtroom. A few also were using the phones to text out updates to their producers and editors. Cell phones in Nevada courts are not allowed during the court [...]

The idea of using a judicial officer to explain procedure and policy in the Clark County Courts has its roots in the Jeremy Strohmeyer murder case that culminated seven years ago. The cold-blooded nature of the crime, combined with the high profile appearance of defense attorney Leslie Abramson, who had just defended the Menendez brothers, [...]

Wednesday morning I was late, at least later than the past two days and arrived right at 7 a.m. Already a line of journalists was forming on the steps leading into the south entrance of the Regional Justice Center. As soon as I arrived, Howard Stier a producer at Entertainment Tonight approached me [...]

Last Sunday (Sept. 16) I went off to run some errands, do some work at the rent house, see a movie and perhaps take the kids to Apex to ride their bikes. I left the court’s cell phone on the nightstand and didn’t think much of it. The court is closed on Sunday and I [...]

It’s hard to hold back a good story, one that engages and draws you in. One such story traveled the blogosphere last week and eventually was picked up by traditional media. It’s the story about the Ipod that saved a soldier’s life. Later it was determined the soldier’s body armor did all [...]