Rocky III

• NEWSFLASH!!! Prosecutors and defense attorneys disagree over proposed evidentiary rule that would allow hearsay in preliminary hearings! The rule change was proposed in AB 193 which has already passed in the Assembly. While the bill is supported by DA Steve Wolfson who touts it as a victims' rights bill, this is getting a lot of attention now thanks to a letter from over 220 criminal defense attorneys, a veritable who's who of Las Vegas defense attorneys, who signed a letter opposing passage of the bill. [RJ; 8NewsNow]
• If you want to see a copy of the letter and who signed it, head over to Ralston Reports where you can find the letter along with commentary from Ralston about how dumb it is for attorneys to state that those who support this bill will not receive financial support from the signatories of the letter.
• What do you think about AB 193? Good idea or bad idea? Do you think it was dumb for the defense attorneys to threaten to pull their financial support of those who support the bill?
• Meanwhile, the swift and decisive Nevada Commission on Judicial Discipline is seeking a lifetime ban from the bench for former judge Steven Jones. [RJ]
• The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral argument on same-sex marriage bans this morning. Check out the live blog and full coverage at Scotusblog.com