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Minors seeking abortion in Nevada must get parental approval after 1985 law reinstated

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April 1, 2025

Minors seeking abortion in Nevada must get parental approval after 1985 law reinstated

This story has been updated with new information from the Nevada Attorney General’s office and Nevada Right to Life.

Forty years after the Nevada Legislature required parental notification when minors seek abortions, the law is finally set to go into effect April 30.

Federal District Judge Anne Traum — an emerita professor of law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas — made the decision released Tuesday. It was based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturning the federal right to an abortion in Roe v. Wade.

In 1985, the Nevada Legislature enacted a law referred to as Senate Bill 510 that never went into effect.

It “prohibits performing an abortion on a minor patient without first notifying the minor’s parent or guardian and provides that a minor may seek an order from a state district court authorizing an abortion without parental notification,” Traum wrote of the bill.

At the time, a preliminary injunction stopped it from going into effect. Based on Roe v. Wade, a court said there were serious questions about whether it violated a patient’s right to anonymity and that the state had failed to ensure adequate confidentiality.

In 1991, the federal court for the District of Nevada made the injunction permanent to keep Nevada’s parental notification law from ever going into effect.

With Roe overturned, the grounds for that injunction no longer exist, Traum said.

“It follows that the judgment in this (1991) case was based upon the law of Roe, which is now overruled,” she wrote.

Traum quoted the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs that says, “States may regulate abortion for legitimate reasons, and when such regulations are challenged under the Constitution, courts cannot substitute their social and economic beliefs for the judgment of legislative bodies.”

By giving 30 days until the Nevada parental notification law goes into effect, the judge said she was allowing those opposed to her to decision time to file motions challenging the order if they wish to do so.

Traum was nominated for the bench by President Joe Biden and took the oath of office in 2022.

Nevada Right to Life group reacts to decision

“For 40 years, young girls have been exploited in secrecy, their suffering ignored while those in power turned a blind eye,” said Melissa Clement, executive director of Nevada Right to Life, which provided financial support for the litigation to lift the injunction.

“Today, that silence is broken. Parents will finally be involved, and protection will replace the neglect that allowed predators to thrive.”

Nevada Attorney General’s office reviewing parental notification decision

The Nevada Attorney General’s office told the Reno Gazette Journal that it’s reviewing the decision.

“But, per our office’s policy, we have no further comment due to pending litigation,” a spokesperson said.

Mark Robison is the state politics reporter for the Reno Gazette Journal, with occasional forays into other topics. Email comments to mrobison@rgj.com or comment on Mark’s Greater Reno Facebook page.

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Sloan Canyon crushes SLAM! Nevada to claim 4A region title — PHOTOS

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November 15, 2025

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Sloan Canyon crushes SLAM! Nevada to claim 4A region title — PHOTOS

After a showstopping offensive performance Friday night, Sloan Canyon will take to Nevada’s biggest stage for the chance to complete a perfect season.

The top-seeded Pirates plundered visiting SLAM! Nevada 47-10 to claim the 4A Southern Region championship. Sloan Canyon will face Reno’s McQueen High on Nov. 25 at Allegiant Stadium for the state title.

“This is such a great feeling for us and the boys,” said Pirates quarterback Cade Hoshino, draped in a variety of Hawaiian leis. “We found a brotherhood this season and I couldn’t be happier for these guys tonight.”

Hoshino conducted the Pirates offense with precision, finishing 14-for-27 passing for 219 yards and three touchdowns. Christian Rhodes was his favorite target, hauling in five catches for 82 yards and a touchdown.

Sloan Canyon (12-0) moved the ball well on the ground too, as running back Jermaine Wilson Jr. gained 165 yards on 21 carries, scoring twice.

After the win, Pirates coach Nate Oishi was happy but grounded, emphasizing Monday’s practice more than the state championship matchup.

“They took it one play at a time and they didn’t look up at the scoreboard until the game was over,” Oishi said. “They’ve been doing that all season long — one play at a time, one practice at a time, one game at a time. I’m proud of them.”

Sloan Canyon took control from the opening drive, when defensive back Jerome Johnson picked off Bulls QB Mark Schramm. That interception led to a 5-yard touchdown run from Kalepo Mose.

Early in the second quarter, No. 6 seed SLAM! Nevada (8-5) got on the board when kicker Grant Ploetz connected from 27 yards out. From then on, it was pretty much all Pirates.

Mose scored once more for Sloan Canyon before halftime, on a 1-yard run, to give the Pirates a 14-3 lead.

Hoshino threw his first touchdown pass of the night early in the third quarter, finding Rhodes in the back right corner of the end zone on a rainbow-arc 35-yard pass. On Sloan Canyon’s next drive, Hoshino got the Pirates inside the Bulls’ 10 with a 42-yard pass to Justice Hutchins. Wilson finished the drive with an 8-yard scoring run, making it 28-3.

SLAM! Nevada scored once more, on a third-quarter touchdown pass from Schramm to Malakai Boykin to cut the deficit to 28-10.

Schramm went 9-for-21 on the night, with 79 passing yards, one touchdown and a pair of interceptions. Running back Anthony Edwards Jr. moved the ball well for the Bulls, finishing with 67 rushing yards on 12 carries.

The Pirates scored two more touchdowns in the third quarter: a 7-yard Wilson run and a 2-yard touchdown pass from Hoshino to Brandon Quaglio.

Sloan Canyon put the game away for good on another Hoshino-to-Quaglio TD early in the fourth quarter.

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Lawmakers debate proposed film studio bill: ‘For every dollar, we’d lose 77 cents’

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November 14, 2025

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Lawmakers debate proposed film studio bill: ‘For every dollar, we’d lose 77 cents’

The proposed Summerlin movie studio bill now under consideration by lawmakers in a special legislative session could force the state to cut expenses or increase revenue to accommodate the bill’s massive expansion of transferable tax credits. Assembly Bill 5, the resurrected Assembly Bill 238 from the 2025 Legislative Session earlier this year, proposes expanding Nevada’s […]

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Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada hosts community craft fair

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November 13, 2025

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Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada hosts community craft fair

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada is bringing the community together for a holiday craft fair this weekend.

Students, Jacob and Harper, stopped by Morning Break to share all the details of the event and their love for their school.

The craft fair takes place Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the school (1150 Silent Sparrow Drive, Sparks). There will be over 50 vendors, and Christmas present wrapping station, delicious food and drinks and so much more. Click here to learn more.

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