My ballot is cured now (signature match issue) thx to the beautiful volunteers at Culinary who notified me of such (4x in 12 hours lol).
I ❤️
@Culinary226
!
The impact of the murder of
@JGermanRJ
, an uber-talented
@reviewjournal
reporter who devoted himself to his work, can’t be understated. Journalists, especially hard hitting investigative reporters who cover controversial items and do tough work, are essential to our world. 1/3
I may have to keep my mask on. My unfiltered and fully visible facial reactions to the dumb things I often hear probably won't inspire warmth or friendship.
The below individual confirmed that the gun-toting individual who unlawfully forced my
@ACLUNV
colleague out of the room when observing was not a county election worker, but a Nye county GOP leader.
Resharing our notes (not results for the clowns). What a train wreck.
In positive personal news not involving the madness of yesterday, alongside being named a Top 40 under 40 Attorney by the
@nationalbar
last night, I was awarded the National Bar Association’s national “Excellence in Activism” honor which I wasn’t expecting.
Blessed + Grateful.
It’s an honor to be named the Executive Director of ACLU of Nevada (
@ACLUNV
). After getting started in 1966, I will be the first person of color to lead the organization, and I recognize the responsibility that it comes with.
I walked into a gas station tonight and it hit me. It’s my three year work anniversary today. So much has changed and so much work to go.
Much love to my team at
@ACLUNV
, our passionate supporters across Nevada, and our haters too.
Immensely grateful to learn I’ve been named the 2023 Las Vegas National Bar Association Attorney of the Year!
Can’t wait to celebrate on 9/30 with so many folks I admire at
@lasvegasnba
gala. What a journey.
Grateful to be named the Attorney of the Year by the
@lasvegasnba
last night and to celebrate with so many colleagues who I respect so deeply. Also my first time rocking an ascot. Not too shabby!
Today,
@ACLUNV
went to Nye County alongside our partners at
@SSV_NV
to observe whether Nye County was in compliance with the Nevada Supreme Court order. What a disaster of a process. Never seen anything like it.
1/7
Today, I’m in
#AbuDhabi
at the amazing Sheikh Zayed Mosque and thinking of all my friends around the world celebrating Christmas. For your faith which inspires your service, your friendship, and your kindness, I am grateful. I wish you the Merriest Christmas imaginable. ❤️❤️❤️
We have joined
@Langford_Atty4U
in the representation of the student at Las Vegas High School who was viciously attacked from behind while doing her classwork. We remain concerned about her short term and long term health, and the systemic failures that led us here.
It’s over!!!
The hand count has been officially shut down in Nye County after another big win on our emergency filing in the Nevada Supreme Court today in the aftermath of yesterday’s disaster.
Support our work. We’re here for the fight.
@ACLUNV
NEW:
@NVSOS
tells Nye County to cease hand counting process immediately.
Can't continue until polls close Nov. 8.
Requests response from the county by 8 pm PST.
After a year of suing CCSD for the release of the bodycam footage showing the full details surrounding the assault of our clients by school police, we are in possession of the footage which will be made public soon.
Now we know why they fought it so hard.
CCSD PD lied.
People often ask me my "dream job" and are almost always surprised by the answer, but it allows me to move fearlessly. They think politics. NOPE!
I want to have a chicken wing truck (preferably near a beach somewhere). 7 signature flavors and a vegan wing option too.
Recording police interactions is lawful, but apparently, CCSD doesn’t train their officers to understand the basic tenets of the First and Fourth Amendment and believes this is better.
A year of litigation to confirm CCSD PD lied and lacks accountability. Nevada deserves better.
Very difficult week for my family. Please continue to keep my little sister and brother-in-law in your prayers and send warm energy their way. Thank you.
Saw a couple posts poking fun at 40 under 40 lists recently (maybe the Twitterverse is just negative) but I'm pretty excited to have made
@VEGASINC
's 2022 40 Under 40 to be profiled in
@lasvegasweekly
on Thursday! Gives me a chance to uplift our work. Fun accolade. ♥️
Approximately 2 in 3 third graders in our school district aren’t reading proficiently, but there are parents who legitimately believe their elementary aged child is learning critical race theory in school (law level course) and you can’t convince them otherwise.
Truly mad times.
Someone suggested I be careful criticizing our Senate Leaders and Governor after they upheld the death penalty this week.
Good laugh there. So we’re crystal clear, I’m not afraid of ANY elected. I represent
@ACLUNV
. Our commitment is to civil rights. We’re here for the people.
All 4 candidates present tonight for the North Las Vegas Mayoral Race just stated that if the Nevada Legislature gives municipalities the authority to enact rent control, they will commit to seeking rent control in North Las Vegas.
Take note, legislators. People are suffering.
This is an egregious, dangerous, and disgraceful abuse of civil rights and basic human decency, and it’s not as uncommon as some think. This is a systemic issue. We will be connecting with these students and their families in the days ahead.
Police start following a group of Black kids. One says “fuck 12” so
@ccsdpd
starts detaining them. One kid starts record, and he’s almost curb stomped by another out of control CCSD officer
This is an opportunity to show some leadership
@evelyngmorales
@SuptJaraCCSD
Regardless of whether you support or oppose the
@Athletics
proposed stadium deal, this hearing is a tough reminder that our part time NV Legislature, filled with good people, is just not structurally setup to properly review/vet deals like this.
Rushed processes are bad for NV.
@La_Rue_Hatch
@donderoloopnv
@drrobintitus
Q: How will the fund be used?
A: There's a number of things I would imagine the money could be used for and when it's received then we will probably dictate exactly how those dollars are used. But it's not currently defined relative to a specific program. (no quotes=paraphrase)
Today, we laid my baby niece to rest. Please continue to hold my sister and brother-in-law in your prayers. Thank you to all who reached out to them and to our families to offer support during this time. You are appreciated. 🕊
Today is Eid Al Adha, one of two primary holidays for my fellow Muslims and I. As always, our holiday consisting of early morning worship services at the mosque. Grabbing a pic w my mom after + she says “I prayed you’d be handsome all these year but God took his time.” 🤣🤣🤣
Honored to be named to the
@nationalbar
's Top 40 Under 40: Nation's Best Advocate list alongside some great friends from across the country. Looking forward to the national convention to be held here in Vegas this summer!
I still remember the misery of watching my family's car get repo'd as a teen after my dad got sick/passed because we didn't have the good health insurance we thought we did as English wasn't my folks 1st language. "Terms and conditions..."
We came a long way since.
#grateful
Congrats to trailblazer
@Daniele4NV
who adds to her list of historic firsts, becoming (to my knowledge), the first Black woman to ever chair a major political party in Nevada.
If we don't comment on something, that doesn't mean we aren't paying attention or don't care.
Sometimes it's more prudent to watch and listen than it is to speak. Sometimes, strategy requires moving in silence.
Just trying to see something real quick.
Hit the heart button if you think Nevada needs to abolish the death penalty and you support
@SteveYeagerNV
and the Assembly Judiciary Committee in trying to do so.
Comment below if you think the death penalty needs to stay.
Before any NV official calls me to criticize protestors or to ask "how we can work together to maintain calm," this was part of my own experience 2 years ago while simply waiting for an Uber (the non-melanated folks walked past us uninterrupted).
Cooperation for us = court
When my mosque was subject to threats on multiple occasions, my friends in the Jewish community were the first to offer love and support. I will always offer the same love and support back. Antisemitism remains an anathema and must always be condemned.
#ShabbatOfPeaceNotHate
Congratulations Bro.
@qmsavwoir
- President Elect of the Las Vegas Chapter of the
@NAACP
! Looking forward to working with you in your new position alongside my
@ACLUNV
team and can’t wait to see the team you put together. There goes an Alpha man!
The fight for voting rights is going to be a battle for 4 years (and probably forever).
@ACLUNV
and our partners are prepared for that fight. We will battle every action to undermine the freedom to vote up and down this state. Glad we have the capable
@CiscoForNevada
as SOS.
I remain concerned for my many friends in media and news who continue to face threats for simply doing their jobs and bringing forth transparency. They should never have to fear for their lives because they do their work well. 3/3
PSA: Try to avoid criticizing others for getting the vaccine early or asking how they did so. Be mindful that many seemingly healthy people have pre-existing conditions they’ve not publicly shared.
I'm no expert, but it's a little weird when people tell me they are worried about the impact of the vaccine, but don't seem to be worried about the impact of the virus.
Happy to see firm but fair leadership from
@Senatorspearman
, who is chairing a contentious hearing but is applying the rules evenly and not tolerating BS. Also, the suit is 🔥🔥🔥.
My
@ACLUNV
teammate Chris and I are straight, cisgender men who spend our days working on legal arguments and often look…boring.
For
#VegasPride
, our teammates
@WesJuhl
@welborn_holly
and
@lilithbaran
fixed that with magnificent glitter beards!
Ready for my modeling career!
Big News: in
@ACLUNV
v. CCSD which surrounded the release of records including bodycam footage based on the assault of our clients by school police outside of Durango HS, the District Court just declared
@ACLUNV
the prevailing party and granted our request for legal costs/fees!
Nevada reading week continues today at
@ccronnow
and these kindergarteners attacked me when I got done reading. I’m pressing charges for excessive cuteness!!!
Thanks to
@ExtraAdmin
, Ms. Ariazza, and team for having me!
BIG UPDATE: The District Court has DENIED the NV Board of Pharmacy's Motion to Dismiss our case on behalf of
@CEICNV
et al. challenging the constitutionality of the Board's listing of cannabis on Sched. 1. Case to be decided on the merits! Great argument by
@ACLUNV
's Samie Ramic!
Spare us the gaslighting think pieces. If Kyle Rittenhouse was Black or Brown, he would not likely have survived the night of the incident. If he had managed to survive, he'd have been convicted today.
UPDSouth - UNLV
UPD Alert - UNLV
University Police responding to additional report of shots fired in the Student Union, evacuate the area, RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.
Ramadan starts this evening. As a practicing Muslim, a professional, and someone involved in my faith community, I wanted to share my top 5 Ramadan tips for non-Muslim peeps. The most important tip is always to ask questions (but not to me via Twitter 😂).
Here we go:
(1/3)
Saying "it's a mental health issue" while opposing significantly expanded funding for mental health support services is just the kind of action I expect from conservative politicians in 2022.
I’m elated to be the recipient of the
@UNLVLaw
SBA Service Award for outstanding legal service to our community and am so impressed by
@UNLVLaw
’s commitment to service. As an alum of
@howardlawschool
, I will always be driven by service first.
@ACLUNV
is here
#forthepeople
.
In Reno today. My flight in, per usual, was choppy AF. 🫨😵💫🫨
Anyhow…I never post food pics but if you’re in Reno and into good Middle Eastern food, check out Aladdin’s on Holcomb Ave. It’s one of my usual spots. Get yourself a shawarma. Thank me later.
Honored to receive the Clark County Law Foundation’s 2024 Liberty Bell Award! Grateful to work alongside such amazing folks to serve my beautiful home state of Nevada. Excited to celebrate with my mom, my friends, and my
@ACLUNV
team, and to match styles with
@JudgeJoeHardy
!
PSA: I didn’t join the
@ACLUNV
/
@ACLU
to acquiesce on measures related to civil rights or win popularity contests. I’m not a politician or elected official. I’m a lawyer here for the fight and a product of my experiences. Let me share a little about myself.
Holy smokes.
@SenCortezMasto
wins with her new 5k vote lead!!!
Also, in another story quite important to those of us who live here, the Undertaker of the County Commission
@JustinJonesNV
hears the gong and rises.
Doors just opened for the luncheon for
@WeAreUnidosUS
National Conference luncheon here in Vegas where
@POTUS
is speaking. There is an overflow room as well. It’s packed. I have literally never been in a lunch setting this big and I have been in some gigantic rooms.
The Sparks City Council unanimously voted on Monday to make sleeping in vehicles and on sidewalks a criminal misdemeanor, a change advocates describe as "criminalizing poverty."
The city says it's a tool law enforcement "needed." Via
@csauvageau_1998
:
With the NV Leg. Session beginning tomorrow, and lots of new legislators and lobbyists, one piece of advice.
Bring others- especially young people- along for the ride. The late Assemblyman Tyrone Thompson often worked to make this a reality. It really does make an impact. ❤️
All of my love to the Afghani people and to my fellow Muslim-Americans/Muslim-Nevadans who are living through this crisis with loved ones still in Afghanistan. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It’s my birthday! Big, crazy year this was for me! Went everywhere, did good work on big issues, won some awards, spent time with people I love/admire, etc. Anyway, for my birthday this year I donated to
@NVYouthNetwork
and if you want to get me something, support our youth too❣️
In our many conversations,
@JGermanRJ
always exercised great journalistic integrity, often choosing not to report on something if not verified well enough which, in part, separates journalists from good/great journalists. Journalism isn’t easy but he made it look easy. 2/3
Headed to the snowy north for Day 1 of the Legislative Session alongside our
@ACLUNV
policy manager
@lilithbaran
. Furry parkas for days. Sadly, I lost my A list status on
@SouthwestAir
so if you see me, save me a middle seat.😢😢😢
HUGE WIN: Super proud of my
@ACLUNV
team and thankful for our clients
@CEICNV
! To my knowledge, this is the 1st time anywhere a court has descheduled cannabis as sched 1. A huge NV blow to the failed war on drugs!
Grateful to the Court and our chance to advance justice. 🎉 🎊
BREAKING—Clark County Judge Joe Hardy is ruling the Nevada Board of Pharmacy’s designation of cannabis as a Schedule 1 substance violates the Nevada Constitution.
MLK Gala here in Vegas last night was 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. Awesome to see our Congressional members/teams, AG
@AaronDFordNV
, our new SoS
@CiscoForNevada
, and others in the house!
Fun fact: MLK was a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity so MLK weekend is special for our brotherhood! 🖤💛
Update: We connected with the family of the Eldorado HS student whose Guatemalan/Mexican graduation stole was banned. The school has now sent her a revised note stating that her stole is now approved.
For those with similar issues, let us know at .
DM me more info. We’ve been tracking. CCSD legal advised us two weeks ago they dropped this policy after we sent a demand letter based on the passage of
@ReubenDSilvaNV
’s AB73. Infuriating.
If the District wants another lawsuit, we will oblige their request.
We took on representation of these 2
@cceanv
educators because there are serious
#1A
issues here. For the
@LasVegasDA
to declare they are seeking jail time here is a slap in the face to educators fighting for their rights while teaching our kids.
@ACLUNV
stands w/ our teachers.
Thanks for the love
@ACDCNV
! Honored to be recognized as a trailblazer yesterday! What a fun event. Thanks for everyone who came out and supported and everyone who does their work for the people! ❤️❤️❤️
Lots of love, warmth, and light (no puns intended) to my fellow sufferers of Seasonal Affective Disorder. I rarely speak publicly about my experiences with seasonal depression, but I know better than most the challenges. If you ever need support, I'm in your corner. ❤️
The
@ACLUNV
is seeking a formal investigation via
@NVSOS
into coordinated partisan election efforts in Nye County.
Nye County's interim clerk allowing a gun-toting, Nye County GOP leader to remove and question an observer should be a red flag to all who support democracy.
Omg.
@CHMillerForNV
’s bill,
#AB230
, treating youth as youth in the juvenile justice system and blasting away at the school to prison pipeline has been passed by the Senate unanimously! Congrats to the good bro.
@udntknwjagada
for all his work on this! Amazing moment. 😭😭😭
There are few Muslims in the NV Legislative Building (like seemingly 2 of us max at any time) and Carson City isn’t known for its great food options, so a big shoutout to the legislators and fellow lobbyists who have looked out this Ramadan.
You are appreciated. ❤️❤️❤️
@RalstonReports
When you spend all of your time shouting "election fraud" and "owning libs" on Twitter instead of organizing like
@Culinary226
and co., you end up with a 19.4% cure rate and another failed election cycle.
“Oh shoot” is right. The whole process and execution was sloppy and all over the place, especially with disparate results between talliers and the snail’s pace when counting. Our team is assessing for compliance with the Nevada Supreme Court’s order.
7/7
Some of the same folks who don't trust the government to administer vaccines somehow trust the government to handle the DEATH PENALTY.
That's real weird.
Detective just said the text messages/social media posts of
#JorgeGomez
were seized, but they didn’t even try to obtain the text messages or social media posts of the officers who killed him.
Fake investigation.
Fake accountability.
Fake justice.
The
#nvleg
is closed today due to winter conditions and I just wanted to remind everyone that Southern Nevada, home to nearly 3/4 of Nevadans and one of the nation’s best spots for food and beverage, is also one of America’s sunniest cities!
Carry on.
Thanks for all the birthday wishes today! Grateful to everyone for their constant support in everything I do and we accomplish together for our community. ❤️💙
Finally took a couple days to head out of Nevada! 🇲🇽
Without the camera footage, the story of Tyre’s murder wouldn’t have been told and another Black man would have been beaten to death by police while having his character denigrated thereafter.
No intervention. No aid. Just brutality.
Horrific, unconscionable, and disgusting.
Honored to have received the Advocates for Justice & Equality Award at the African Chamber’s 2022 Afrikfest Gala last night! Fun to see so many friendly faces and 🔥🔥🔥 outfits.
Congrats to all the other award winners, especially
@1coachcanna
and
@leslieat1981
! ❤️❤️❤️