Overview
- The court ruled 6-0, with Justice Kristina Pickering recused, overturning a lower-court dismissal on venue grounds.
- The opinion cited that the false electoral certificates were mailed to and delivered at the federal courthouse in Clark County.
- The revived Clark County indictment charges offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument tied to Nevada’s 2020 electoral votes.
- Attorney General Aaron Ford said the case will return to Las Vegas District Court, and the parallel Carson City prosecution is expected to be withdrawn to avoid duplicate charges.
- The six defendants, including Nevada GOP Chair Michael McDonald and Jesse Law, have pleaded not guilty, and recent federal pardons do not affect the state case.