CARRIGAN v. COMMISSION OF ETHICS OF STATE

No. 51920.

313 P.3d 880 (2013)

Michael A. CARRIGAN, Fourth Ward City Council Member of the City of Sparks, Appellant, v. The COMMISSION ON ETHICS OF the STATE of Nevada, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Griffin, Rowe & Nave LLP and John W. Griffin and Matthew M. Griffin , Reno; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and Rachel M. McKenzie and Mark S. Davies , Washington, D.C., for Appellant.

Nevada Commission on Ethics and Yvonne M. Nevarez-Goodson , Carson City; Vinson & Elkins, LLP, and Jeremy C. Marwell , Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

By the Court, PICKERING, C.J.:

This case returns to us from the United States Supreme Court, Nev. Comm'n on Ethics v. Carrigan, 564 U.S. ___, 131 S.Ct. 2343, 180 L.Ed.2d 150 (2011), which reversed our decision in Carrigan v. Comm'n on Ethics, 126 Nev. ___, 236 P.3d 616 (2010) (5-1). Where we held that Sparks City Councilman Michael Carrigan's vote on the Lazy...

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