Miscarriage → prison = million-dollar settlement Inbox Riley at The NV Indy Unsubscribe 9:06 AM (4 hours ago) to me View this email in your browser The Nevada Independent is committed to telling Nevada stories that matter. Become a member today. New in The Indy: Humboldt County settles with woman whose conviction was tossed out for $1.6 million • Las Vegas police’s keyword search warrant challenged by Google This week marks the 86th celebration of National Newspaper Week, an annual way for us publicity-shy writer types (there’s a reason most of us never ended up on television) to toot our own horn. Now, it may not shock you, reader of The Daily Indy, that we view The Nevada Independent and our colleagues in Nevada’s broader media ecosystem as a force for societal good that’s worth celebrating, even though as an online-only news outlet we’re not technically a newspaper. You are getting this straight from the horse’s mouth, after all. Yet occasions and themed “weeks” such as these give us what we in the business call a “news peg” to remind readers and others about the sorry state of journalism in Nevada. Sorry not by the quality of the hardworking journalists remaining in the state, but sorry by that other word — remaining. Corporate cuts, downsizing, layoffs — whatever you want to call it. Nevada is seriously short on journalists. Scroll through the graphics on last year’s Local Journalist Index, and its dealer’s choice on depressing statistics on the state of this industry. It’s not all doom and gloom. We and fellow nonprofit newsrooms around the country are an example of how independent journalism can flourish even in this environment, and there are indirect and even direct policy options states can take that can make a real difference. So this National Newspaper Week, help us celebrate. Read an Indy story, share it, donate if you can, but more than anything help us keep the fire alive on good, high-quality, non-paywalled journalism. You’ll be glad you did. If you have any thoughts, questions or comments you’d like to share, please send them to us at editors@thenvindy.com. Quote of the Day “I went through so much and so did my children, who are still facing these issues. It’s not fair.” — Patience Rousseau about being convicted of manslaughter after miscarrying a baby and serving two years in prison before her conviction was overturned 💰 She went to prison for her miscarriage. Now she’s won $1.6 million from a rural Nevada county. Patience Rousseau was 26 years old and living in Winnemucca when she miscarried in 2018. She was convicted under a 1911 Nevada law that makes it illegal to take drugs to end a pregnancy after the 24th week. Rousseau says the money from Humboldt County is welcome but not enough to make up for years of trauma. She wishes the county had been forced to pay more. She said her life was turned upside down by the nearly decade-long ordeal. Already suffering from depression and substance abuse before her miscarriage, in its aftermath she was labeled a “baby killer,” sent to prison and separated from her young children for more than two years before her conviction was tossed out for ineffective assistance of counsel. Read the full story by Kate Reynolds ► Patience Rousseau, now age 34, with one of her dogs. (Patience Rousseau/Courtesy) 🔎⌨️ Google challenges Las Vegas police’s search warrant for keyword terms, calling it “unconstitutional” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) asked Google to help get a lead in a homicide case by turning over the data of individuals who searched specific keywords. The challenge is tied to a July homicide of a homeless woman. Google says that LVMPD served the company with an “invalid” warrant, known as a “reverse search” warrant. Because most of the specifics of the case are sealed, it is unclear how many people could be affected and what search terms the police were interested in. The case represents a unique legal challenge to law enforcement’s surveillance use, an increasingly hot-button issue in Nevada and beyond. Read the full story by Isabella Aldrete ► ✓ Did you miss these recent Indy stories? Lombardo says he cut 900 regulations. Did it actually make a difference for Nevada? By Eric Neugeboren Nevada backcountry vulnerable to more off-roading, logging under federal rule changes By Amy Alonzo As other Strip leaders decry prediction markets, Wynn CEO offers different view By Howard Stutz OPINION: Students need internet access, but our ‘digital divide’ keeps many offline. By Ma. Alexandra Alvarez What are we worth to you?

Miscarriage → prison = million-dollar settlement Inbox Riley at The NV Indy Unsubscribe 9:06 AM (4 hours ago) to me View this email in your browser The Nevada Independent is committed to telling Nevada stories that matter. Become a member today. New in The Indy: Humboldt County settles with woman whose conviction was tossed out for $1.6 million • Las Vegas police’s keyword search warrant challenged by Google This week marks the 86th celebration of National Newspaper Week, an annual way for us publicity-shy writer types (there’s a reason most of us never ended up on television) to toot our own horn. Now, it may not shock you, reader of The Daily Indy, that we view The Nevada Independent and our colleagues in Nevada’s broader media ecosystem as a force for societal good that’s worth celebrating, even though as an online-only news outlet we’re not technically a newspaper. You are getting this straight from the horse’s mouth, after all. Yet occasions and themed “weeks” such as these give us what we in the business call a “news peg” to remind readers and others about the sorry state of journalism in Nevada. Sorry not by the quality of the hardworking journalists remaining in the state, but sorry by that other word — remaining. Corporate cuts, downsizing, layoffs — whatever you want to call it. Nevada is seriously short on journalists. Scroll through the graphics on last year’s Local Journalist Index, and its dealer’s choice on depressing statistics on the state of this industry. It’s not all doom and gloom. We and fellow nonprofit newsrooms around the country are an example of how independent journalism can flourish even in this environment, and there are indirect and even direct policy options states can take that can make a real difference. So this National Newspaper Week, help us celebrate. Read an Indy story, share it, donate if you can, but more than anything help us keep the fire alive on good, high-quality, non-paywalled journalism. You’ll be glad you did. If you have any thoughts, questions or comments you’d like to share, please send them to us at editors@thenvindy.com. Quote of the Day “I went through so much and so did my children, who are still facing these issues. It’s not fair.” — Patience Rousseau about being convicted of manslaughter after miscarrying a baby and serving two years in prison before her conviction was overturned 💰 She went to prison for her miscarriage. Now she’s won $1.6 million from a rural Nevada county. Patience Rousseau was 26 years old and living in Winnemucca when she miscarried in 2018. She was convicted under a 1911 Nevada law that makes it illegal to take drugs to end a pregnancy after the 24th week. Rousseau says the money from Humboldt County is welcome but not enough to make up for years of trauma. She wishes the county had been forced to pay more. She said her life was turned upside down by the nearly decade-long ordeal. Already suffering from depression and substance abuse before her miscarriage, in its aftermath she was labeled a “baby killer,” sent to prison and separated from her young children for more than two years before her conviction was tossed out for ineffective assistance of counsel. Read the full story by Kate Reynolds ► Patience Rousseau, now age 34, with one of her dogs. (Patience Rousseau/Courtesy) 🔎⌨️ Google challenges Las Vegas police’s search warrant for keyword terms, calling it “unconstitutional” Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) asked Google to help get a lead in a homicide case by turning over the data of individuals who searched specific keywords. The challenge is tied to a July homicide of a homeless woman. Google says that LVMPD served the company with an “invalid” warrant, known as a “reverse search” warrant. Because most of the specifics of the case are sealed, it is unclear how many people could be affected and what search terms the police were interested in. The case represents a unique legal challenge to law enforcement’s surveillance use, an increasingly hot-button issue in Nevada and beyond. Read the full story by Isabella Aldrete ► ✓ Did you miss these recent Indy stories? Lombardo says he cut 900 regulations. Did it actually make a difference for Nevada? By Eric Neugeboren Nevada backcountry vulnerable to more off-roading, logging under federal rule changes By Amy Alonzo As other Strip leaders decry prediction markets, Wynn CEO offers different view By Howard Stutz OPINION: Students need internet access, but our ‘digital divide’ keeps many offline. By Ma. Alexandra Alvarez What are we worth to you?