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"Saying he was quoting Mark Twain, Whipple said: 'Alcohol is for drinking, water is for fighting' In Cliven Bundy's mind, 'he has a right to the range because he has used it for so long'"...... "Oregon Live" story published 11/14/2017 on opening arguments from Bret Whipple, Cliven Bundy's attorney "....Evidence and arguments of water rights could easily cause the jury to be influenced by the notion that Cliven possessed an ownership interest in the land because he may have possessed water rights on the land, and that he was wronged when ordered to remove his cattle. Indeed one juror presented...

Ammon Bundy's defense attorney Morgan Philpot was questioning Bureau of Land Management official Mary Jo Rugwell in cross examination Thursday afternoon when he wanted to bring up new information the defense has obtained about an FBI "threat assessment". The bureau began to prepare for a confrontation around Bundy Ranch with a forward operations base and deployment of SWAT but then decided the Bundy's posed no threat. The prosecution objected quickly saying the "threat assessment" was information too sensitive to be discuss in court. Mr. Philpot stressed the importance of bringing up the threat assessment to Judge Navarro, but then she...

Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, is running to represent District E on the Clark County Commission, but he’s also got one eye on the Clark County School District. Segerblom wants to increase the sales tax to boost education funding and have the County Commission take control of the School Board. Segerblom made his comments while appearing on Nevada Politics Today.

"Based upon the government's motion this morning, the court's subsequent ruling, and content of the government's opening statements (discussed in detail below)--it is apparent that the legal grounds for mistrial exist, and the remedy is essential to protect Mr. Ammon Bundy (and the other co-defendants) and their due process and other legal rights....." A second motion to dismiss charges filed by Ammon Bundy's attorneys November 14, 2017 At last week's evidence hearing Acting US Attorney Steven Myhre, who is the lead prosecutor in the Bunkeville Standoff case, insisted there was little information to provide on any surveillance or armed law...

Late in the night, "OregonLive" reporter Maxine Bernstein posted information on her Twitter feed showing the reasoning behind Ammon Bundy's lawyer, Morgan Philpot, declining to make an opening statement based on what happened during Monday's evidence hearing. The closed evidence hearing when the public was ushered out on Monday involved discussion of what was revealed by the prosecution in the case last weekend under a deadline imposed by US District Judge Gloria Navarro. "During the last nine days, from November 3 to November 12, the defense has learned that in support of one wireless camera and the related surveillance, SAC...

LAS VEGAS-Ryan Bundy, leaning his arm on a courtroom podium, told jurors Wednesday that his remark to do "whatever it takes" wasn't a threat but a statement of his determination to protect his family's rights as the government prepared to round up his father's cattle. "We own the grazing rights. We own the water rights on that area, and we don't pay rent for something we own," he said in an hourlong opening statement as the federal trial continued in the April 2014 armed standoff near his father's ranch. Ryan Bundy, his father Cliven Bundy, brother Ammon Bundy and co-defendant...

"The most amazing part is after he was done the entire audience the judge, the prosecutors, nobody said a word for two to three minutes. We were just so stunned and amazed. You could have heard a pencil drop." Bret Whipple-Cliven Bundy's attorney describes Ryan Bundy opening arguments in video with John Lamb on "JGrady" You Tube account 11/15/2017 Ryan Bundy spoke in his own defense at the third Bunkerville Standoff trial projecting an image of his family on the screen as he presented his opening arguments to the jury. He said the federal government's Bureau of Land Management was...

Ammon Bundy's attorney Morgan Philpot had a question at the third Bunkerville Standoff trial yesterday (Tuesday November 14th). Philpot was wondering what the jury is being told about being bused to the courthouse everyday. US District Judge Gloria Navarro said she thinks the jury is being told there is no parking at the courthouse. One potential explanation goes back to the jury selection process when potential jurors were asked if they had any bad experiences with law enforcement. This led one person to cite the menacing and threatening demeanor of federal law enforcement positioned outside the courthouse as they walked...

LAS VEGAS-The federal conspiracy case against Nevada cattleman Cliven Bundy, his two sons and co-defendant Ryan Payne isn't about the right to protest or bear arms, beliefs about cattle, ranching or the government's role in managing public lands, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Instead, the long awaited trial centers around the simple need to respect the rule of law, Nevada's Acting U.S. Attorney Steven Myrhe told jurors. "It's about whether or not you're going to use force and violence to enforce your beliefs," Myhre said. "Are you going to be governed by law and order, or the end of a gun?"..........

When asked by the judge if he wanted a one-week delay, Cliven Bundy's short reply was offered. Defendant Ryan Bundy also opposed a trial delay, but added he would support one if the co-defendants were freed from jail like was to a halfway house yesterday. Prosecutors came into court seeking a one week delay while FBI emails from the weeks leading up to the standoff were sought out and reviewed. Defense attorneys for Ryan Payne and Ammon Bundy asked for a mistrial. Acting US Attorney Steven Myhre offered opening arguments in the morning, claiming that the government's behavior was not...

LAS VEGAS-In a surprising reversal, US District Judge Gloria M. Navarro late Monday agreed to place Ryan Bundy on GPS monitoring and release him from jail to a halfway house on the eve of the Bunkerville trial. The decision came after a full-day hearing in closed court as a defense lawyers raised repeated questions about alleged government misrepresentations of evidence. Amon them: Prosecutors claimed Ryan Bundy had been stunned with a taser during an arrest in Utah 10 years ago, but a video played in court apparently showed that didn't happen. Proseuctors also cited a sheriff's report that Ryan Bundy...

Late today, US District Judge Gloria M. Navarro decided to keep Ammon Bundy in jail but reversed her decision last week releasing Ryan Bundy to a halfway house. Ryan Bundy will defend himself during the trial. Maxine Bernstein of "OregonLive" tweets that the government apparently made "misrepresentations" at last week's detention hearing. In another tweet, Bernsetein said "odd that Judge Navarro didn't explain her decision now to release Ryan Bundy...just said it as an aside". In open court, there was debate over the evidence between lead prosecutor Acting US Attorney Steve Myhre and defense lawyers........

Ammon Bundy will have one more chance to argue for his release on Monday. The third Bunkerville Standoff Trail in Las Vegas has been delayed for several motions to be resolved before opening arguments.Thursday saw a pre-trial detention release hearing for the four defendants, Cliven Bundy, his two sons Ryan and Ammon, as well as defendant Ryan Payne.Bret Whipple, attorney for Cliven Bundy, argued for release of his client citing his age and failing health. The elder Bundy has noticeably weakened since his incarceration nearly two years ago.Whipple told the court of Bundy’s dental problems, noting that the 71-year-old has...

Acting US Attorney Steve Myhre and his team have until 12 Noon today (Saturday November 11th) to turn over to defense lawyers any information related to any armed federal officers deployed around Bundy Ranch during the protests that led to the Bunkerville Standoff. They also have to provide details about the operation of a surveillance camera or cameras by the FBI during the protests in March and April 2014 around Bundy Ranch. US District Judge Gloria Navarro issued the order Wednesday after the Attorney's office sent documents to defense lawyers mentioning the armed federal officers conducting "surveillance" around Bundy Ranch...

LAS VEGAS-A judge declined Thursday to release Nevada cattleman Cliven Bundy days before trial, concerned he doesn't recognize federal authority and has a large incentive to flee with at least 80 years in prison hanging over his head if convicted of four of his 16 charges. US District Judge Gloria M. Navarro also rejected release requests by Ryan Bundy and Ryan Payne and said she would make a decision later on Ammon Bundy. Bret O. Whipple, the attorney representing the elder Bundy on charges in the 2014 standoff near Bunkerville, urged consideration for the patriarch's age, his failing health and...

"Gloria Navarro, you are an evil, cold-hearted woman...You are a liar. I love you dad." Cliven Bundy's daughter speaks out in courtroom when he is denied release at detention hearing-November 10, 2017 Citing the notion that Cliven Bundy does not obey the federal government, US District Judge Gloria Navarro denied Cliven Bundy release at a detention hearing in Las Vegas today, claiming he was a flight risk........

Acting US Attorney Steven Myhre was stumbling through an evidence hearing today in the Bunkerville Standoff case, continuing to deny detailed knowledge of an FBI surveillance camera or cameras at Bundy Ranch during the protests there in the spring of 2014. He leveled the accusation that the defense was trying to delay the trial. Myhre spoke of one camera being set up between April 5th and 6th and saying the camera had been made inoperable, suggesting that Ryan Bundy (one of the defendants) may have been responsible for that. Myhre said the camera ended up being moved to a different...

LAS VEGAS-A federal judge Tuesday delayed the long-awaited Bundy trial for a week, pressing prosecutors to provide more details about one or more FBI surveillance cameras trained on the family ranch as the April 2014 standoff unfolded in Nevada's high desert. Defense attorneys learned for the first time during a court hearing last week about the existence of at least one surveillance camera set up on a hill overlooking the ranch in the southeastern corner of the state. The lawyer for ranching family patriarch Cliven Bundy....filed an emergency motion to find out if the camera recorded images and if so...

UD District Judge Gloria J. Navarro decided to delay opening statements in the third Bunkerville Standoff Trial until next Tuesday following last Friday's revelation by a park service employee of a previously unknown FBI surveillance camera overlooking Bundy Ranch. A hearing on the issue is set for tomorrow (Wednesday November 8th)........

"I Ryan Bundy, a man sui juris, MOVE the Court to order or compel plantiff to produce discovery regarding photographic and laser equipment used to surveil the Bundy home and American People who peaceably assembled.... ....Ryan Bundy motion of August 22, 2017...... "testimony elicited in court Friday revealed for the first time that the FBI had one surveillance camera perched on a hill above Bundy Ranch" Maxine Bernstein-"Portland Oregonian/OregonLive"-November 3, 2017 ..... But somewhere I read of the 'freedom of assembly', somewhere I read of the 'freedom of speech', somewhere I read of the 'freedom of the press', somewhere I...