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FILE - In this April 22, 2019, file photo Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro speaks at an event in Carson City, Nev. A state court judge rejected a bid by lawyers defending a man in three capital murder cases to have Nevada's death penalty declared unconstitutional because the two most powerful lawmakers in the state Legislature, Cannizzaro and Assembly Speaker Jason Frierson, are also career prosecutors. Clark County District Court Judge Douglas Herndon said Tuesday, May 21, 2019 that as a judge in a criminal proceeding he doesn't have authority to make findings about legislative bias or the actions of elected state representatives. (AP Photo/Ryan Tarinelli, File)

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FILE - In this May 22, 2013, file photo, Nevada Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, listens to debate on the Senate floor at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, state Sen. Nicole Cannizzaro was named majority leader as Nevada Senate Democrats made new leadership postings while trying to recover from a political bombshell in which its former majority leader resigned after admitting he took campaign funds for personal use. In a sudden downfall, Atkinson on Tuesday announced his resignation on the Senate floor and said he will plead guilty when the time comes.(AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)

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FILE - In this May 22, 2013, file photo, Nevada Sen. Kelvin Atkinson, D-North Las Vegas, listens to debate on the Senate floor at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson is resigning from the state Senate following allegations he misappropriated campaign funds for his personal use. Sisolak said in a statement Tuesday, March 5, 2019, that he's &quot;extremely disappointed&quot; in the news and said it goes &quot;goes against the integrity every elected officer in the state of Nevada should uphold.&quot; (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison, File)

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