LAS VEGAS — In a dispute relating to court restrictions imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic, Chief U.S. District Judge Miranda Du vacated the order of a magistrate that would have delayed the hearings of two men charged with breaking into a hardware store and stealing firearms. Du remanded the case with instructions to immediately release the men from custody.
The magistrate judge’s order also extended the governments deadline to file indictments.
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