Reuters has the lede.
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LAS VEGAS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday allowed Nevada's Democratic Party to conduct voting to choose a U.S. presidential nominee in casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, a decision likely to boost Sen. Barack Obama.
For the first time, Nevada Democrats planned to set up nine locations for Saturday's vote so casino shift workers -- who are largely represented by a union that endorsed Obama -- could express their preference for a Democratic Party candidate before the November presidential election.
A teachers' group filed a lawsuit saying the exception for the casino workers' vote was unfair, but Judge James Mahan of the U.S. District Court for Nevada disagreed and declined to issue a temporary injunction.
I'm no legal expert, so I'm unsure if there's any recourse for the plaintiffs to appeal. This should help increase turnout for the NV caucus. I'm sure all the campaigns will be issuing reactions shortly.
Update: Judge Mahan's statement has not appeared in full, but it does appear that the crux of his decision rested on the party's ability to determine the design of a caucus, versus a standard vote.
U.S. District Court Judge James Mahan said Thursday that he would not force the party to change its rules. "We aren't voting here, we're caucusing," he said. "That's something that parties decide."
"It's up to the national party and the state party to promulgate these rules and enforce them," the judge said.