Nevada Mining Ass'n v. Erdoes

I respectfully dissent because I disagree with the majority that midnight is 1:00 a.m. The majority agrees with petitioners that Nevada Constitution article 4, section 2’s use of “Pacific standard time” is meant to differentiate from “daylight saving time,” as the measure of when the Legislature must adjourn. Thus, under their conclusion, midnight is not really midnight; instead, midnight is 1:00 a.m. I am not convinced that logic and reason lead to midnight being 1:00 a.m.

The dictionary defines the term “standard time” as “the time of a region or country that is established by law or general…