The Nevada Legislature isn’t subject to the public records law. A bill that would have changed that failed.
What Are They Hiding?
Police officials relied on a broad executive order and a law that makes records confidential for one Nevada public safety entity to deny inquiries about one agency’s approach to an inaugural, ungated downtown festival.
Months after a wave of racist text messages that targeted Black students were sent across the U.S., including here in Nevada, authorities have repeatedly declined to release any investigative updates.
State law allows media organizations to obtain driving histories and registrations, but the new DMV director decided to stop releasing the information.
Las Vegas police punted to the federal government when it came to releasing the manifesto written by Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger. The denial raises questions about what in the manifesto is a secret.
Gary Guymon was interviewed by police at least twice and sent them 44 emails, plus voicemails and text messages, police have said. But they declined to release the records.
The Nevada Department of Corrections said court rulings allow it to withhold the names of inmates with immigration holds. Victim advocates disagree.
Jennaleah Hin was found dead of a gunshot wound in a desert area southwest of a Henderson subdivision on Sunday.
Court officials and the county won’t release records that would shed light on why Las Vegas Justice Court administrator Jessica Gurley left her job abruptly in October.
A Las Vegas police sergeant used an app called Signal to communicate with his squad. Experts say use of the app raises concerns about the department’s compliance with open records law.
The College of Southern Nevada refuses to release the work history of a former employee who fatally stabbed Review-Journal reporter Jeff German.
The petition alleged that during a traffic stop, a Reno officer may have copied “intimate” images from his client’s phone.
The private nature of state-to-state water negotiations about how to operate the Colorado River and Lake Mead past 2026 often leave the public in the dark.
The Metropolitan Police Department has blocked freelance reporters from access to information and crime scenes — a violation of the First Amendment according to independent journalists and the ACLU.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal fought for years in court to make autopsies public, but the newspaper’s attorney says the coroner is violating state records law.