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Nevada Supreme Court sides with Review-Journal’s challenge against judge
['Las Vegas Review-Journal']
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The Nevada Supreme Court wrote in favor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s challenge against District Judge Jessica Peterson on Wednesday.
Executive Editor Glenn Cook said the newspaper had no intention to publish the alleged victim’s name but that the decision on what to cover belongs to the press, not the government.
“Petitioners argue that the district court manifestly abused its discretion in several respects, including by issuing an unconstitutional restraint and violating its right of access to the court.
“Although we are sympathetic to the alleged victim’s privacy concerns, the prior disclosure of her name diminishes any interest in protecting her anonymity,” the justices wrote.
“We therefore conclude that the district court manifestly abused its discretion by imposing an unjustified prior restraint,” the justices wrote.