January
22, 2026
Nevada
Press Association Defends Press Freedom After Courtroom Removal
of Reporters
NPA
condemns removal of journalists who refused to accept unconstitutional
reporting conditions.
The
Nevada Press Association is deeply troubled by the removal
of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporters and a photographer from
a Clark County courtroom Wednesday after they declined to
accept a judge’s condition restricting what they may
report, including reporting an alleged victim’s name.
Judges
do not have the constitutional authority to dictate what the
press can publish. The First Amendment protects a free press
from government censorship and prior restraints, and courts
must not impose content-based restrictions on journalists
as a condition of access to public proceedings.
We
stand with the journalists who were exercising their fundamental
rights and will continue to defend press freedom and the public’s
right to know.
Additional
Statement—> “It is astonishing that Nevada
judges continue to deny access to court proceedings and court
documents after repeated rulings that find such restrictions
blatantly unconstitutional. Such actions will only have the
effect of elevating scrutiny on the judiciary for attempting
to censor already-published details about a high-profile case.”
—
Bob Conrad, Publisher of This Is Reno and President,
Nevada Press Association
Media
Contact: Brian Allfrey
Executive Director, Nevada Press Association
brian@nevadapress.com
www.nevadapress.com
THIS
MEMBER OF MARK TWAIN'S UNION
DISRESPECTFULLY CONCURS WITH THE DISSENT! —> Quarantino
AND
SO WOULD THIS ONE —>
Time
to kick some ass!
Be
well. Raise hell. Vaxx up and stay safe.
Andrew
Quarantino Barbano
NevadaLabor.com
