City Council of Reno v. Reno Newspapers, Inc.
Nevada Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*887OPINION
By the Court,
Rose, J.:1
The City of Reno City Council (the Council) appeals a district court citation holding five members of the Council in contempt for violating an injunction that prohibited them from conducting closed meetings for the purpose of selecting public officers. We conclude that although the Council members violated Nevada’s Open Meeting Law there is insufficient evidence to support the district court’s criminal contempt citation.
FACTS
Reno Newspapers, Inc. (Reno Newspapers) sued the Council in 1986 to force it to select Reno’s new city manager in a session open to the…
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