Diaz v. Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada

OPINION

By the Court,

Leavitt, L:

This original petition for a writ of mandamus or prohibition challenges an order of the district court that denied petitioners’ motion to compel the real party in interest to answer deposition questions. The real party in interest, a news reporter, invoked the protection of Nevada’s news shield statute against compelled disclosure of information he obtained while investigating a fatal traffic accident. As we conclude that the news shield statute affords *91reporters a privilege from compelled disclosure of the contents of a published article, we conclude that…