Reno Newspapers, Inc. v. Haley

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this appeal, we consider whether NRS 202.3662, which provides that an application for a concealed firearms permit and the sheriff’s related investigation of the applicant are confidential, includes within its scope the identity of the permittee of a concealed firearms permit and any records of suspension or revocation generated after a permit is issued.

The Nevada Public Records Act considers all records to be public documents available for inspection unless otherwise explicitly made confidential by statute or by a balancing of public interests against…