May 7, 2025, Oral Arguments
New York Times Co. vs. Dist. Ct. (Doe 1 Trust) (Civil)
Carson City – 1:30 p.m. – Full Court
State vs. Degraffenreid, III (James) (Criminal)
Carson City – 2:30 p.m. – Full Court
New York Times Co. vs. Dist. Ct. (Doe 1 Trust) (Civil)
Docket No. 89347
Carson City – 1:30 p.m. – Full Court
Petitioners are a coalition of press outlets that intervened in Doe 1’s trust proceeding, seeking access to hearings and records. The district court denied the coalition access under NRS 164.041 and NRS 669A.256, which allow for confidential information contained in trust-related documents to be filed under seal or redacted. The district court found that the First Amendment presumption of access to judicial proceedings did not apply to trust proceedings, such that the sealing statutes permissibly altered the common law right of access. The coalition argues that the First Amendment presumption of access applies to all civil proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court’s experience-and-logic test supports access to trust proceedings, and the district court applied the sealing statutes in an unconstitutional manner.
State vs. Degraffenreid, III (James) (Criminal)
Docket No. 89064
Carson City – 2:30 p.m. – Full Court
The State brought felony charges against respondents in Clark County, alleging that respondents committed fraud and forgery when they sent a certificate to the U.S. District Court in Clark County certifying that President Donald J. Trump claimed Nevada in the 2020 Presidential election. The district court concluded that venue was not proper in Clark County because the alleged offenses took place in Carson City and Douglas County. The State argues, however, that the crimes took place in Clark County and thus, the venue was proper.