| Number | 23461 |
| Subject | FOIA |
| Source | Review-Journal (Las Vegas, Nev.) |
| State | NV |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication Date | 02/11/2007; 02/12/2007; 02/13/2007; 02/14/2007; 02/15/2007; 05/20/2007; 08/19/2007; 09/15/2007; 12/16/2007 |
| Summary | "Las Vegas judges sealed many civil cases from public view, though neither Nevada law nor court rules outlined procedures" for doing so. Also court clerks sometimes sealed whole files instead of sections, and a "disproportionate number of the sealed cases involved casinos or their" highly placed employees. |
| Category | Contest Entry -- FOIA Award Category |
| Pages | 45 |
| Keywords | Las Vegas; casinos; civil cases; FOIA |
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