CITY COUNCIL v. RENO NEWSPAPERS

No. 18206.

784 P.2d 974 (1989)

The CITY COUNCIL OF the CITY OF RENO, Appellant, v. RENO NEWSPAPERS, INC., a Nevada corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

December 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Lynch, City Atty., and Carl F. Hylin, Asst. City Atty., Reno, for appellant.

Hardesty & Moss, Reno, for respondent.


OPINION

ROSE, Justice1:

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...

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