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NEWTON v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.

No. 83-1529.

726 F.2d 591 (1984)

Carson Wayne NEWTON, aka Wayne Newton, Appellee, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation; RCA Corporation, a Delaware corporation; Brian Elliott Ross; Ira Silverman; Paul Greenberg; William Jack Small, Appellees, State of Nevada, State Gaming Control Board & Nevada Gaming Commission, Movants/Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean P. Vernon, Gifford & Vernon, Morton R. Galane, Galane & Jimmerson, Las Vegas, Nev., Kenneth Kulzick, Lillick, McHose & Charles, Los Angeles, Cal., Paul Greenberg and William Jack Small, Broadcasting Co., Inc., Floyd Abrams, Cahill, Gordon & Reindel, New York City, for appellee.

James C. Giudici, Deputy Atty. Gen., Las Vegas, Nev., for movants/appellants.

David N. Webster, Earl C. Dudley, Jr., Nussbaum, Owen & Webster, Washington, D.C., for Brian Elliott Ross and Ira Silverman.

Before GOODWIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and RYMER, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

The Nevada State Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission appeal from an order directing them to release certain of their records to Wayne Newton and the National Broadcasting Company for use in civil litigation.

On October 6, 1980, NBC Nightly News broadcast a report entitled "Wayne Newton and the Law" that focused on Newton's application for part ownership of the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The broadcast emphasized Newton...

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