Las Vegas Sun, Inc. v. Adelson, et al.

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Case overview

Case Number:

24-2287

Court:

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

  1. February 23, 2026

    Justices Reject Vegas Sun Bid To Revive Protective Pact

    The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to take up a Ninth Circuit decision that nixed an agreement protecting the Las Vegas Sun from the Las Vegas Review-Journal's alleged plan to drive it out of business.

  2. December 18, 2025

    Vegas Sun Wants Justices To Revive Protective Pact

    The Las Vegas Sun wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a Ninth Circuit decision that nixed an agreement protecting it from the Las Vegas Review-Journal's alleged plan to drive it out of business, arguing that the old pact with the more conservative paper was valid even without express government approval.

  3. September 26, 2025

    9th Circ. Halts Vegas Newspaper Ruling For High Court Appeal

    The Ninth Circuit has stayed its ruling that a long-standing arrangement between the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Review-Journal is unlawful while the Sun appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve the pact.

  4. September 12, 2025

    9th Circ. Won't Rethink Rejection Of Vegas Newspaper Pact

    The Ninth Circuit refused to reconsider a panel's decision finding that a long-standing arrangement between the Las Vegas Sun and the Las Vegas Review-Journal is unlawful because the rival newspapers needed approval from the U.S. attorney general.

  5. August 19, 2025

    Las Vegas Sun Asks 9th Circ. To Revisit Order Voiding Deal

    The Las Vegas Sun has urged the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its decision finding that its joint operating arrangement with the Las Vegas Review-Journal was illegal for lacking U.S. attorney general approval, arguing the Sun could collapse while its competitor maintains a monopoly in the daily newspaper market for a Nevada county.

  6. August 04, 2025

    9th Circ. Says Rival Vegas Newspapers' Deal Was Not Legal 

    The Ninth Circuit handed a win to a Las Vegas newspaper formerly owned by the late billionaire Sheldon Adelson in antitrust litigation accusing the daily of trying to ruin its liberal rival, saying Monday that the papers' joint operating agreement should be dissolved as "unlawful and unenforceable."