Las Vegas Review-Journal Ends Printing of Rival Las Vegas Sun Amid Legal Dispute
The Las Vegas Review-Journal has announced it will cease printing its rival, the Las Vegas Sun, marking the end of a decades-long joint operating agreement. This decision comes amid ongoing legal battles between the two newspapers, which are the last in the U.S. to operate under such an agreement. The Review-Journal editorial stated that the Sun, which maintains a digital presence, should independently manage its print operations. The Sun's attorney, Leif Reid, expressed concerns about the impact on the community, as the Sun seeks a court order to resume printing. The joint operating agreement, originally designed to preserve newspaper diversity, has been deemed unenforceable by a lower court, a decision upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Review-Journal, owned by the Adelson family, and the Sun, owned by the Greenspun family, have been editorially independent but financially linked since 1989. 
