内华达州一名男子承认雇用一名警察调查城市官员,导致最高法院作出一项决定,允许披露他的身份。 A Nevada man admitted hiring a PI to investigate city officials, leading to a Supreme Court decision allowing his identity to be revealed.

Reno共和党捐助者Robert Beadles在2022年确认雇用了一名私人调查员,调查涉及Hillary Schieve市长和前专员Waughn Hartung的指控,包括对其车辆的全球定位系统跟踪。 Robert Beadles, a Reno Republican donor, confirmed hiring a private investigator in 2022 to look into allegations involving Mayor Hillary Schieve and former commissioner Vaughn Hartung, including GPS tracking of their vehicles. 他否认指示监视方法,说他的目标是在公开披露前核实严重指控。 He denied directing surveillance methods, saying his goal was to verify serious claims before public disclosure. 美国最高法院拒绝审理此案,允许下级法院出庭,而下级法院裁决匿名客户(被确认为Beadles)必须被揭开面纱。 The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case, allowing lower courts to stand, which ruled the anonymous client—identified as Beadles—must be unmasked. Schieve以侵犯隐私为由,对在她的汽车上发现的追踪器提起诉讼,而Beadles的法律团队则认为调查受到言论自由的保护。 Schieve sued over the tracker found on her car, citing privacy violations, while Beadles’ legal team argued the investigation was protected under free speech. 内华达州最高法院裁定第一修正案并不保护当事人的身份。 The Nevada Supreme Court ruled the First Amendment does not shield the client’s identity. 调查员David McNeely提出的相关诉讼被驳回,上诉后维持原判。 A related lawsuit by investigator David McNeely was dismissed and upheld on appeal.