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The News Media & The Law

Winter 2000

Supreme Court: If FOI Is The Game, Yerouttahere!


In this issue:

Freedom of Information
  U.S. SUPREME COURT Congress can regulate release of drivers’ records
  U.S. SUPREME COURT Without hearing, high court overturns decision on openness of British letter
  U.S. SUPREME COURT Governments can deny records access to commercial users
  ROUNDUP Newspapers join forces to investigate records law compliance
  D.C. CIRCUIT Fears of ‘unsavory’ coverage outweigh interests in Foster autopsy photos
  MISSOURI Police videotapes of bookings are public records
  OREGON Non-personnel records in employees' files not exempt
  EIGHTH CIRCUIT Pork referendum petitioners can keep signatures secret
  IOWA Records on state employees' unused sick leave are public
  D.C. CIRCUIT Tapes played in open court are public, regardless of crime law
  ROUNDUP Sex-offender registry laws withstand privacy challenges

Confidentiality
  CALIFORNIA State’s ‘due process’ right doesn’t trump shield law
  NEVADA Naming source not waiver of privilege
  ROUNDUP Journalists avoid contempt citations in Texas, Ireland
  ILLINOIS High court orders journalists to testify before grand jury

Newsgathering
  ROUNDUP Journalists arrested in Seattle, Milwaukee, Chicago
  ROUNDUP Journalists challenge prison policies

Prior Restraints & Secret Courts
  TENNESSEE Judge was wrong to deny media access in King trial
  NEW YORK Service sues judges over nondisclosure
  TEXAS Courts allow order requiring journalists to sign secrecy agreement
  NINTH CIRCUIT Act's prohibition on simulated child porn is unconstitutional
  TENTH CIRCUIT State law criminalizing 'harmful' communication is overbroad

Libel & Privacy
  NEW YORK Singer's divorce is matter of legitimate public concern
  THIRD CIRCUIT Contents of innocently received audiotapes can be published
  UPDATES High court denies review in wiretap, libel cases
  KENTUCKY Mayoral candidate cannot prove 'actual malice' in political ad

Broadcasting & Copyright
  ROUNDUP Camera ban ruled unconstitutional, but not all courts agree
  ELEVENTH CIRCUIT King estate's copyright in 'Dream' speech upheld on appeal

  EDITORIAL Coming soon: more closure

  CITATIONS Sources & Citations