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    Judge refuses to force Iowa Senate to release detailed records of legislators' phone calls
    06/14/1994
    Judge refuses to force Iowa Senate to release detailed records of legislators' phone calls 06/...
    Federal appeals court keeps alive suit seeking records from prosecutors
    06/14/1994
    Federal appeals court keeps alive suit seeking records from prosecutors 06/14/1994...
    State court upholds closure of hearings in which police officers were disciplined
    06/14/1994
    State court upholds closure of hearings in which police officers were disciplined 06/14/1994...
    Law limiting access to crime records upheld
    05/17/1994
    Law limiting access to crime records upheld 05/17/1994 COLORADO -- A federal appeals court...
    High court finds firing of road grader not sufficient reason for emergency meeting
    05/17/1994
    High court finds firing of road grader not sufficient reason for emergency meeting 05/17/1994...
    Bill to make voter records secret amended to allow access by journalists
    05/17/1994
    Bill to make voter records secret amended to allow access by journalists 05/17/1994...
    Tapes of closed meetings are public records
    04/19/1994
    Tapes of closed meetings are public records 04/19/1994 NEW JERSEY -- Tapes made during...
    Prosecutor's gang information may be public under Arkansas open records act
    04/19/1994
    Prosecutor's gang information may be public under Arkansas open records act 04/19/1994...
    FOI Act requires computer search of records
    04/19/1994
    FOI Act requires computer search of records 04/19/1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal...
    Teachers can protest disclosure of information, high court rules
    04/19/1994
    Teachers can protest disclosure of information, high court rules 04/19/1994 KENTUCKY --...
    Commissioners' walk at wetland site held to be a meeting
    04/05/1994
    Commissioners' walk at wetland site held to be a meeting 04/05/1994 CONNECTICUT -- An...
    Privacy Act bars disclosure of home addresses, Supreme Court rules
    03/08/1994
    Privacy Act bars disclosure of home addresses, Supreme Court rules 03/08/1994 WASHINGTON, D...
    Federal appeals court orders release of government official's sick leave records
    03/08/1994
    Federal appeals court orders release of government official's sick leave records 03/08/1994...
    N.C. experimenting with allowing public access to records by computer
    03/08/1994
    N.C. experimenting with allowing public access to records by computer 03/08/1994 NORTH...
    Board to supervise release of Kennedy records confirmed a year after deadline
    02/22/1994
    Board to supervise release of Kennedy records confirmed a year after deadline 02/22/1994...