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Court broadens access to documents, revives suit over police report
NINTH CIRCUIT--The public and the news media have a right of access to materials submitted in civil cases in support…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Restraint on publication withdrawn after judge reconsiders decision
CALIFORNIA--A state superior judge in Los Angeles in mid-August withdrew an order blocking a legal newspaper, the Los Angeles Daily…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Agencies can delete electronic records if they keep paper copies
D.C. CIRCUIT--Federal agencies do not have to keep electronic records if they maintain paper copies of the same information, the…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Newspaper wins right to see police disciplinary records
OHIO--The city of Columbus can provide The Columbus Dispatch with police disciplinary records, a divided appeals court in Columbus ruled…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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FDA can keep deadly drug test reports secret
D.C. CIRCUIT--The federal Food and Drug Administration does not have to release drug manufacturers' pre-clinical reports of tests of drugs…Categorized in Freedom of information