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Cable access provider can charge 'outsiders' for airing shows 07/12/99 FIFTH CIRCUIT--A Houston cable corporation can charge non-local programmers in…

Court lets stand closure of public employee misconduct records 07/12/99 VIRGINIA--In mid-June, a divided Virginia Supreme Court refused to reverse…

Justices strike down ban on broadcast advertising for casinos 06/28/99 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 65-year- old…

MINNESOTA--The director of St. Paul's Department of Human Rights, who had filed a discrimination complaint against the St. Paul Pioneer…

Attorney's fee awards easier to obtain under ruling 06/28/99 WEST VIRGINIA--Records requesters in West Virginia no longer need to prove…

City cannot use agreement to keep settlement secret 06/28/99 TENNESSEE--The city of Memphis cannot enter into a confidentiality agreement to…

Senate bill would restrict driver license data, motor vehicle records 06/28/99 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Further restrictions on the dissemination of personal information…

CFTC registration requirements for journalists struck down 06/28/99 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In late June, federal District Judge Ricardo Urbina in Washington, D.C.,…

School district secrecy agreement is enforceable 06/28/99 COLORADO--The state Supreme Court in mid-May reversed the dismissal of a defamation and…

Appeals court dismisses media challenge to anonymous jury 06/28/99 NINTH CIRCUIT--In early June, the U.S. Court of Appeals in San…