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Publisher of 'hit man' manual settles lawsuit 05/31/99 MARYLAND--The publisher of a "hit man" manual agreed in late May to…

School board member jailed for failing to release records 05/31/99 FLORIDA--Escambia County school board member Vanette Webb spent seven days…

In mid May, the Georgia Supreme Court in Atlanta ruled 6-1 that a Sylvania ordinance prohibiting distribution of free printed…

Court won't review Kennedy assassination libel case 05/31/99 U.S. SUPREME COURT--The U.S. Supreme Court declined in mid-May to review the…

Private contractor must release study data 05/31/99 ILLINOIS--A private contractor that worked closely with the federal agency which hired it…

Judge orders release of testimony from Hiss case 05/31/99 NEW YORK--In a rare ruling, a federal district judge in Manhattan…

Judge finds too many documents sealed in Microsoft case 05/31/99 UTAH--In mid May, federal magistrate Ronald Boyce in Salt Lake…

Indianapolis 500 reverses course after threat of media ban 05/31/99 INDIANA--In mid-May, a potential media boycott of the popular Indianapolis…

Judge cannot limit access to sex offender registry records 05/17/99 KANSAS--The notification provisions of Kansas' Megan's Law require that Nathan…

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In light of the recent school shootings, particularly the April shooting at a Littleton, Colo., high school, the government…