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Taping lunch conversation does not violate salesmen's privacy 05/17/99 CALIFORNIA--Reporters from NBC's "Dateline" who posed as investors and secretly videotaped…

Shield law protects author's notes, documents in defamation case 05/17/99 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A District of Columbia trial judge ruled in early…

Emergency meeting does not require notice to all local media 05/17/99 ARKANSAS--Failure to notify all media organizations of an emergency…

Court rules out cameras for possible Ramsey pretrial hearings 05/17/99 COLORADO--A district court judge ruled in early May that no…

Surveys show agencies fail to comply with records laws 05/17/99 ROUNDUP--Following similar efforts in several states, surveys of government compliance…

Panel hears arguments on release of phone call tapes 05/17/99 D.C. CIRCUIT--A federal trial judge erroneously dismissed Rep. John Boehner's…

NINTH CIRCUIT--In early May, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) held that…

CONNECTICUT--In late April, federal District Judge Peter Dorsey in New Haven approved a stipulation which allowed a controversial public access…

SHORT ITEMS 05/03/99 L.A. Supervisor seeks investigation of news aircraft dangers. A Los Angeles County Supervisor has introduced a motion…

Attorney general demands testimony, records on prison access 05/03/99