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Federal certification records must be disclosed under state law 11/02/98 NEW YORK--In late October, the state high court in Albany…

CALIFORNIA--A bill that makes it a misdemeanor to insert advertisements into a newspaper without the paper's authorization was signed into…

FOURTH CIRCUIT--Federal District Judge W. Earl Britt in Raleigh refused in mid-October to remove himself from a case in which…

CALIFORNIA--In late October, a federal district judge in Los Angeles issued a temporary restraining order preventing a World-Wide Web site…

Copyright bills extend terms, limit service providers' liability 11/02/98 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congress passed two bills in early October that would lengthen…

Board of Supervisor candidates' materials exempt from disclosure 11/02/98 CALIFORNIA--The names and qualifications of applicants for a temporary appointment to…

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In mid-October, Congress passed the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998, which would require federal district courts to authorize…

Officers' libel, privacy claims over misconduct reports dismissed 11/02/98 OHIO--An Ohio appellate court in Toledo in early October upheld a…

NINTH CIRCUIT--A divided federal appeals panel ruled in early October that the U.S. government must release a letter from the…

New anti-paparazzi law broadens tort liability for "trespass" 10/19/98 CALIFORNIA--In late September, California Governor Pete Wilson signed into law a…