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Amendment requires greater access to campus crime information 10/19/98 WASHINGTON, D.C.--President Clinton signed into law legislation allowing for greater access…

FIFTH CIRCUIT--The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans (5th Cir.) reaffirmed its November 1995 holding that a federal statute…

Court orders new trial over confusing state of libel law 10/19/98 SOUTH CAROLINA--In reaction to what one justice called the…

CALIFORNIA--A special panel of three federal judges in San Francisco ruled in late September that a provision of the Communications…

Judge denies Internet publisher's right to a link on city web page 10/19/98 TENNESSEE--A federal district court judge in Nashville…

Reporter covering 1993 Waco raid ruled a 'public figure' 10/19/98 TEXAS--A reporter who was on the scene of the disastrous…

ARKANSAS--In early October, a federal District Court in Little Rock held that it would release materials from Paula Jones' sexual…

Governor signs bills amending Public Records Act 10/19/98 CALIFORNIA--Three bills were recently signed into law that will affect the public's…

Psychologist loses libel suit over HBO documentary 10/19/98 TEXAS--A court-appointed psychologist became a public official for purposes of a defamation…

City authority to regulate non-commercial bus ads upheld 10/19/98 NINTH CIRCUIT--A Phoenix regulation restricting non-commercial speech on the outside of…