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Gore Commission agrees to public interest standard 01/11/99 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The 22-member Gore Commission, which has worked for over a year…

Libel suit by Simpson houseguest revived by appellate court 01/11/99 NINTH CIRCUIT--A libel suit filed by Kato Kaelin, O.J. Simpson's…

Attorney general can bring FOI Act enforcement suit 01/11/99 ARKANSAS--In a 5-2 late-December decision, the state Supreme Court in Little…

Court holds that publicity does not create presumption of bias 01/11/99 SIXTH CIRCUIT--In late November, a closely divided federal appeals…

State high court upholds dismissal of 'negligent hiring' claim 12/14/98 ILLINOIS--A unanimous state Supreme Court in Springfield in early December…

Appellate court upholds federal driver's records act 12/14/98 TENTH CIRCUIT--A federal appeals court in Denver found in early December that…

Basketball players' parking tickets are not 'education records' 12/14/98 MARYLAND--Parking tickets issued to members of the University of Maryland basketball…

Court recognizes deliberative process privilege for government 12/14/98 COLORADO--The state Supreme Court in Denver expressly recognized the existence of a"deliberative…

CBS turns over Kevorkian videotape to prosecutors 12/14/98 MICHIGAN--CBS voluntarily complied with a prosecutor's subpoena on November 24 for the…

'Incredulous' tone of voice alone insufficent for libel claim 12/14/98 ILLINOIS--A federal district court in Chicago in early November dismissed…