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Transcripts of 911 calls must be made public 10/05/98 HAWAII--Transcripts of calls to 911 are public records and must be…

Criminal libel law declared unconstitutional 10/05/98 NEVADA--A federal judge in Las Vegas declared Nevada's criminal libel law unconstitutional in late…

House passes Child Online Protection Act 10/05/98 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In late September, The House Commerce Committee passed The Child Online Protection…

UPDATE: NEVADA 09/21/98 Two Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal photographers arrested by police while taking pictures during a riot in Reno have…

Prosecutor's due process interest overcomes shield law protection 09/21/98 CALIFORNIA--A prosecutor's interest in obtaining evidence can overcome a statutory reporter's…

Appellate court finds federal driver privacy law unconstitutional 09/21/98 FOURTH CIRCUIT--In early September a federal appeals panel in Richmond (4th…

State high court upholds restraint on disclosure of videotape 09/21/98 SOUTH CAROLINA--In late August, the state Supreme Court in Columbia…

CBS TV Reporter detained in China, released after two days 09/21/98 CHINA--CBS Television producer Natalie Liu was detained by Chinese…

SIXTH CIRCUIT--The city of Columbus has decided not to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court the unique decision in February…

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In mid-August, a federal appeals panel in Washington, D.C. (D.C. Cir.) held that the depositions of Bill Gates and…