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Wyoming court bans electronic recording devices 11/30/98 WYOMING--A trial judge in Laramie presiding over the trial of two women charged…

'Neutral report' privilege does not apply to private figures 11/16/98 CALIFORNIA--Members of the news media cannot rely on the "neutral…

Judge restrains newspaper from reporting attorney time records 11/16/98 TENNESSEE--A Knoxville judge in early November upheld its earlier decision to…

High court won't review "state secrets" privilege in 'Area 51' case 11/16/98 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court refused in early…

NORTH CAROLINA--Wilmington Morning Star reporter Cory Reiss will not be jailed while the newspaper appeals a federal judge's order compelling…

Defamation claim dismissed over proof of reputational damage 11/16/98 IOWA--The state Supreme Court in late October dismissed a lawyer's defamation…

Decision to allow access to governor's records, schedules stayed 11/16/98 MARYLAND--In late October, a Maryland trial court ordered Gov. Parris…

West loses copyright fight over case pagination, annotations 11/16/98 SECOND CIRCUIT--West Publishing Company's arrangement of citations, pagination, and annotations in…

Legislators will not fight ruling opening party caucuses 11/16/98 MONTANA--Montana's legislative leaders decided in late October not to appeal a…

State high court approves new juvenile court rules 11/16/98 MARYLAND--In early October, the Maryland Court of Appeals, the state's highest…