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SECOND CIRCUIT--Publisher Steve Forbes was sued in late August by the Federal Election Commission, which claimed that Forbes' magazine columns…

FLORIDA--Once a court has revealed the identify of a confidential informant, the police must disclose information about the amount of…

Minutes of bar examiners' meetings must be open for inspection 10/05/98 MINNESOTA--The state Supreme Court in St. Paul ruled in…

WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Federal Communication Commission conducted what it said was one of the largest crackdowns on "pirate radio" stations in…

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…