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Copyright bills extend terms, limit service providers' liability 11/02/98 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congress passed two bills in early October that would lengthen…

Board of Supervisor candidates' materials exempt from disclosure 11/02/98 CALIFORNIA--The names and qualifications of applicants for a temporary appointment to…

WASHINGTON, D.C.--In mid-October, Congress passed the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998, which would require federal district courts to authorize…

Officers' libel, privacy claims over misconduct reports dismissed 11/02/98 OHIO--An Ohio appellate court in Toledo in early October upheld a…

NINTH CIRCUIT--A divided federal appeals panel ruled in early October that the U.S. government must release a letter from the…

New anti-paparazzi law broadens tort liability for "trespass" 10/19/98 CALIFORNIA--In late September, California Governor Pete Wilson signed into law a…

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…