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Paparazzi bill passes legislature, awaits governor's approval 09/21/98 CALIFORNIA--A bill that would create new tort liability for news photographers who…

A state court judge in Atlanta decided in early August not to hold The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in contempt of court…

D.C. CIRCUIT--The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., ruled in mid-August that the Federal Communications Commission must reconsider a…

FOURTH CIRCUIT--A columnist's opinions questioning a technology company's stock value were "subjective and speculative supposition" and therefore protected by the…

IOWA--A school board hearing on a student's proposed suspension, which the student wishes to be open, may not be closed…

Task force: records law routinely violated, rarely enforced 08/24/98 CALIFORNIA--A July report issued by the state legislature's Joint Legislative Task…

NEW JERSEY--Imprisoned sex offenders may continue to receive and possess sexually oriented material, a federal district judge in Newark decided…

Photographers arrested during rioting, imprisoned overnight 08/24/98 NEVADA--Two photographers for the Reno Gazette-Journal were arrested and jailed while covering a…

Nonprofit fire company subject to open records law 08/24/98 OHIO--A private nonprofit fire company supported by taxes and serving community…

'Seinfeld' quiz book violates producer's copyright 08/24/98 SECOND CIRCUIT--A trivia quiz book testing readers' knowledge and recollection of lines from…