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DEA search ruled illegal because of media presence
TEXAS--A Drug Enforcement Administration agent exceeded the scope of her warrant and thus conducted illegal searches of two methadone clinics…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Trial judge’s decision to seal hearing transcripts overturned
NINTH CIRCUIT--In mid-September a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) unanimously held that a…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Election commission sues Forbes over columns during campaign
SECOND CIRCUIT--Publisher Steve Forbes was sued in late August by the Federal Election Commission, which claimed that Forbes' magazine columns…Categorized in History -
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Police ordered to reveal payments to known informant
FLORIDA--Once a court has revealed the identify of a confidential informant, the police must disclose information about the amount of…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Minutes of bar examiners' meetings must be open for inspection
Minutes of bar examiners' meetings must be open for inspection 10/05/98 MINNESOTA--The state Supreme Court in St. Paul ruled in…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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FCC closes down 19 unlicensed broadcasters
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Federal Communication Commission conducted what it said was one of the largest crackdowns on "pirate radio" stations in…Categorized in Intellectual Property -
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Transcripts of 911 calls must be made public
Transcripts of 911 calls must be made public 10/05/98 HAWAII--Transcripts of calls to 911 are public records and must be…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Criminal libel law declared unconstitutional
Criminal libel law declared unconstitutional 10/05/98 NEVADA--A federal judge in Las Vegas declared Nevada's criminal libel law unconstitutional in late…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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House passes Child Online Protection Act
House passes Child Online Protection Act 10/05/98 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In late September, The House Commerce Committee passed The Child Online Protection…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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UPDATE: NEVADA
UPDATE: NEVADA 09/21/98 Two Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal photographers arrested by police while taking pictures during a riot in Reno have…Categorized in Newsgathering