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High court won't review denial of access to Justice database 11/03/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court in mid-October refused to…

Justice admits violation of subpoena approval regulations 10/20/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Department of Justice recently admitted that it violated its…

New law prohibits photographing underwater corpses 10/20/97 MICHIGAN--The lake, it is said, never gives up its dead. Now a new…

Federal agencies must report new details on FOI Act compliance 10/20/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The annual reports from federal agencies on how…

Prosecutors drop criminal libel charges against Times reporters 10/20/97 MEXICO--Mexican prosecutors in early October dropped defamation charges against two New…

Patrol officers allowed to talk to media at accident scenes 10/20/97 WYOMING--The Wyoming Highway Patrol in early September adopted a…

School board bars press coverage of Messinger talk 10/20/97 NEW YORK--The New York City Board of Education in late September…

Judge ejects reporters from judicial disciplinary hearings 10/20/97 LOUISIANA--Reporters were ejected in early September from judicial disciplinary hearings held by…

State high court finds no right of access to presentence reports 10/20/97 VERMONT--In early August, the state Supreme Court in…

New utility customer names not exempt from disclosure 10/20/97 MISSOURI--Names and addresses of a city's new utility customers are nonexempt…