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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…

Corruption audit records ordered released 10/20/97 OHIO--State Auditor James Petro must release records from an audit which revealed alleged corruption…

Verdict by mail violates public trial rights 10/20/97 NEW YORK--In late September, a federal appeals court in Manhattan (2d Cir.)…

Editor ordered to boost community project in column 10/06/97 NEW YORK--As part of his sentence for failing to appear in…

Anti-paparazzi legislation appears at city, state, federal levels 10/06/97 ROUNDUP--As the search for blame continues after the late-August death of…

Brady Bill denials exempt from open records law 10/06/97 ARKANSAS--Lists of names of those turned down for handgun permits as…

FBI releases more Lennon records in long-running suit 10/06/97 CALIFORNIA--The FBI has released 80 more pages of formerly censored information…

Secrecy application in investigation of mayor must be revealed 10/06/97 UTAH--The state Supreme Court ruled in late September that an…