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D.A. won't be charged for throwing out newspapers 10/06/97 UTAH--A statewide panel of city prosecutors in late October announced it…

Pseudonymous complaint allowed in sex offender law challenge 10/06/97 ALASKA--In early September, a federal appeals court panel in San Francisco…

Court finds jail videotape not a public record 10/06/97 MISSOURI--A jail videotape of a state lawmaker being booked for driving…

Final misconduct hearing public at judge's request 10/06/97 NEW YORK--At the request of a judge accused of misconduct, the state…

Judge bars lottery to settle execution seating controversy 10/06/97 COLORADO--A state District Court judge in Denver ended a squabble among…

Appellate court upholds Eastwood libel verdict 10/06/97 CALIFORNIA--"Did defendant falsely represent that plaintiff had given it an interview? Or did…

Law to ban all scanner monitoring introduced 10/06/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The police scanner, longtime feature of most city desks, may become…

UPDATE: ARIZONA 09/22/97 Masked officers confiscate adult newspaper sales racks. A new law restricting the sale of sexually explicit magazines…

Driver's Privacy Protection Act ruled unconstitutional 09/22/97 SOUTH CAROLINA--The Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), which requires states to limit public…

News service operators arrested for intercepting pager signals 09/22/97 NEW YORK--In late August, federal prosecutors in New York City charged…