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Suit over public access show cancellation reinstated 05/19/97 IOWA--The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis (8th Cir.) held in…

Bill would ban photos of shipwrecks, other "human graves" 05/19/97 MICHIGAN--A bill designed to prevent the photographing of human remains,…

Advisory committee can consider items not on agenda 05/19/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Nothing in the Federal Advisory Committee Act, which requires advisory…

UPDATE 05/05/97 The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) in late April vacated its ruling that the…

Public, but not press, excluded from drug trial 05/05/97

Officers not liable for taking media along on execution of warrant 05/05/97 SOUTH CAROLINA--In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court…

Damages reduced in case over taping of public meeting 05/05/97 MASSACHUSETTS--In late March, a federal District Court judge in Boston…

Appointment of police chief invalidated for meetings violation 05/05/97 TEXAS--In mid-April, the appointment of Laredo police chief J.L. Martinez was…

American reporter acquitted of criminal libel charges in Taiwan 05/05/97 TAIWAN--A Taipei court dismissed criminal libel charges filed against American…

Judge in McVeigh trial modifies media access order 05/05/97 COLORADO--On April 26, after conducting a hearing, the federal judge in…