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NOTICE 07/14/97 The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is pleased to announce that the third edition of "TAPPING…

UPDATE -- NEW YORK 07/14/97 New York's highest court in Albany unanimously held in early July that trial judges who…

Court denies access to Foster records on privacy grounds 07/14/97 VIRGINIA--A financial newsletter cannot obtain the psychiatrists' names and telephone…

Fruit growers not protected from compelled advertising 07/14/97 WASHINGTON D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in late June that First Amendment…

Salvation Army must release probation records 07/14/97 FLORIDA--In a mid-June decision, the state court of appeals in Daytona Beach ruled…

Cancer not a "loathsome disease" for purposes of libel claim 07/14/97 NEW YORK--The Court of Appeals in Albany, the state's…

Court rejects privacy concerns in job applications 07/14/97 LOUISIANA--Resumes and job applications submitted to government agencies for public employment are…

Cameras barred from 'high-profile' trial in CIA shootings 07/14/97 VIRGINIA--Cameras will not be permitted at the November trial of Mir…

Judge voids sealing order in bankruptcy case 07/14/97 MARYLAND--In early June, a federal bankruptcy judge in Baltimore vacated a consensual…

Disney allowed to keep security records secret 07/14/97 FLORIDA--The state court of appeals in Daytona Beach upheld without comment a…