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Child protection bill could harm newspapers 04/21/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A Senate bill introduced in late March could expose a newspaper to…

Media get hearing on access to evangelist-hit man tape 04/21/97 FLORIDA--The Court of Appeals in Daytona Beach ruled that a…

Court allows inspection, but not copying, of confession 04/21/97 NEW YORK--In late March, a state criminal court judge in Brooklyn…

Rest-stop newsrack ban struck down 04/21/97 SOUTH DAKOTA--The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis (8th Cir.) upheld a 1995…

UPDATE 04/07/97 COLORADO--The Globe tabloid published eight more photographs relating to the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation in late March. JonBenet's…

Harassment charges against reporter dropped 04/07/97 NEW YORK--Aggravated harassment charges filed against a former reporter for the Amsterdam Recorder for…

Public interest outweighs juror privacy, high court rules 04/07/97 SOUTH CAROLINA--The Supreme Court of South Carolina in Columbia reversed in…

Town can withhold records of investigation of police chief 04/07/97

Federal agency must turn over records held by auditor 04/07/97 ILLINOIS--The Chicago Tribune has a right of access to records…

City admits violating Sunshine law, pays newspaper $15,900 04/07/97 FLORIDA--In an admission that could have sweeping implications for state agencies,…