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High court overturns decision to disclose names on mailing list 03/10/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In a one-page summary opinion, the U.S. Supreme…

Judge denies motion to enjoin broadcast of hospital news story 03/10/97 FLORIDA--In early February, a circuit court judge in Fort…

Bidder on sewage treatment project cannot inspect references 03/10/97 COLORADO--The results of telephone interviews with the references provided by a…

Open Meetings Act does not protect expelled photographer 03/10/97 RHODE ISLAND--In a mid-January decision, the state Supreme Court in Providence…

Newspaper has First Amendment right to limit activism 03/10/97 WASHINGTON--The state Supreme Court in Olympia ruled in late February that…

Senate committee hears complaints, defense of TV ratings 03/10/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The creators of the new television ratings system defended the…

Publisher seeks dismissal of espionage charges 03/10/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A Cameroon national charged in 1993 with conspiracy to possess and communicate…

Regulation banning casino advertising held unconstitutional 03/10/97 CALIFORNIA--A 63-year-old ban on broadcast advertisement for casino gambling violates broadcasters' rights and…

Stations drop Pacifica contract over prisoner commentaries 03/10/97 PENNSYLVANIA--In late February, Philadelphia radio station WRTI cancelled its arrangement to carry…

UPDATE: OREGON 02/24/97 Prosecutors decided in early February not to bring charges against Eugene Register-Guard reporter Jeff Wright and photography…