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Sheriff must name deputies who fired guns in shoot-out 02/10/97 CALIFORNIA--In a late January decision, the state Court of Appeal…

FCC fines stations over violations of Children's Television Act 02/10/97 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Federal Communications Commission in late January fined four…

Court reinstates negligence suit over suicide call 01/27/97 RHODE ISLAND--The state Supreme Court voted 4-1 in late December to reinstate…

Federal court strikes down restriction on voter records 01/27/97 HAWAII--A state cannot deny the public and press access to voter…

Court applies strict test to confidential source disclosure 01/27/97 MINNESOTA--The state Court of Appeals in St. Paul in mid-January overturned…

Investigator, lab employee charged for selling crime photos 01/27/97 COLORADO--Former sheriff's deputy Brett Allen Sawyer and photo lab employee Lawrence…

American director of journalism program killed 01/27/97 KAZAKSTAN--Chris Gehring, the American director of a journalism training program in Almaty, was…

Teachers' birth dates must be disclosed to TV station 01/27/97 ARIZONA--The state court of appeals in Phoenix ruled in mid-…

Forest Service must disclose spotted owl nest maps 01/27/97 COLORADO--The U.S. Forest Service must disclose maps of the nesting sites…

Suit filed to challenge state Internet censorship law 01/27/97 NEW YORK--In mid-January, a group of legal, publishing, literacy and Internet…