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Papers appeal order to turn over arson photos 12/02/96 WEST VIRGINIA--Two Charleston newspapers petitioned the West Virginia Supreme Court in…

Spanish reporter gets six-month sentence for illegal wiretapping 12/02/96 NEW YORK--A Spanish reporter arrested while covering a story about the…

Reporter's suit against town officials allowed to continue 12/02/96 OHIO--Officials from a Michigan town can not be granted official immunity…

Court reaffirms decision to allow ban on billboards 12/02/96 MARYLAND--In mid-November, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals…

"Coursepack" publisher liable for copying without permission 12/02/96 MICHIGAN--In early November, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Cincinnati (6th Cir.)…

Government service organization not subject to FOI Act 12/02/96 CONNECTICUT--A Superior Court in Hartford ruled in mid-October that an organization…

DC voters approve new open records, meetings initiative 12/02/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In early November, District of Columbia voters approved, by a…

UPDATE11/18/96 NEW YORK-- In early November, a federal District Court judge in New York City issued a preliminary injunction preventing…

SHORT ITEM11/18/96 NEW YORK-- Time magazine agreed in early November to settle a lawsuit brought by a Church of Scientology…

Media restrictions in 'Jenny Jones' case limited on appeal11/18/96 MICHIGAN--For the second time in one month, a state Court of…