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Cigarette tax ads must identify hidden sponsor, FCC says11/18/96 OREGON--In late October, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that television and…

Federal judge orders the temporary release of Miami Herald reporter jailed for refusing to testify about a jailhouse interview.

ATF agents settle suit with media over botched Waco raid11/04/96 TEXAS--Federal agents and family members of agents involved in the…

ABC reporters charged with illegally taping conversation11/04/96 MARYLAND--ABC reporter John Stossel and four others were criminally charged in mid-October with…

Judge lifts restraint on publishing jurors' names11/04/96 INDIANA--In mid-October, a Superior Court judge in Booneville vacated an order barring the…

University presidential search must be open to the public11/04/96 MICHIGAN--A mid-October ruling by a state trial court in Ann Arbor…

Newspaper, town settle suit over access to police information11/04/96 NEW JERSEY--In mid-October, a newspaper reporter will receive $10,000 as part…

Federal appellate court votes down camera access11/04/96 LOUISIANA--In mid-October, judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans (5th…

Trial exhibits returned for retrial exempt from disclosure11/04/96 NORTH CAROLINA--The state Court of Appeals in Raleigh held in mid-October that…

Indigent defender program subject to open records law11/04/96 LOUISIANA--The Orleans Indigent Defender Program (OIDP) is a public body subject to…