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Judge denies access to Clinton videotape from Whitewater trial06/17/96 ARKANSAS--The press and public have no Constitutional right to copy a…

Communications Decency Act ruled unconstitutional06/17/96 PENNSYLVANIA--The Communications Decency Act is unconstitutional on its face, a special three-judge federal court in…

Senate moves to limit act restricting newsroom searches06/17/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would create…

Reporters covering Freemen standoff ordered out of area06/17/96 MONTANA--Journalists covering the two-month-old siege of the "Freemen" compound in Montana were…

Restraint on media against identifying witnesses overturned06/17/96 TENNESSEE--The media may report the identities of witnesses who testified in open court…

House intelligence bill limits CIA's ability to use journalists06/17/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In late May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an…

Prisoner wins round in civil rights suit over media access06/17/96 PENNSYLVANIA--Prison officials violated the civil rights of death row inmate…

House considers bill to standardize college security disclosure06/17/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee heard testimony in early June…

A California newspaper editor spent 13 days in jail after first refusing to turn over a letter to the editor.

Agency lobbying restrictions go too far, committee told06/17/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Attorneys for several federal agencies in mid- May told the House…