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County employee wins right to public disciplinary hearings10/07/96 NEW MEXICO--A state district court judge in Clovis held in mid- September…

High court 'generally pleased' with camera experiment10/07/96 INDIANA--Cameras were allowed in an Indiana courtroom for the first time in state…

Demoted employee reinstated after secret meeting ruled invalid10/07/96 TENNESSEE--In mid-September, the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Nashville voided the demotion…

Court finds 13 subscribers enough for reach over New York paper10/07/96 CALIFORNIA--The circulation of 13 daily and 18 Sunday edition…

School district can keep controversial test confidential10/07/96 IOWA--Under an exemption to the Iowa Public Records Act, a school district may…

Blind judge bars public, press10/07/96 ALABAMA--A circuit court judge in Bessemer has issued a blanket order barring the public from…

Newrack indecency statute found constitutional10/07/96 CALIFORNIA--The constitutionality of a state law forbidding sales of publications containing "harmful matter" in public…

Comedian can't get damages from magazine's parent company10/07/96

SHORT ITEMS & UPDATES:09/23/96 -- Both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the Electronic Freedom of Information Act…

Federal court won't let reporter rely on state shield law 09/23/96 NEW YORK--A federal District Court in Brooklyn in late…