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FCC adopts children's TV requirement09/09/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Following an agreement between President Clinton and several network executives that broadcasters would air…

Punishment for prisoner's articles upheld09/09/96 WISCONSIN--The Court of Appeals in Madison ruled in late August that prison officials did not…

Court broadens minutes requirements for public bodies09/09/96 OHIO--A late-August state Supreme Court decision guarantees Ohio citizens a permanent written record…

UPDATES & SHORT ITEMS:08/12/96 The New Jersey Attorney General's office earlier in July reversed a decision that would have made…

TV station's 'outtakes' of interview with prisoner not protected 08/12/96 MISSOURI--Non-confidential information obtained in the course of newsgathering, such as…

Contempt penalty against journalists overturned in Klaas case08/12/96 CALIFORNIA--A San Jose television reporter and news director will not have to…

Second court finds Communications Decency Act unconstitutional08/12/96 NEW YORK--The Communications Decency Act, part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, violates…

Officer loses case over release of personnel file08/12/96 OHIO--A former Euclid police officer has no claim under the state's Privacy…

Airport ban on news distribution enjoined third time08/12/96 GEORGIA--In late July, a federal judge in Atlanta ruled that city officials…

State denies visas to Cuban journalists for press freedom event08/12/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The State Department in late July denied visas to…