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Advisory opinion supports offender notification law08/12/96 MASSACHUSETTS--The state's high court has given the legislature the constitutional nod on a proposed…

Officials offer offender data to residents08/12/96 VIRGINIA--Virginia residents will be able to receive from the state the names of recently…

Copyright law does not prohibit copying of public records08/12/96 WASHINGTON--In mid-July, the state Court of Appeals in Tacoma ruled that…

Recipe in copyrighted collection lacks individual protection08/12/96 ILLINOIS--In early July, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago (7th Cir.) lifted…

Similarly-named newspaper does not violate competitor's trademark08/12/96 MINNESOTA--In early June, a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals…

SHORT ITEM: WASHINGTON D.C.07/29/96 The Federal Trade Commission approved in mid-July a merger between media giants Time Warner and Turner…

Government need not raise Privacy Protection Act in warrant application07/29/96 MISSOURI--In mid-July, the U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis…

Media back in court for access to second Clinton videotape07/29/96 ARKANSAS--In mid-July, a coalition of media groups petitioned a federal…

Prison system backs down on death-row interview ban07/29/96 ILLINOIS--In mid-June, the Illinois Department of Corrections decided not to ban face-to-face…

Judge foresees 'uphill battle' in 'Hit Man' case07/29/96 MARYLAND--A federal District Court judge in Greenbelt hearing arguments on a motion…