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Quashing of '60 Minutes' tobacco subpoenas upheld07/15/96 NEW YORK--The tobacco company Brown & Williamson failed to show that outtakes and…

Pension payments to former governors must be disclosed07/15/96 MISSOURI--A state appeals court in late June ordered the organization that administers…

Closed criminal files not subject to records act07/15/96 TEXAS--The Texas Open Records Act does not require a state prosecutor to…

Defamation by implication claim must go to jury07/15/96 MINNESOTA--Private figure plaintiffs may sue for "defamation by implication," a three-judge panel…

Reporter arrested for attempt to obtain false driver's license07/15/96 FLORIDA-- A reporter for the national trade publication Credit Union Times…

Bill would have required broadcasters to provide free time07/15/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Senate voted in late June to kill a…

License can prohibit reproduction of public domain data07/15/96 ILLINOIS--Terms of a software license could prohibit a customer from reproducing a…

NBC, Olympics committee tighten restrictions on rebroadcasts07/15/96 GEORGIA--In late June, NBC Sports, the holder of exclusive broadcast rights for the…

Bill would increase agencies' accountability under FOI Act07/15/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) has drafted and intends to introduce in…

Mayor apologizes to photographer for arrest at football game07/15/96 TENNESSEE--The Mayor of Birmingham apologized to Knoxville News Sentinel photographer Byron…