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Court refuses to dismiss trademark suit over train logo07/01/96 CALIFORNIA--In late May, a federal District Court judge in Los Angeles…

Florida, Maryland decide e-mail messages are public records07/01/96 ROUNDUP--A pair of attorney general opinions issued in Maryland and Florida in…

Newspaper not shielded by neutral report on private figure07/01/96 CALIFORNIA--The neutral reportage privilege, which shields the news media from liability…

Cause-of-death records must be made available to newspaper07/01/96 NEW JERSEY--The state Supreme Court in mid-June ruled that a New Jersey…

NOAA considers new space sensing regulations07/01/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) held a hearing in mid-June to…

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…