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SHORT ITEMS & UPDATES06/03/96 NORTH DAKOTA State Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp wrote in early April that "any doubt whether a…

Clinton Lawyers Ask for Protective Seal on Videotaped Testimony06/03/96 ARKANSAS--The press and public should not be allowed to copy videotaped…

Attorney General calls for progress reports on FOI changes06/03/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Attorney General Janet Reno in mid-May called on federal agencies…

High court rules "grossly excessive" punitive damages unconstitutional06/03/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Supreme Court set federal constitutional limits on state punitive…

Justice Department rule limits media disclosures06/03/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Office of the Deputy Attorney General in late April issued a new…

Subscriber list for federal newsletter must be disclosed06/03/96 OREGON--An Oregon Bureau of Land Management newsletter mailing list is public under…

FBI review of CompuServe complaint violates restraining order06/03/96 PENNSYLVANIA--A Federal Bureau of Investigation "review" of sexual material on the CompuServe…

Notice requirement does not apply to openness suits06/03/96 WISCONSIN--The state's highest court in early May ruled that claims under Wisconsin's…

Council imposes guidelines for camera coverage of courts06/03/96 CALIFORNIA--The state Judicial Council in mid-May approved changes to the rule governing…

Legislature chooses to bring e-mail under open records law06/03/96 COLORADO--The state legislature passed a bill in late April which would…