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Bankers Trust, Procter & Gamble settle derivatives case06/03/96 OHIO--In early May, Procter & Gamble and Bankers Trust Corporation settled a…

Prison officials move to restrict media access06/03/96 SOUTH CAROLINA--In mid-May, the South Carolina Corrections Department implemented new rules eliminating press…

Court narrows meaning of 'records' under Privacy Act06/03/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--In a decision that may determine the extent of Privacy Act…

Mayor defends commissioner's exclusion of reporter06/03/96 NEW YORK--Mayor Rudolph Giuliani defended the right of Police Commissioner Howard Safir to exclude…

UPDATES05/20/96 FLORIDA--Two reporters who were fired by Florida TODAY for allegedly trespassing in the home of a homicide suspect and…

Ban on advertisement of liquor prices struck down05/20/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Supreme Court in mid-May struck down a 1956 Rhode Island…

Court rejects requests to copy Clinton videotape05/20/96

Congress approves sex offender notification bill05/20/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Following the lead of several states, Congress voted in early May to require…

Networks announce plans for free candidate airtime05/20/96 ROUNDUP--Following a late February announcement by the Fox network that it would offer…

FBI FOI request system found 'dysfunctional'05/20/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The FBI's structure for processing Freedom of Information Act requests is "so muscle…