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Television industry agrees to rate programs for violent content03/11/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Faced with a mandate for self-regulation of violence on television,…

Court upholds law mandating $114,000 fee for voter records03/11/96 ARIZONA--An appeals court in Phoenix in late February upheld the constitutionality…

Court quashes "60 Minutes" subpoenas in tobacco case03/11/96 NEW YORK--The Supreme Court in New York City, a state trial court,…

Bombing trial moved because media "demonized" defendants03/11/96 OKLAHOMA--A federal District Court judge in Oklahoma City ruled in late February that…

Clinton legal defense fund trustees not "advisory committee"03/11/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Trustees of a fund set up to defray personal legal fees…

Parties to Baton Rouge school redistricting plan subject to gag order03/11/96 LOUISIANA--A federal District Court in Baton Rouge in late…

New "veggie hate crime" law awards triple damages for food disparagement03/11/96 OHIO--Ohio became the twelfth state to enact a product…

American reporter detained, expelled from Nigeria03/11/96 NIGERIA--An American journalist working for the British Broadcasting Corp. was detained by Nigerian authorities…

Policy to deny "death row" access suspended pending more comment03/11/96 ILLINOIS--Adoption of a state policy to prohibit face-to-face interviews with…

Documents from closed desegregation meetings must be disclosed03/11/96 FLORIDA--A state appellate court in Jacksonville in late February upheld The Florida…