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Council violates open meetings law before taking office02/12/96 RHODE ISLAND--Members-elect of the Newport City Council violated the spirit of the…

Turkey threatens legal action over '60 Minutes' report on Kurds02/12/96 TURKEY--Turkey's deputy foreign minister, Onur Oymen, complained to a U.S.…

Police search America Online files for evidence in murder investigation02/12/96 VIRGINIA--Fairfax County police obtained a criminal search warrant and performed…

"Blue ribbon" panel suggests spies pose as journalists and priests02/12/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--An private "blue ribbon" task force has recommended that…

UPDATE: Lennon's FBI files ordered released02/12/96 CALIFORNIA-- Names and addresses of FBI agents and others involved in FBI's investigation of…

Dismissal upheld in privacy suit over report on runaway and her puppy01/29/96 ALABAMA--A television station's news report about a 15-year-old…

Release of mug shots does not violate defendants' privacy01/29/96 MICHIGAN--The Detroit Free Press can obtain the mug shots of federally…

Newspaper wins right to attend execution01/29/96 CALIFORNIA--The Marin County Superior Court granted a temporary order allowing the San Francisco Examiner…

Tennessee experiments with cameras in courtrooms01/29/96 TENNESSEE-- After a five year study, the Tennessee Supreme Court in Nashville ruled in…

Snow emergency prompts state to stop the presses01/29/96 PENNSYLVANIA--Due to a "state of emergency" caused by early January's blizzard, newspaper…