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Vendors face jail, fine for refusing to guarantee obscenity ban
Vendors face jail, fine for refusing to guarantee obscenity ban12/18/95 WASHINGTON--A store owner and manager in Bellingham face the possibility…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Wall Street Journal threatened with suit over bribery article
Wall Street Journal threatened with suit over bribery article12/18/95 SOUTH KOREA--After the South Korean government threatened to sue The Wall…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Paper ejected from City Hall after pursuing document request
Paper ejected from City Hall after pursuing document request12/18/95 NEW JERSEY--The City of Newark in early December evicted The Star-Ledger…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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UPDATE
UPDATE12/04/95 WASHINGTON, D.C. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced in mid-November that it had approved Westinghouse Electric Corp.'s purchase of…Categorized in Announcements -
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Kennedy autopsy photos not subject to disclosure under FOIA
Kennedy autopsy photos not subject to disclosure under FOIA12/04/95 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Even though autopsy photographs and x-rays of President John F.…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Camera crew not liable for taping police raid
Camera crew not liable for taping police raid12/04/95 MISSOURI--A television station's camera crew did not violate the civil rights of…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Student editor may defy court after losing subpoena appeal
Student editor may defy court after losing subpoena appeal12/04/95 MINNESOTA--Minnesota's shield law does not protect newspapers from having to turn…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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New York court won’t apply Pennsylvania wiretap law
New York court won't apply Pennsylvania wiretap law12/04/95 NEW YORK--The New York wiretap statute applies to an interstate phone call…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Party caucuses before legislative sessions must be open
Party caucuses before legislative sessions must be open12/04/95 MONTANA--A group of 22 Montana newspapers and publishers won a partial victory…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Charges against publisher dropped by Colorado Rockies
Charges against publisher dropped by Colorado Rockies12/04/95 COLORADO--Trespassing charges were dropped by a professional baseball team in late October against…Categorized in Newsgathering