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Paper limits murder story after judge threatens contempt
Paper limits murder story after judge threatens contempt10/23/95 COLORADO--Following a judge's order not to report on testimony from a preliminary…Categorized in Prior restraint -
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Failure to verify official’s remarks not evidence of "actual malice"
Failure to verify official's remarks not evidence of "actual malice"10/23/95 LOUISIANA--An article that claimed an unnamed vocational rehabilitation counselor's attorney…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Cities can bar cameras from council meetings, A.G. says
Cities can bar cameras from council meetings, A.G. says10/23/95 TENNESSEE--The state's attorney general in early October said that cities may…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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Judge allows one camera, bars other reporters from courtroom
Judge allows one camera, bars other reporters from courtroom10/23/95 GEORGIA--A judge in an Atlanta Municipal Court, stating that there was…Categorized in Court access -
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Evaluation documents in employee suit covered by privilege
Evaluation documents in employee suit covered by privilege10/23/95 OHIO--A city was allowed to deny a former school board employee access…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Justice Stevens, trial judge allow Business Week restraint to continue
Justice Stevens, trial judge allow Business Week restraint to continue10/09/95Categorized in Prior restraint -
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FBI said it counseled papers on publishing Unabomber’s manifesto
FBI said it counseled papers on publishing Unabomber's manifesto10/09/95 WASHINGTON, D.C.--After consulting with the FBI and U.S. Attorney General, The…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Criminal libel statute upheld in anti-gay activists case
Criminal libel statute upheld in anti-gay activists case10/09/95 KANSAS--Two anti-homosexuality activists plan to appeal a mid- July decision of the…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Police chief drops suit for promise of leaks investigation
Police chief drops suit for promise of leaks investigation10/09/95 CALIFORNIA--Los Angeles Police Chief Willie Williams dropped a $10 million invasion-of-privacy…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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State electronic database of laws sealed from free public access
State electronic database of laws sealed from free public access10/09/95 Mississippi--The state of Mississippi recently entered the brave new world…Categorized in Freedom of information