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Phone calls between commissioners did not violate sunshine act 02/08/1994 KANSAS -- Telephone calls between Seward County commissioners to discuss…

Alabama high court requires notice of meetings even though law is silent 02/08/1994 ALABAMA -- The Alabama Supreme Court ruled…

City must release job applications, high court rules 02/08/1994 CONNECTICUT -- The city of Hartford must give the Hartford Courant…

Ohio reporter jailed for refusing to testify before grand jury 01/25/1994 OHIO -- In mid-January a state judge in Warren…

California puts statutes, legislative information on the Internet 01/25/1994 CALIFORNIA -- All California state statutes, the constitution and current legislative…

Court opens post-trial questioning of jurors 01/25/1994 PENNSYLVANIA -- Post-trial questioning of jurors about allegations of juror misbehavior should be…

Judge sets aside $7.5 million award 01/25/1994 CALIFORNIA -- In mid-January a state trial judge in Los Angeles set aside…

Justice Department to solicit views on new model FOIA regulations 01/25/1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dan Metcalfe and Richard Huff, co-directors…

Judge acquits former student president in prosecution for theft of newspapers 01/25/1994 LOUISIANA -- A judge in mid-January acquitted a…

Networks endorse 'violence monitor,' apparently dodging federal regulation 01/25/1994 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Washington Post reported in late January that…