Inmate requests test public records law
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An arsonist imprisoned for firebombing the cars of two lawyers is using his remaining 19 years behind bars to dig up information on the judges, lawyers and corrections officers who helped put him there.
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Justice commissioner wants a register holding fingerprints and pictures of all visitors in an effort to keep out illegal immigrants
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbot has ruled that the posting of sensitive data online by county and district clerks is illegal. But the clerks are fighting back by pushing for a state law that would allow them to continue to do so.
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By Deseret Morning News  A federal judge has ordered that a 24-year-old decree limiting the scope of strip searches at the Salt Lake County Jail be lifted, finding it is no longer necessary given changes to the jail's policy.  In an order issued Monday, U.S.
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Bugging carried out 'nationwide' The furore over police bugging operations conducted in prison visiting rooms has widened somewhat, with allegations that significant numbers of conversations between prisoners and their legal representatives may have been taped. Angry lawyers are speculating that this could invalidate an unknown number of convictions and see dangerous criminals set free.â¦
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By Dana M. Nichols, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Jun. 4--SAN ANDREAS -- An obscure change in rules for federal courts soon might make it easier for the general public to find and obtain copies of local governments' electronic records, such as e-mail and even voice messages.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 17--Attorneys for two death row inmates have moved the death penalty debate from one obscure state agency to another by filing a petition with the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings.
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The government ordered U.S. airlines Friday to turn over personal information about passengers so it can test a system for identifying potential terrorists. The move was expected but nonetheless brought protests from civil libertarians worried about invasions of privacy.
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The ACLU files Freedom of Information Act requests to find out why antiterrorism task forces have been monitoring activists. By Ryan Singel.
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By JEFF CARLTON  DALLAS - The Innocence Project of Texas will review the cases of 354 inmates who have requested DNA testing in an effort to be exonerated, the Dallas County district attorney announced Friday.
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Limbaugh&#39;s attorney plans to appeal ruling that may allow use of records in investigating allegations. Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004 - In a 2-1 majority decision, the
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RICHMOND, Va. - Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia's attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and online IDs, and New York officials want them to take lie-detector tests.
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Records from pricey retailers including Bergdorf Goodman and Nordstrom were among hundreds of pages of documents seized by investigators in Michael Jackson's child molestation case, according to court records released Wednesday.
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Officials in two states proposed unusual plans Monday to tighten oversight of convicted sex offenders: Virginia's attorney general wants them to register their e-mail addresses and online IDs, and New York officials want them to take lie-detector tests.
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States are rethinking their policy of publishing all court documents -- divorces, medical histories, arrests -- on the web. On one hand is the citizens' right to know how their government operates. On the other is their right to privacy. By Jacob Ogles.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. - Two men are charged with breaking into a probation and parole office in an apparent attempt to retrieve drug-tainted urine samples. Peter O'Neill, 33, who was on parole at the time of the Jan.
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John Mark Karr waited in a private jail cell Friday for a court appearance next week in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey, while a public defender sought to protect DNA samples taken from his client and a sample of his handwriting.