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Milk hormone labelling law enjoined by appellate court
Milk hormone labelling law enjoined by appellate court09/23/96 VERMONT--"Consumer interest" is not a sufficiently substantial government interest to justify limitations… -
SHORT ITEMS
SHORT ITEMS09/09/96 A bill introduced in the House of Representatives in late July calls for the creation of a task… -
FDA releases final rules on tobacco product restrictions
FDA releases final rules on tobacco product restrictions09/09/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The Food and Drug Administration in mid-August adopted final rules restricting… -
FCC adopts children’s TV requirement
FCC adopts children's TV requirement09/09/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Following an agreement between President Clinton and several network executives that broadcasters would air… -
Second court finds Communications Decency Act unconstitutional
Second court finds Communications Decency Act unconstitutional08/12/96 NEW YORK--The Communications Decency Act, part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, violates… -
State denies visas to Cuban journalists for press freedom event
State denies visas to Cuban journalists for press freedom event08/12/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The State Department in late July denied visas to… -
FCC unity on ‘Kid’s TV’ breaks down over strict plan
FCC unity on 'Kid's TV' breaks down over strict plan07/29/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--Following a second policy reversal by a pivotal commissioner,… -
Cable operators cannot be forced to block indecent programming
Cable operators cannot be forced to block indecent programming07/15/96 WASHINGTON D.C.--Operators of cable systems are permitted to decide whether or… -
Bill would have required broadcasters to provide free time
Bill would have required broadcasters to provide free time07/15/96 WASHINGTON, D.C.--The U.S. Senate voted in late June to kill a… -
License can prohibit reproduction of public domain data
License can prohibit reproduction of public domain data07/15/96 ILLINOIS--Terms of a software license could prohibit a customer from reproducing a…