Petition to force open meetings for Nuclear Regulatory Commission fails
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The District of Columbia Circuit ruling in Natural Resources Defense Council v. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is discussed, and agreed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's position that the Government in the Sunshine Act permitted it to close meetings, citing a 1984 US Supreme Court ruling in support.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2000
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Citing 'bias', lawmaker vows to hold networks accountable for erroneous election-night calls
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The author discusses plans by US Representative from Louisiana W.J. Tauzin to investigate television networks for biased coverage of the 2000 presidential election.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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Secret air bag design data defeat public's safety interest
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The author discusses the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia's decision in Center for Auto Safety v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in which the court ruled against the consumer group seeking government information on an air bag design.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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