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Constitutional Law

Oct. 15, 1999

Justices Pursue Law on Access to Public Data

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court gave no clear signals Wednesday on the fate of a California law that forbids releasing the addresses of arrestees and crime victims to anyone with a commercial purpose, including lawyers.

By David F. Pike
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court gave no clear signals Wednesday on the fate of a California law that forbids releasing the addresses of arrestees and crime victims to anyone with a commercial purpose, including lawyers.
        During the hour-long argument in

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