The government has temporarily banned the release of information about the bombing investigations.
Her musical career was cut short in October when Lady Gaga, a real (though admittedly cartoonish) singer, won an injunction banning the release of any work by her near-namesake.
A spokeswoman for the Balloon Council, a coalition of those who make, distribute and sell balloons, said that three states currently have laws banning the release of clusters of helium-filled balloons and that New York State legislators have toyed with a similar ban for about 10 years.
While opponents of the provision say it would ban the release of names of those who receive conservation subsidies and the amount of the subsidies, sponsors say it would prevent the release only of information from farmers' application forms, like Social Security numbers.
The Crystal Cruises incident prompted Mr. Simitian, the state senator, to write what are now laws banning the release of sewage, oily bilge or sewage sludge into California waters and prohibiting cruise ships from incinerating garbage within three miles of the state's shore.
Not only has this test been watered down to merely "causing prejudice", and Jack Straw, needless to say without consultation, has recently added a new power to ban the release of any public documents; but also clauses 28 and 29 expressly exempt the police and law enforcement agencies.
Thailand has become the first Asian country to ban the release of genetically modified crops into the environment.
The United Kingdom has proposed lifting outdated confidentiality rules that ban the release of information about animal research.
Plans to ban the release of sky lanterns from Cardiff council land are to be studied in more detail after the proposal was agreed by a committee.
A council is expected to ban the release of balloons and Chinese lanterns at events on its land, saying they pose a danger to wildlife.
