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Court information costs come down.(TRADELINE)(Brief article)
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts recently announced that customers of the federal court's Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system will now have access to district court written opinions free of charge. The office's Judicial Conference defines a written opinion as "any document issued by a judge or judges of the court sitting in that capacity that sets forth a reasoned explanation for a court's decision." Still, the authoring judge determines which documents fall into this category.
Additionally, district courts that have not updated to version 2.4 or higher of the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system will not offer this access. The office said, however, "PACER customers also can access opinions via ...
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...apparently no other way to ensure public access to court information in the Land of Stealthy...and journalists to look at public access to court records. They...amendment that would guarantee public access to government records...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) March 19, 2004 700+ words
...in Chester on Kent Island, said increased public access to court information has had a "dramatic impact" on his business...has been to make a system not designed for public access work for the public, she said. The 12 counties...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 18, 1996 700+ words
...check the court calendar and review account balances with the court on-line. "In addition to the current methods of public access, CivicLink provides citizens with another method of getting government information," said Cathleen Asch, president...
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...but will depend greatly on how trial courts across the state interpret the policy. Moving cautiously into the debate over public access vs. privacy rights, the council, which serves as the policymaking arm of the California courts, unanimously approved...
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 31, 2005 700+ words
...protests from the news media, whose lawyers assert Melville is violating First Amendment guarantees of public access to court information. As jury selection neared, competition for a scoop undermined Melville's efforts. The 1,900-page...
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- Newspaper article from: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT) January 18, 2007 700+ words
...several bills to increase public access in state courts. Similar...recommendations to improve public access to state court information that were laid forth by the...Reform and the Judicial Branch Public Access Task Force. Those recommendations...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) May 10, 2004 700+ words
...family of automated systems that improve service, provide fair and equitable justice and increase public access to public court information. Over half of the state's caseload is now being processed using the software, and the standardization...
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- News wire article from: State (Columbia, SC) June 26, 2006 700+ words
...savvy local residents trying to get a public access cable channel in Columbia are learning...earlier this month to make a case for public access. Joined by Nickelodeon theater director...and youth programs. Funding for a public access channel, they say, could come from...
Source: HighBeam Research, Court information costs come down.(TRADELINE)(Brief article)