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From this release: “The Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Public Access to Records of the Judicial Branch will hold a hearing for public comment on its proposed changes to the rules on Thursday, February 12.” Preliminary Recommendations of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules of Public Access to Records …
In a January 30, 2004 letter to Chief Justice Rehnquist, Reps. Waxman and Conyers requested an “exam[ination] of the merits of establishing a procedure for formal review of recusal decisions by Supreme Court Justices.” This letter is a follow-up to a January 22, 2004 letter sent to Chief Justice Rehnquist by Senators Leahy and Lieberman …
N.Y. Plan Allows Lawyers to Phone In: See CourtCall, telephonic court appearances
Court upholds secrecy over 9/11 detainees
“The U.S. District Court in New Jersey yesterday joined the growing ranks of federal courts that require lawyers to file all civil case pleadings in electronic format, making it easier for the public and press to obtain copies of them…According to the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, the District of New Jersey becomes the 36th …
“EPIC’s survey of the 2003 Privacy Year in Review notes the collapse of Total Information Awareness, surveillance cameras in schools, a Supreme Court victory for privacy, legal battles over the Do Not Call list, busted luggage locks, anti-terrorism law used for routine criminal investigations, and a conservative radio commentators asking for privacy.”
The GAO failed in their effort to obtain access to essential documents from Vice President Cheney’s National Energy Policy Development Group in order to determine if the nation’s energy policy was influenced by corporations with a financial stake in the outcome. See my August 26 posting for links to relevant documents and commentary on this …
The text of Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision, McConnell v. Federal Election Commission, upholding the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform bill (S. 25), is here in pdf (298 pages).
The Tampa Tribune reported on November 26 (the article is now in the archives $$) that the Florida Supreme Court appointed a committee, chaired by Jon Mills, to determine new procedures to address privacy issues related to the release of personal data in electronic court records. From the Florida State Supreme Court Press Information webpage, …
Victim advocates want names, addresses, records offline.
In an October 14 posting on the Best City, County and State Websites as determined by the Center for Digital Government, I should have noted the addition of a new category for best state judiciary website, which was awarded to the North Carolina Court System. Information is arranged by three main categories: Citizens (available in …
From the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Pacer Service Center: 30 Page Cap Will Soon Include Docket Sheets See also the Chronology of the Federal Judiciary’s Electronic Public Access (EPA) Program
