Hearing set for rule to protect personal information in court records
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be holding a public hearing on a petition to create a new statute that protects personal information in circuit court records.
Chief Judges Committee looking for alternatives to pay for e-filing
Although Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget rejected the state Supreme Court’s request for the money to implement mandatory e-filing, the proposal is moving forward.
Committee pushes for statewide e-filing
The state's chief judges committee has filed a petition to mandate e-filing in all circuit court cases.
Defense attorneys oppose removal of victims’ names from filings
State criminal defense lawyers who weighed in on a proposal to remove the names of most crime victims from filings in appeals cases are opposed to the move.
Roggensack self-funding sentencing disparity study
Concerned by studies and articles that, she said, seemed to infer judges were sentencing black defendants more harshly than their white counterparts, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack is paying thousands of dollars of her own money to research the potential disparity.
ON THE DEFENSIVE: Recognizing a court’s inherent authority
Few motions in criminal cases cause more confusion than those based on a court’s inherent authority.
Assembly wrap-up leaves law-related bills in limbo
Assembly Republicans' decision to wrap up their two-year session has left a number of high-profile bills in limbo.
View from around the state: CCAP-limiting bill would remove transparency from legal system
Here's a bipartisan bill that ought to go no further — proof that members of both parties are perfectly capable of being wrong when it comes to ensuring free and open access to public records.
Senate committee approves bill to limit CCAP
A bill that would remove case information from the state courts’ online records system passed out of a state Senate committee Thursday morning.
Senate panel to debate online records bill Thursday
A bill that would remove case information from the state’s online courts system will be heard by a Senate committee Thursday.
View from around the state: Don’t restrict court record access
If you're looking for a sign of spring in Wisconsin, opponents of openness are once again proposing restrictions on public information contained on one of the nation's most accessible online systems of court records.
Debate continues over attempt to limit CCAP
Supporters of a bill that would remove case information from the state courts’ online records system said Thursday that the harm it would undo far outweighs the loss of the public’s ability to easily obtain court records.
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