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CCAP bill up for public hearing Thursday
A bill that seeks to remove case information about a person who was acquitted from the state’s online courts system will get a public hearing Thursday.
State Bar affirms its support of expunction efforts
The State Bar’s Board of Governors reaffirmed Friday that it supports expanding expunction proceedings for defendants involved in criminal cases.
CCAP bill introduced at state Assembly
The latest bill to remove case information about a person who was acquitted from the state’s online courts system was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday.
Petition seeks to remove victims’ names from some court filings
Supporters of a measure to disallow the use of names of crime victims in appellate paperwork say it is a step toward ensuring victims’ ordeals don’t haunt them forever.
GOP senator confident in latest proposal to limit CCAP
A proposal that would remove information from the state’s online courts website about cases in which a person was acquitted is poised to receive heavy Republican support in the coming weeks.
GOP proposes erasing parts of court database (UPDATE)
Two legislators are looking for co-sponsors for a bill that seeks to remove information about those acquitted of a crime from the state’s publicly accessible online courts system.
Expunction changes up for debate
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to take up expunction in certain criminal cases – a topic at least one legislator has sought to address in the current session.
View from around the state: Leave CCAP alone
State lawmakers are again second-guessing Wisconsin's online database for court records.
Assembly leader backs online court records limits
The top lawmaker in the Wisconsin Assembly says he favors limiting access to some information in the state's online court records system.
New bill seeks to expunge some CCAP records
A bill introduced in the state Legislature this month is intended to protect consumers, but would limit Wisconsin’s ability to fairly report businesses’ litigation history.
Legislator behind failed CCAP proposal focuses on expunction
A Milwaukee state representative who earlier this year tried to advance a bill that would create a bifurcated online court records system now plans to focus on expunction instead.
Major changes planned for CCAP proposal, focus may shift to expunction
A Milwaukee legislator who introduced legislation to create a bifurcated online system to prevent the misuse of state court records said he is reconsidering the bill and working on major changes.
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