CCAP

Feb 6, 2014

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.

Feb 4, 2014

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.

Jan 31, 2014

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.

Jan 30, 2014

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.

Jan 29, 2014

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.

Jan 16, 2014

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.

Jan 15, 2014

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.

Dec 31, 2013

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.

Dec 4, 2013

View from around the state: Leave CCAP alone

State lawmakers are again second-guessing Wisconsin's online database for court records.

Nov 29, 2013

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.

Nov 27, 2013

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.

Nov 13, 2013

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.