In April, six Wisconsin counties will be joining 41 other counties in requiring electronic filing of certain court documents.

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One of the biggest legal stories of 2016 actually involves something that did not happen.

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More than a dozen counties will adopt electronic-filing requirements in the next few months as the push toward mandatory e-filing continues in Wisconsin.

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More than two weeks after the e-filing of legal documents became mandatory in Ozaukee County, Clerk of Circuit Court Mary Lou Mueller is noticing the difference that comes from running a completely paperless courthouse.

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A Wisconsin Supreme Court rule requiring the electronic filing of court cases has taken effect.

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Dodge County is the latest to launch a mandatory e-filing pilot program after the state’s highest court approved a rule mandating electronic e-filing across Wisconsin.

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Waukesha County will be the first populous county in the state moving to electronic filing.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court plans on Thursday to again take up a nearly decade-old petition calling for online legal records to be taken down if they deal with people who were charged with a particular crime but never actually convicted.

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The state’s chief justice on Friday thanked Wisconsin’s lawyers for their support for implementing mandatory e-filing across the state.

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Mandatory e-filing in circuit courts will be the law of the land in Wisconsin starting July 1, but making it officially so proved to be a monumental task for the state’s highest court on Thursday.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is poised to give the official green light for mandatory e-filing to begin rolling out this summer.

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Officials from Wisconsin's trial courts encouraged the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to green light mandatory e-filing throughout the state.

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Indiana's top courts are pushing ahead with adopting an electronic-filing system that state officials say will eventually give the public free access to online court records statewide.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken a step toward clearing some items off its to-do list.

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Mandatory e-filing will be coming soon to Wisconsin's court system, says Chief Justice Pat Roggensack.

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A petition to allow the electronic transmission of records on appeal will likely take effect later than expected.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court is considering amending the rules of appellate procedure to allow state trial courts to electronically store and transfer the record of cases on appeal, if they choose to do so.

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The State Bar’s Board of Governors has voted to oppose a petition that would eliminate a rule that lets the circuit courts transfer cases to the tribal system.

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Gov. Walker’s proposed Supreme Court block grant will give the court system flexibility in spending for the coming biennium, however some are concerned that the block grant still leaves the court system struggling to make ends meet.

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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.

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Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-17 budget denied the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s request for $2.1 million to implement statewide e-filing.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is belatedly developing an electronic filing system similar to those used in courts around the country, Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday in his annual end-of-year report.

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Despite objections from two justices, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hold a public hearing in the spring on a proposal to mandate e-filing in all circuit court cases.

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The state's chief judges committee has filed a petition to mandate e-filing in all circuit court cases.

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As expected, Wisconsin courts are asking for an increase in their 2015-17 biennial budget, the majority of which would go to reimburse counties for costs incurred for running the circuit courts.

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The Committee of Chief Judges will propose a state Supreme Court rule this fall to start implementing mandatory electronic filing in all 72 circuit courts by 2016.

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Traditional mail is maintaining its grip on Wisconsin’s legal community in the midst of U.S. Postal Service consolidations and the slow emergence of electronic filing.

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