Update: 10/23/07 RSS feeds will be added to “Court Record Events” by the end of the day according to Jean Bousquet over at Wisconsin Courts. And based on this post, they are also working on …
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WI Courts RSS Feeds
The Wisconsin Court system has developed RSS feeds for the following: News releases Supreme Court opinions and dispositional orders Supreme Court rules Supreme Court oral arguments Supreme Court dispositional orders Court of Appeals opinions Court …
Article Explores History, Content of CCAP in Comparison to Other States
Davis & Kuelthau librarian, Bev Butula has written a very useful article in this month’s Wisconsin Lawyer entitled, Online Access to Circuit Court Dockets. The article explores Wisconsin’s online docket database (CCAP) and looks at …
Where are Wisconsin's Tech-Savvy Juries?
Proof and Hearsay reports on where to find Wisconsin’s tech-savvy juries. According to the statistics for twenty-nine counties’ jurors, just over 17 percent of prospective jurors surveyed in 2006 filed their jury questionnaire responses online …
The CCAP Battle
Assembly Bill 418 which would stop ordinary citizens from viewing Wisconsin court records online via CCAP has aroused much debate. JSOnline’s Proof and Hearsay summarizes: It’s a footnote here that the bill to restrict access …
Pay Fees Online in CCAP
Proof and Hearsay reports that the option to “Pay Fees Online” has quietly been added to CCAP. At this point, however, it is only enabled for Kenosha County. Here’s the message that you see when …
CA Supreme Court Sued for Refusal to Consider Unpublished Opinions
A 19-year-old restaurant worker is suing the California Supreme Court to reverse its practice of largely ignoring unpublished court opinions, according to the McClatchy Washington Bureau. Source: Library Stuff
How PACER Has Changed the Business of the Courts
US Courts has an interesting article on how PACER has altered the business of the courts. Here’s a sampling from the article: “It’s definitely changed the way our office does business, and I think it’s …
Transcripts to be Made Available on PACER
Yesterday, the Judicial Conference of the United States voted to make transcripts of federal district and bankruptcy court proceedings available online through PACER. According to the press release: Under the new policy, transcripts created by …
US Courts Seeking Comment on Possible Web Restriction of Plea Agreements
From a US Courts news release: The federal Judiciary is seeking comment on the privacy and security implications related to public Internet access to certain documents in criminal case files… The committee is interested in …