Because
access to court filings is fundamental to understanding both the patent system and our judicial system, EFF moved to intervene in the case to ask the court to release public versions of significant court filings.
It is also important to note that not all jurisdictions allow public
access to court filings, although most do.
Not exact matches
In exchange, Reichberg requested the top cops use their influence
to obtain special advantages, like police escorts, assistance with private disputes, security for religious sites and events and special
access to parades and other events, according
to court filings.
It is an online membership website where self - represented lawyers can
access (1) a comprehensive text detailing each stage of the discipline process and how it works, what
to expect, pitfalls
to avoid, and tips on how
to navigate the system, (2) a document library containing dozens of sample documents for State Bar
Court filings and State Bar investigations, since these materials are generally difficult
to come by despite being technically public, and (3) a forum where members can share information, ideas, concerns, and experiences.
While merits briefs and some other
filings currently are available on the websites of the ABA and SCOTUSblog, under the
court's new system, the public will have
access to a much larger body of
filings, including pending cert petitions.
That system charges the public for
access tomany
filings and is daunting
to use, says Lissner, whose group recently has taken all the free written orders and opinions available in PACER and made them accessible on the website
Court Listener.
Everything remains largely paper - based and the ability of the public and companies
to access legal data such as pleadings,
court schedules,
filings, etc. is woefully inadequate.
Malamud claims one of the reasons he is pursuing greater public
access to court records is because «there are also massive privacy violations lurking inside some
court filings, since clerks, judges and lawyers aren't adhering
to rules about what can and can't be in legal
filings.»
Access to public records, including
court filings, is central
to American tradition.
Think how powerful a team of lawyers could be if it had immediate and easy
access to documents of all kinds, from spreadsheets and emails
to attractive marketing brochures and client newsletters, from
court filings to billing history, regardless of where the data was stored (on PCs, Tablets or in a central system).
This
access point would operate as a place for computer programs
to securely exchange standardized data, including everything from requests for
court information
to electronic
filings.
In addition, their litigation services appear
to open the door
to lawyers and law firms
to serve
court documents with an option
to also sign up for their US
court dockets service (trade - marked as CourtLink, a «fee» service I already use
to access US
court full - text
court filings).