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Chief justice: Public will be able to access Maine court documents online for a fee
September 24, 2018 - The judiciary Thursday announced that the public would be able to access some court documents online once the $15 million electronic case filing system is implemented over the next few years, but that it would not be free. Chief Justice Leigh I. Saufley said that the system would be similar to the federal judiciary’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records or PACER. Subscribers to that system pay both an annual fee and a fee for each page viewed online. The court has not yet determined what the cost for that system will be, who will be able to subscribe or what kinds of cases will be available on the internet. Saufley made the unexpected announcement as a hearing on proposed rules subm...
Proposed bill would eliminate PACER fees
September 20, 2018 - A new bill before the U.S House of Representatives would prohibit the federal courts from charging for public documents. The Electronic Court Recor...
Public records hard to access in Minnesota
September 13, 2018 - Getting your hands on government information in the state of Minnesota is not always as easy as it may sound. In fact in some cases it may be impos...
Long-public Nevada arrest database made secret
September 12, 2018 - A database of Nevada arrest records that was open to public inspection for decades has been made secret by a new state law. The Neva...
Legal nonprofit expands access to Maryland court data
September 11, 2018 - Matthew Stubenberg may be leaving his job as information technology director at Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service later this month, but his chief...
Lee County Clerk of Court hosts free workshop on how to access public records, documents
September 02, 2018 - Learn how to search and view Lee County’s civil and criminal court documents and public records at a free two-hour workshop Sept. 20 at t...
Uber, Lyft on background checks
September 01, 2018 - Uber and Lyft use background screening services that are less expensive than one used by parts of the taxicab industry, a practice that may have co...
Portage County Online court record system could shut down
August 21, 2018 - Those looking for information on crime reports and legal cases could soon lose access to Portage County’s Courtview website system. ...
Fairfield Court clerks office to make more information available online
August 20, 2018 - Those looking up case information on the Fairfield County Clerk of Courts website can view the docket but not a lot of specifics about a case, incl...
Clark County Common Pleas Court launches updated website
August 20, 2018 - The Clark County Common Pleas Court’s case management system is up and running. Clark County Common Pleas Court Clerk Melissa...
Davidson County Breaches Identities Online
August 14, 2018 - Metro Nashville recently publicized confidential personal information — including Social Security numbers on arrest records — of an und...
Straightline International Has Credit History Searches
August 12, 2018 - SStraightline International Announces Credit History Reports for CRA's Our credit history searches that CRA's use to compile credit rep...
Courts Are Using AI To Sentence Criminals
May 10, 2018 - by Jason Tashea There is a stretch of highway through the Ozark Mountains where being data-driven is a hazard....
More businesses drop drug tests
May 09, 2018 - by WHEC tv More companies are nixing pre-employment marijuana testing. The tightening US job market and the legalizat...
New tech tracks eyes to expose lies
May 07, 2018 - by Brian Pia Have you ever asked someone, “Hey, look me in the eye and tell me that?” It turns out that e...
Golden-Based HomeAdvisor Sued By San Francisco DA
April 30, 2018 - The city of San Francisco has sued Golden-based HomeAdvisor, accusing it of claiming that it does background checks on its home-services profession...
Changes to Massachusetts Regulations on Criminal History Checks
April 19, 2018 - by Littler Mendelson PC - Allen P. Lohse, Rod M. Fliegel and Jennifer L. Mora Employers operating in Massachusetts are already aware...
Background Check Company Makes False Claims
April 17, 2018 - A background check company will pay nearly $500,000 to settle allegations that it misled customers about its background check system. ...
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