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• Allegheny County courts to provide public with remote access to criminal proceedings

  January 18, 2021 - Less than a month after advocacy groups said they would sue Allegheny County if it did not provide electronic access to its criminal court proceedings, administrators said the public will be able to watch virtual hearings beginning next week.   Court administrator Christopher Connors said that members of the community will be able to watch online criminal court hearings as long as the covid-19 pandemic continues to force the courts to work in a mostly virtual capacity.   Three times since May, the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law sent letters to Allegheny County Court administration demanding that the public be given acc...

• 'Disruption we needed’ can lead to better court services, says CCJ/COSCA

  September 16, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has led to inconvenience, unprecedented case backlogs and issues that the nation’s state courts haven’t faced...

• Bahamas Criminal Proceedings - What Happens Where

  September 08, 2020 - Proceedings are instituted in the name of the Queen in the Supreme Court and in the name of the Commissioner of Police in the Magistrate's Cour...

• Mexico's Justice System Explained in a Nutshell

  September 04, 2020 - Similar to the U.S. system, criminal activity in Mexico falls under either federal or state jurisdiction, but the Mexican system classifies crimina...

• Wholesale Screening Questions The Wisdom of Continous Montoring

  September 01, 2020 - By: Michael Gaul Ordinarily when we talk about a product or service, we focus on what it is. Features, benefits, advantages. We speak to what i...

• Netherlands - Courts Simplified

  August 27, 2020 - About the district courts The Netherlands is divided into eleven districts, each with its own court.   Each court has a number of...

• Henry County GA court records now online

  August 25, 2020 - After a management system overhaul, court records can once again be searched online, providing a quick and convenient way to access records and con...

• Trinidad and Tobago Magistrates Court - Where cases begin

  August 19, 2020 - The Magistracy exercises original jurisdiction in relation to summary criminal matters. The Magistrates’ Courts also facilitate Preliminary I...

• New Kansas Court Record System Could Expand Access To Hard To Reach Documents

  July 07, 2020 - For anyone who’s not a lawyer, accessing court records in Kansas is a headache. Depending on the type of court, successfully obtaining record...

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  Courts - Will Remote Hearings Improve Appearance Rates?

  May 13, 2020 - The coronavirus pandemic has brought misery, if not inconvenience, to the vast majority of the...

• Steven Brownstein Is The Expert At Calling The Courts

  April 12, 2020 - Back in the 80's and 90's we had to call the courts.  In the "old days" we didn't have internet or online access.&nb...

• Hidden Meaning for Cook County Limited Court Searches?

  April 01, 2020 - Beware of companies advertising Cook County criminal records availability as Limited.  There is no Cook County court access. The only limited...

• The 'Old Fake' Cook County Criminal Record Search

  March 11, 2020 - How Researchers Faked Cook County Results   There was a lot of cheating going on doing Cook County criminal record searches in the ear...

• The Illinois Health Care Worker Registry

  March 09, 2020 - In Illinois, all unlicensed caregivers who directly handle patients or their records must be listed in the Health Care Worker Registry.  ...

• Are HireRight and Intellicorp Being Set Up?

  March 02, 2020 - Background Checks Failed To Catch RSCVA Ex-CEO DeLone’s History Of Harassment Suits   Background checks on Phil DeLone, then a c...

• Who Is Lapham Group And Why Do They Get Record Checks?

  March 02, 2020 - They Sub-Contract Their Work   When asked how their various background searches missed two harassment lawsuits, Craig Lapham of The La...

• DOI’s backlog of NYC employee background checks could take 4 years to fix

  February 27, 2020 - The city’s top watchdog agency is so behind in conducting background checks for new city employees that it doesn’t expect to catch up f...

• Maine Trying To Go Digital

  February 21, 2020 -  Maine has yet to introduce an electronic system to manage case filings.      Early planning to roll out an e-filing an...