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Court News You Can Use - How Do You Know if You're Choosing the Correct Jurisdiction
April 21, 2024 - Here is a questionthat was asked of Straightline International. I found the response interesting How do you know if this court is right? It's A Matter of Borders Q: Can A Magistrates'Court In Cambridgeshire hear a case from Lincolshire A: The jurisdiction of a Magistrates' Court typically extends only to cases within its own geographical area or district. In the UK, Magistrates' Courts are organized by regions or districts, and they generally handle cases that occur within their defined boundaries.So, in this scenario, a Magistrates' Court in Cambridgeshire would not usually have jur...
Guam Alterations in Court Record Retrieval Processes and Case Information Access
April 21, 2024 - Update On Guam Court Protocol (official version): Alterations in Court Record Retrieval Processes and Case Information Access... The Guam Super...
What CRA's Really Want from Record Retrievers
April 20, 2024 - I am reminded of a lesson I learned 20 years ago from a CRA's President, "As a court researcher," he said, "we don't...
Time After Time - Naysayers Proven Wrong
April 09, 2024 - At the first India Pre-employment Screening Conference back in 2007, the topic of South Korea criminal record searches was brought up. Wayne To...
UK: Proposed New Rule Would Radically Expand Public Access To Court Documents
April 08, 2024 - The Civil Procedure Rule Committee is consulting on a revised rule 5.4C which, as currently drafted, would lead to parties' witness statements,...
Misgendering A Criminal Background Check Can Lead To World Of Hurt
April 04, 2024 - Jordan applies for a job. She checks the female box. But Jordan has not always been a female. She recently transgendered. And she kept her give...
New data: Courts cleared more criminal cases in 2021 than were filed
September 07, 2022 - State courts cleared far more criminal cases—especially felonies—than they received in 2021, according to extensive preliminary data pr...
Civil Court Case Identifiers To Show Up On Florida Online Court Records
July 11, 2021 - A recent Florida Supreme Court ruling instructs Florida's Court, with a few exceptions, not to redact identifiers from online court recor...
Background Check ID'ing Error Prompts Lawsuit
July 10, 2021 - A Connecticut woman's lawsuit alleges she lost a chance at a job because of an error in a criminal background check. The background check repor...
How Data Screening.com Began
February 26, 2021 - Over 35 years ago Karen Jacobsen, the founder of DataScreening started Credit Resources, Inc., CRI, a credit reporting agency, after leaving a well...
JURISDICTION OF THE SERBIA COURTS
February 20, 2021 - JURISDICTION OF THE BASIC COURTS In the first instance, a basic court adjudicates in criminal offenses for which the main penalty is a fine or impr...
Les Rosen Gives Advice to Congress and the FCRA
February 03, 2021 - FCRA lawsuits will continue to serve as legal compliance signposts for employers conducting background checks on job applicants, according to l...
Accuracy of Criminal Records Used for Background Checks Will Become New Area of Litigation
January 23, 2021 - The accuracy of job applicant criminal records used by employers and consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) to conduct background checks will become a...
Owens Online Upgrades Their Website
January 21, 2021 - Owens Online Upgrades Their Website New Features and Benefits: --Mobile-friendly. Our new responsive design allows yo...
Lawsuit raises concerns about limited access to Travis County, Texas court records amid pandemic
January 19, 2021 - A lawsuit filed against Travis County's manager of court records argues that her office is violating the First Amendment by not offering the me...
DBS Check Delays - Why?
September 12, 2020 - Here are some of the most common causes for delays in the DBS process: Paper application forms. One decision that will impact how lo...
Why Civil Searches Are delayed
September 03, 2020 - Civil searches are usually slower than criminal for many reasons. The main reason is that you don't get the result at the...
Selling Terroist List namechecks Can Get You In Trouble
August 30, 2020 - On August 24, 2020, a Pennsylvania man filed a class action lawsuit in federal court claiming TransUnion violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FC...
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