PUBLIC RECORDS AREN’T PUBLIC: SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO MEASURING COURT FUNCTIONING & EQUITY.

The article focuses on ethical implications of the lack of access to records that are legally public and considers how this lack of access to records becomes an access to justice problem. It mentions source of already legally public criminal data such as criminal jury trial transcripts and review of...

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Publicado en:Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology Vol. 113; no. 1; pp. 1 - 35
Autores principales: ALBRECHT, KAT, FILIP, KAITLYN
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Northwestern University Winter2023
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Sumario:The article focuses on ethical implications of the lack of access to records that are legally public and considers how this lack of access to records becomes an access to justice problem. It mentions source of already legally public criminal data such as criminal jury trial transcripts and review of the legal limitations to public data access. It also mentions decision of Supreme Court's decision in the case Nixon v. Warner Communications on public has a right to access court records.