by Eric J. Ellman | Aug 10, 2026
In August 2026, the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), filed a complaint against the Virginia State Police (VSP) challenging a recent VSP program that charges $30,000 annual to business screening services violates the Constitution of Virginia. PBSA...
by Eric J. Ellman | Nov 15, 2023
In March 2023, a number of advocates petitioned the Wisconsin Supreme Court to amend SCR 72.01(8), 72.01(9), and 72.01(10), relating to the retention of small claims case files, court records, and minute records. These rules are all found in Chapter 72, retention of...
by Eric J. Ellman | Oct 26, 2022
James M. Chadwick (Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich in Palo Alto), Access to Electronic Court Records: An Outline of Issues and Legal Analysis (date unk., but not earlier than 1999). Remote Access to Court Electronic Records (RACER) Committee of the Council for...
by Eric J. Ellman | Oct 21, 2022
In 2020, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) created the Electronic Public Access (EPA) Public User Group “to provide a formal and interactive venue for engaging external users. The Public User Group will allow for the exchange of information...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 9, 2022
In March 2022, as noted in a press release, “[t]he American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of South Carolina, and the NAACP filed a lawsuit…on behalf of the South Carolina NAACP. The case challenges South Carolina Court Administration’s categorical ban on automated...
