Link to October 7 Appleton Post-Crescent editorial, "Limiting online court records isn't openness".
Excerpt: Wisconsin's popular Consolidated Court Automation Programs, known as CCAP, provides an invaluable service.
It makes government more accessible because anyone can search the website for information, instead of going through what can be an intimidating or inconvenient process of asking courthouse workers for assistance.
We think all court records should be available on the website, and that includes information about cases that were dismissed or where the defendant was acquitted.
The best way we can get a complete picture of what's happening with the taxpayer-funded court system is to see all the records in one place.
Related article:
Wisconsin Assembly panel passes bill limiting records access. (2/4/2010)
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 663: CCAP. (1/27/2010)
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