Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-2017
Publication
Cardozo Law Review
Volume
38
Abbreviation
Cardozo L. Rev.
First Page
835
Abstract
This is a critical time for court transparency because the courts, like so many institutions of government, are in the midst of a transformation from the largely paper-based world of the twentieth century to an interconnected, electronic world where physical and temporal barriers to information are disappearing. Not surprisingly, the shift to electronic access to the courts raises significant privacy concerns. As a result of these and other concerns, a number of courts and legislatures are considering sharply limiting public access to certain court proceedings and records.