Ruling: Federal courts overcharge for online public records
Federal courts are charging too much for online access to public records, according to a recent ruling.
Author: Elaine Silvestrini
Elaine Silvestrini is a career journalist with more than 25 years of experience covering legal issues. She has written for the Tampa Tribune in Florida and the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey, in addition to legal websites.
Bar association: Lack of lawyers in rural areas leaves too many without representation
When Rachelle Norberg looks out the window of her law office in Burke, SD, she can see evidence of the devastating tornado that tore through town about a year ago. She can also see ongoing construction and evidence that the community is being put back…
The Americans with Disabilities Act at 30: Progress, but more needed
To Tony Lombardo, who has multiple sclerosis, the Americans with Disabilities Act bestowed recognition of disabled people’s basic humanity. Marilyn Golden, who uses a wheelchair, says life under the ADA is “hugely different, but it doesn’t mean it’s enough.” And John Morris, who also uses…
Study: State courts overrun by debt collectors
State civil courts across the country have increasingly become tools for bill collectors as consumers face odds stacked against them when they try to navigate an often confusing system, usually with no legal representation, according to a recent study from the Pew Research Center. The…
Supreme Court upholds robocall ban, but the phones keep ringing
Even though the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a federal ban on robocalls, don’t expect the annoying calls to go away anytime soon. N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein “The volume of calls is so high that even if we have a substantial reduction in calls,…
Coronavirus forces courts to consider remote jury trials
A crowded courthouse is not the best place to be in the middle of a pandemic. So, for the last few months, jury trials have ground to a halt around the country while other court hearings have been conducted remotely. The question court officials are…