South Florida Federal Court Pulls Plea Agreements from Internet Postings
· Story link The decision by the federal court in South Florida to remove plea agreements from court records posted…
The decision by the federal court in South Florida to remove plea agreements from court records posted online has prompted criticism from some defense lawyers and a journalism advocacy group. The chief judge said the ban was in response to a request from the defense bar, apparently the result of the posting of the names of informants and undercover agents by a website that mined the records for the information. (4/24/07)