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New Jersey Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Posting Records Online

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The New Jersey Supreme Court listened to a range of constituencies as it sought to reach some conclusion on a proposed expansion of access to court records by putting them online. The expansion was recommended by a commission after a two year study John Paone, Jr., representing the Middlesex County Bar Association cautioned, “There is a fundamental difference between having records open to the public and actively publishing these records.” (5/29/08)

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