A Different Democratic Divide: How the Current U.S. Online Court Record System Exacerbates Inequality*

Lisa von Wiegen, Shannon M. Oltmann

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Abstract

Born-digital documents have overall increased access to information, but reliance on online access can be problematic, particularly for court records. The current system for accessing U.S. court records results in a democratic divide, in which citizens cannot access court records that are essential for oversight of this branch of government.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-273
Number of pages17
JournalLaw Library Journal
Volume112
Issue number2
StatePublished - Mar 2020

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Lisa von Wiegen and Shannon M. Oltmann

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Library and Information Sciences
  • Law

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