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

Lisa von Wiegen; Shannon M. Oltmann

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	257-273
Number of pages	17
Journal	Law Library Journal
Volume	112
Issue number	2
State	Published - Mar 2020

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Law

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