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Do you think that providing case data on the Internet will unduly reduce the privacy of litigants
Litigant privacy depends in a large part the type of litigation (Civil or Criminal) and on whether the information is at the trial court or appellate level.
At the trial court level, for criminal proceedings the constraints on the release of data are well defined. Privacy is not a right or expectation in an open court system. Once a party elects to use the Court system, provided at public expense, that person gives up a portion of their privacy.
In general, any information that is publicly available to individuals who contact the clerk directly, should be provided to the public in the most efficient means available. In today's context, the most efficient information delivery mechanism is Internet access, and providing Internet access to Court records will not make any information available that is not already "public" information - it will just make it easier to obtain.