Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Supreme Court adopted new rules governing public access to court records, cutting off all public access to court records via the Internet and limiting public access to other information that has been available in the past.
When the rules go into effect on June 10, online access to court documents in the Oklahoma Supreme Court and district courts would be limited to court dockets only and parties will be required to redact certain personal information before submitting a filing to the court clerk.
According to the order signed by Chief Justice James Winchester and four other justices, "individual pleadings and other recorded documents filed of record in state court actions shall not be publicly displayed on the Internet." The order, released on March 11, describes the new rules as an effort to balance the rights of privacy of individuals and public access.
"What I disagree with is the instantaneous restriction of public access to current public court documents on line," Justice Yvonne Kaugerin wrote in a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part from the new rules. Kauger went on to note: read more »
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