Federal Courts Set Rules for Online Access to Criminal Case Files - The Judicial Conference of the United States, which makes administrative policy for the federal courts, has issued guidance permitting remote electronic access to criminal case files. The guidance requires filers of documents to redact Social Security Numbers, account numbers, names of minor children, dates of birth, and home addresses. The policy also states that certain documents should never be made public in paper or in electronic form, including pre-sentence investigation reports, juvenile records, juror identification information, and unexecuted summonses or warrants. March 26, 2004

• Guidance for Implementation of the Judicial Conference Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Criminal Case Files [PDF] March 16, 2003 [off-site]
• Model Local Rule Regarding Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Criminal Case Files [PDF] March 16, 2003 [off-site]
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