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Judicial Conference to Conduct Privacy Hearing

The Judicial Conference of the United States, the body that sets policy for the federal courts, will hold a hearing on public access to electronic court files this week. The body will consider the privacy implications of creating a nationwide standard for publishing case files electronically.

Courts Face Privacy Conundrum, Wired, February 26, 2001
EPIC Comments on Public Access to Electronic Case Files, EPIC web site.
Judicial Privacy Policy Comment Page.