Newspaper continues fighting for public access to court info

From Sunshine Review

August 31, 2008

[edit] Newspaper continues fighting for public access to court info

"Today, an update on an important open records issue The Forum has been battling for some time on behalf of the public.

On July 7, the North Dakota Supreme Court issued a supervisory writ that determined state courts must disclose to the public the names of jurors and most of the questions they answer when selected. It also established a procedure for doing so.

It was an important opinion that reinforced a generally held belief that the public ought to know who decides another’s fate."

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