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Secrecy rules are troubling to top senator

 
By John Greiner | Published: March 14, 2008    Comment on this article Leave a comment

The Senate's co-leader said Thursday that state Supreme Court rules blocking public access to court records online send a troubling signal, and he hopes justices are aware the rules weren't received favorably by lots of people.

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"I think it's a little bit of an overreaction,” Sen. Glenn Coffee said of rules the court said were designed to balance privacy rights and public access to court documents.

The rules issued Tuesday and effective June 10 would prohibit someone who files a court document such as an attorney from including some personal information such as birth dates, Social Security numbers and home addresses.

Coffee spoke with Chief Justice James Winchester after learning about the proposed rules.

"After I spoke with him I was a little less concerned with what he's trying to do, but I think there's some problems .

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