Judicial Records: Public Access and FOIA Expansion
To amend title 5, United States Code, to create a right of public access to certain records relating to the courts of the United States, and for other purposes.
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
While transparency is a popular topic, bills expanding FOIA to the judiciary face significant opposition from the courts themselves and often stall in committee.
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Judges and other court personnel would face new public disclosure requirements covering disciplinary complaints, investigations, sanctions, and individual performance reports. While this increases accountability, it also means personnel records that were previously shielded from public view could now be requested by anyone under FOIA, similar to executive branch employees.
“Any complaint, investigation, and order against a judge or other court personnel.”
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
To amend title 5, United States Code, to create a right of public access to certain records relating to the courts of the United States, and for other purposes.
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