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Court Privacy

NPR

Published December 5, 2000 at 12:00 AM EST

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NPR's Emily Harris reports on efforts in courthouses around the country to satisfy the public's need to know facts of lawsuits, and participants' need for privacy. One trend that has developed is to keep paper records open for inspection, but limit access to the same items online.