A federal judge will decide whether the public should have immediate access to new civil cases or if as much as 4 hours of processing time is warranted.
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The updated lawsuit by the Press Herald and other news organization says the attempt by the Maine court system to remedy delayed access to digital filings 'replaces one First Amendment violation with another.'
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Press Herald joins federal lawsuit as Maine newspapers sue over delay in access to civil complaints
The federal lawsuit challenges a rule allowing digital civil court filings to remain secret for weeks or even months after they are filed.
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The Portland Press Herald and the Sun Journal have joined a new federal lawsuit challenging a rule that allows civil cases in Maine’s electronic court records system to be secret for weeks or even months after they are filed.
Courthouse News Service, a national outlet that reports on civil court proceedings, filed the complaint Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor. The companies that own the Press Herald, Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and Sun Journal are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.