Supreme Court Leaves Stone Age, Will Now Require Electronic Filing

Finally!

It’s certainly a positive step that will increase public access [to the court]. We won’t have to rely on SCOTUSblog as much.

Pratik Shah, co-head of the Supreme Court and appellate practice at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, commenting on the news that the Supreme Court will require electronic filing of all case documents, starting on November 13, 2017. According to a press release from the court, “virtually all new filings will be accessible without cost to the public and legal community.”


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