Supreme Court Leaves Stone Age, Will Now Require Electronic Filing

Finally!

By Staci Zaretsky

onAugust 3, 2017 at 2:29 PMAugust 3, 2017 at 2:32 PM

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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Staci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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