8th Conference on Privacy and Public Access to Court Records
November 3-4, 2011
Williamsburg, Virginia
To register, go to www.regonline.com/privacy2011
Hotel:
Woodlands Hotel & Suites
105 Visitor Center Drive
Williamsburg, VA 23185
757-253-2277
1-800-HISTORY
Room rate: $99.00+tax
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Times may be slightly adjusted and expect to provide more detail shortly.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Welcome Reception, William & Mary School of Law Lobby
Thursday, November 3, 2011
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Registration & Coffee Service
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome
Professor Fred Lederer, William & Mary Law School
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. State Policy Updates
Moderator: Hon. John Dooley, Supreme Court of Vermont
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Coffee Service
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Technology Issues and Trends
Moderators: Tom Clarke, VP, National Center for State Courts
Alan Carlson, CEO, Orange County Superior Courts
- Panel members representing several state and federal courts
- Discussion about when a document submitted becomes a court record available to the public
- Comparison of the steps needed to process a record before it becomes available to the public
- How cloud computing might affect public access to court records
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Privacy and Contextual Integrity, a New Jersey Court Case Study
Presenter: Helen Nissenbaum, New York University
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. Break (Refreshments)
3:15 – 4:45 p.m. Social Media and the Courts
Moderators: Hon. Paul Anderson, Supreme Court of Minnesota
Michael Johnson, Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Counsel Division, State
Court Administration, Minnesota Judicial Branch
- Jurors, Social Media and Trials
- Judges and Social Media
- Impact of Social Medi on Privacy Norms
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Wine Reception & Conference Dinner, The Great Hall, Wren Building (Optional- $50.00 additional)
Friday, November 4, 2011
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. Coffee Service
8:45 – 10:15 a.m. Family Law, Privacy & Court Records
Moderator: Hon. Larry Smukler, Associate Justice,
New Hampshire Superior Court
- Family Law and the Press
- In-Person Access to Family Courts
- Family Law and Press Ethical Standards
- Family Litigant Information and the Internet
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee Service
10:30 – 12:00 noon International Panel
Moderator: Robert Deyling, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
- Panelists representing the judicial branch from several countries
- An overview of the law on public access to court records in those countries
- A discussion of methods used in other countries to protect individual privacy in the litigation process
- A comparative review of some legal and policy issues arising from eletronic public acess to court records in those countries
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Open Court Initiative
Moderator: Fred Lederer, Chancellor Professor, William & Mary Law School,
and Director, Center for Legal & Court Technologoy
John Davidow, Producer, WBUR, Boston, MA
This session will feature a presentation about and discussion of the innovative project, OpenCourt.
WBUR, Boston's NPR news station, recently established this experimental project to bring Massachusett's Quincy District Court Proceedings online.
See http://opencourt.us/
2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Summary of Conference Proceedings and Plans for Follow-up
Cost: $225.00
Optional Dinner November 3rd - $50.00
20% Discount for CLCT Court Affiliates - please contact us for the discount code: medalt@wm.edu, 757-221-2494, ccvaug@wm.edu, or 757-221-7730.
To register, go to www.regonline.com/privacy2011