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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
March 11, 2008 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider and Albers. Referred
to Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
AB934,1,2
1An Act to create 751.16 and 752.42 of the statutes;
relating to: public access
2to appellate court conferences.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, the supreme court and court of appeals conduct various conferences
related to cases that are before those courts. Most of the conferences are closed to
the public. This bill requires that all conferences held by the supreme court or court
of appeals be open to the public.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB934, s. 1
3Section
1. 751.16 of the statutes is created to read:
AB934,1,7
4751.16 Public access to court conferences. All supreme court conferences,
5including preargument conferences, postargument decision conferences, opinion
6conferences, decision conferences, and administrative conferences shall be open to
7the public.
AB934, s. 2
8Section
2. 752.42 of the statutes is created to read:
AB934,2,4
1752.42 Public access to court conferences. All court of appeals
2conferences, including screening conferences, preargument conferences, tentative
3decision conferences, motion conferences, opinion conferences, publication
4conferences, and decision conferences shall be open to the public.
