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Order 14-01: Crime Victim Privacy
The Wisconsin Judicial Council petitioned the Supreme Court to create WIS. STAT. § 809.86 requiring the use of initials in appellate briefs and in appellate court decisions to protect the identity of certain crime victims whose names may appear in searchable documents posted on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Court of Appeals access websites.
Order Issued: March 2, 2015Disposition: Amendments effective July 1, 2015
View the order here