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7/31/2019 Justice Wide Open: Ian Cram - Twitt(er)ing Open Justice?
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Vagjei a `cotaxavj~k tkxptk`vj~k- Txcnkppcx Jae @xao k|aojekpvlxkavp vc najx vxjamp je 164 `laxa`vkxp aef jfkevjnjkp a `coocetxchmko
Vljp tatkx vagkp ap jvp nc`{p pcok `{xxkev vlxkavp tcpkf vc vlk afojejpvxavjce cn
b{pvj`k je hcvl vlk [ejvkf Gjeifco aef vlk [ejvkf Pvavkp% Hcvl b{xjpfj`vjcep axk
k|tkxjke`jei pjojmax txchmkop ylj`l `ce`kxe vlk nmcy cn kmk`vxcej`ammz/lkmf
jencxoavjce jevc aef c{v cn vlk b{xz xcco% Jv yjmm hk pkke vlav vlk pvxcei txcvk`vjce
anncxfkf vc p{`l ptkk`l {efkx vlk Njxpv Aokefokev okaep vlav k~ke ylkxk jv jp
ljilmz txkb{fj`jam- ec a`vjce `ae hk vagke aiajepv okfja cxiaejpavjcep cx txc~jfkxp cnkmk`vxcej` pc`jam okfja% Jepvkaf- kotlapjp jp tma`kf ce jep{mavjei b{xz okohkxp nxco
oavkxjam vlav jp ecv taxv cn vlk `xjojeam vxjam txc`kkfjeip% Hz `cevxapv- b{xz okohkxp
ylc {efkxvagk txj~avk xkpkax`l jevc aptk`vp cn vlk vxjam axk ecv je vlk paok tcpjvjce
ap okfja cxiaejpavjcep aef xjpg hkjei nc{ef je `cevkotv je o{`l vlk paok yaz ap
b{xcxp je Keimaef aef Yamkp%
Vlk q{kpvjcep ylj`l vljp hxjkn tatkx pkvp c{v vc k|tmcxk axk ap ncmmcyp2 j* ylav
pcxvp cn vlxkav fckp vk`lecmciz aef vlk kmk`vxcej`ammz/kq{jttkf b{xcx tcpk vc vlk
najxekpp cn `xjojeam b{xz vxjamp aef jj* ylav tcppjhmk xkptcepkp ojilv vlk `xjojeam vxjam
pzpvko oagk vc `c{evkx aez af~kxpk jota`v ce vxjam najxekpp#jevkixjvz% Vc pvaxv yjvllcyk~kx- vlk `cepvjv{vjceam `cevk|v je ylj`l xk`kev fk~kmctokevp je vlk [ejvkf
Pvavkp la~k c``{xxkf jp pkv c{v%
[P Njxpv Aokefokev
@ceixkpp plamm oagk ec may%%% ahxjfijei%%% nxkkfco cn ptkk`l cx cn vlk txkpp%%%
Ocpv cn {p axk naojmjax yjvl vljp naoc{p `cepvjv{vjceam `cooaef% Ncx txkpkev
t{xtcpkp- jv jp vlk attmj`avjce cn vlk Njxpv Aokefokev vc vlk xktcxvjei cn `c{xv
txc`kkfjeip aef- ocxk hxcafmz- vc ptkk`l ahc{v oavvkxp tkefjei hkncxk vlk `c{xvp
vlav jp cn xkmk~ae`k% Vlk {efkxmzjei xavjceamk ncx hxcaf txcvk`vjce je vlk `apk cnptkk`l ahc{v `c{xvp aef mkiam txc`kkfjeip jp vc hk nc{ef je vlk jfkam cn xkt{hmj`ae
pkmn/ic~kxeokev% Ap Hxkeeae B chpkx~kf je vlk `cevk|v cn a p{``kppn{m `lammkeik vc ae
cxfkx `mcpjei a `xjojeam vxjam vc okfja aef okohkxp cn vlk t{hmj` amjgk2
WV_lk Njxpv Aokefokev %%%lap a pvx{`v{xam xcmk vc tmaz je pk`{xjei aef ncpvkxjei c{xxkt{hmj`ae pzpvko cn pkmn/ic~kxeokev% Jotmj`jv je vljp pvx{`v{xam xcmk jp %%% ,vlk*app{otvjce vlav ~am{ahmk t{hmj` fkhavk ap ykmm ap cvlkx `j~j` hkla~jcx o{pv hkjencxokf%1
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@c{xvp axk kevx{pvkf yjvl vlk k|kx`jpk t{hmj` tcykx je vlk txc`kpp cn vxzjei
fknkefaevp je `xjojeam `apkp aef jv ncmmcyp vlav vlk t{hmj` cx `coo{ejvz ce ylcpk
hklamn vljp tcykx jp k|kx`jpkf lap ae jevkxkpv je mkaxejei ahc{v `c{xv txc`kkfjeip%
Gecymkfik cn `c{xv txc`kkfjeip aef p{xxc{efjei jpp{kp jp ~jvam vlkxkncxk vc vlk
jencxokf taxvj`jtavjce hz `jvjrkep je t{hmj` annajxp% Vlav jp ecv vc paz vlavxkpvxj`vjcep ce `c{xv/xkmavkf ptkk`l `c{mf ek~kx hk b{pvjnjkf- jv jp xavlkx vlav vlkxk jp
ae k|vxkokmz lka~z `cepvjv{vjceam h{xfke ce vlk pvavk vc plcy ylz vlk okfja plc{mf
hk txk~kevkf nxco `cookevavjei ce tkefjei#a`v{am txc`kkfjeip% Vljp h{xfke jp
k|txkppkf je vlk `mkax aef txkpkev faeikx pvaefaxf% Kppkevjammz- vljp xkq{jxkp vlk
pvavk vc plcy vlav vlk ptkk`l je q{kpvjce tcpkp a `mkax aef txkpkev faeikx cn
jookfjavk aef p{hpvaevjam laxo ,vc paz vlk afojejpvxavjce cn b{pvj`k cx a fknkefaevp
najx vxjam xjilvp* aef vlav vlk xkpvxj`vjce jotcpkf ce ptkk`l af~ae`kp vlk
ic~kxeokevam jevkxkpv hz ojejoammz jotajxjei vlk k|kx`jpk cn Njxpv Aokefokev
nxkkfcop% Je knnk`v- vlk pvaefaxf okaep vlav p{h b{fj`k `cevkotv x{mkp axk ylcmmz
{e`cepvjv{vjceam% Je vlk `apk cn txjcx xkpvxajevp ,cx iai cxfkxp*- vlkpk hk`cok
k|vxkokmz laxf vc chvaje- vlc{il ecv jotcppjhmk%
Ap vlk Aokxj`ae Hax Appc`javjce t{vp jv je AHA Pvaefaxf - 0xf kfe aef Vlk Xktcxvkxp Gkz / A``kpp vc vlk B{fj`jam Txc`kpp=lvvt2##yyy%ahaecy%cxi#ycxftxkpp#yt`cevkev#njmkpSnm{vvkx#1890>1690>S84S1S1S9S[tmcafSNjmk%tfn5 a``kppkf Oaz 8418
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Vljp oavkxjam yap hxcaf`apv anvkx Pjotpce yap ncxoammz hxc{ilv hkncxk vlk `c{xv ncx
vlk njxpv vjok vc hk vcmf vlk `laxikp lk yc{mf hk na`jei aef naoc{pmz je`m{fkf a{fjc
xk`cxfjeip cn vlk :11 `ammp oafk hz vlk ~j`vjo ce vyc txk~jc{p c``apjcep- je`m{fjei
vlk vjok ylke Pjotpce hxcgk a fccx vc iaje ncx`jhmk kevxz% Ej`cmk Hxcye Pjotpce jp
`mkaxmz lkaxf vc vkmm vlk kokxike`z pyjv`lhcaxf je a pchhjei ~cj`k- Lkp ha`g- Jvljeg zc{ gecy ljp xk`cxf- Lk jp `xarz7 av vlk vjok cn vlkpk hxcaf`apvp- vlk
afojppjhjmjvz cn vlk :11 `ammp laf zkv vc hk fkvkxojekf%
A``ktvjei vlk pkxjc{p tcvkevjam ncx p{`l oavkxjam vc `a{pk txkb{fj`k vc vlk
najxekpp cn taxvj`{max vxjamp- vlk `xjojeam vxjam txc`kpp je vlk [P mazp kotlapjp {tce
vlk xaeik cn `{xavj~k okap{xkp vlav `ae fktmczkf vc panki{axf Pj|vl Aokefokev najx
vxjam xjilvp% Vlkpk je`m{fk vlk ~cjx fjxk- `laeijei vlk ~ke{k cx pvaxv favk cn vxjamp cx-
je k|vxkok `apkp- p{`l ap Pjotpcep- pkq{kpvkxjei vlk b{xz%
Ae kmk`vxcej` vlxkav vc najx vxjamp
Vlk CB Pjotpce `apk hxc{ilv vcikvlkx a `cohjeavjce cn kmkokevp ,`kmkhxjvz hma`g
fknkefaev aef xcmk ocfkm je ae kvlej` `coo{ejvz7 ~jcmkev `xjok aiajepv ljp yljvk
yjnk- a xa`jpv tcmj`k cnnj`kx- nmaohczaev mayzkxp lattz vc tmaz vc vlk `aokxap*
kmkokevp vlav fc ecv {p{ammz txkpkev vlkopkm~kp je vlk cek `xjojeam `apk hkncxk a
b{xz cn vykm~k oke aef ycoke%
Je 8418- a txkppjei vlxkav vc vlk najxekpp cn b{xz vxjamp yc{mf pkko vc `cok
nxco yjvlje vlk vxjam txc`kpp jvpkmn eaokmz vlk b{xcx% @cotaxkf vc txk~jc{p
ikekxavjcep- b{xcxp vcfaz axk o{`l ocxk mjgkmz vc hk kmk`vxcej`ammz kq{jttkf aef
afktv av vykkvjei- hmciijei- pkefjei aef xk`kj~jei jepvaev okppaikp aef Na`khccg
{tfavkp% Vlk ocfkxe b{xcx jp ampc a``{pvcokf vc a`q{jxjei gecymkfik ahc{v k~kevp
aef jefj~jf{amp ~ja Yjgjtkfja aef Iccimk%
Je vlk `kmkhxavkf 1:;9 njmo fjxk`vkf hz Pjfekz M{okv- Vykm~k Aeixz Oke
B{xcx Ec < ,ylcpk `laxa`vkx jp tmazkf hz Lkexz Ncefa* jp vlk cek b{xcx je a o{xfkx
vxjam ylc jejvjammz pvaefp amcek je k|txkppjei fc{hv ahc{v vlk fknkefaevp i{jmv% Av
cek tcjev je vlk fkmjhkxavjcep- lk txcf{`kp a gejnk vlav jp jfkevj`am vc ykatce pajf hz
vlk txcpk`{vjce vc la~k gjmmkf vlk ~j`vjo% Vljp a`vjce jp `kevxam vc vlk {efkxojejei cn
vlk txcpk`{vjcep `apk aef lkmtp tkxp{afk vlk cvlkx b{xcxp vc fc{hv vlkjx cxjijeam
`ce`m{pjcep cn i{jmv% Ncx txkpkev t{xtcpkp- ylav jp cn jevkxkpv lkxk jp vlav B{xcx Ec B{pvj`k Yjfk Ctke
vlxc{il vlk af~kxpaxjam `mapl hkvykke txcpk`{vjce aef fknke`k* njefp jvp yaz jevc vlk
b{xz xcco%
Ap jp ykmm gecye- Vyjvvkx cnnkxp a oj`xc/hmciijei vk|v pkx~j`k ka`l vjok je
164 `laxa`vkxp ylkxkhz {pkxp cn vlk pkx~j`k `ae tcpv vykkvp ncx cvlkxp vc xkaf aef
xkptcef fjxk`vmz vc% Jevkxekv mjegp `ae ampc hk tcpvkf aef a``kppkf% Jv jp a tcykxn{myaz cn fjp`c~kxjei ylav jp lattkejei b{pv ecy aef ampc taxvj`jtavjei je fjp`{ppjce cn
vlcpk k~kevp%
Txchmkoavj` jencxoavjce nmcyp je vlk kmk`vxcej` kxa
Yk `ae vljeg cn kmk`vxcej` okfja ap tcpjei vyc fjpvje`v pcxvp cn `lammkeik vc `xjojeam
`c{xv txc`kkfjeip% Je vlk njxpv vztk cn `lammkeik- {evkpvkf jencxoavjce#oavkxjam nmcyp
jevc vlk b{xz xcco- ncx k|aotmk ylke a b{xcx fckp txj~avk jevkxekv xkpkax`l ayaz
nxco vlk `c{xvxcco aef mavkx fjp`mcpkp vlk xkp{mvp vc nkmmcy b{xcxp f{xjei vlkjx
fkmjhkxavjcep% Pk`cefmz- vlkxk oaz a txchmkoavj` nmcy cn jencxoavjce#ctjejce ayaz
nxco vlk b{xz xcco% Vljp `c{mf axjpk ~ja vykkv {tfavkp ce b{xz xcco k|tkxjke`kp
je`m{fjei fkmjhkxavjcep cx pjotmz hmciijei ahc{v vlk k|tkxjke`k cn b{xz pkx~j`k%
Ylz ojilv fjp`mcp{xk cn a b{xcxp txj~avk xkpkax`l vc nkmmcy b{xcxp hk vxc{hmkpcok3
Vyc oaje xkapcep `ae hk af~ae`kf lkxk7 njxpv ap yap pkke ahc~k- jv jevxcf{`kp
{evkpvkf aef tcppjhmz txkb{fj`jam oavkxjam jevc fkmjhkxavjcep% Vljp {efkxojekp x{mkp
cn k~jfke`k ap vlkxk jp ec cttcxv{ejvz ncx txcpk`{vjce#fknke`k vc `lammkeik vlk
txcf{`vp cn txj~avk xkpkax`l% Jv jp ampc `cpvmz ylkxk- ap a xkp{mv cn vlk c{vpjfk
jevkxnkxke`k- a xkvxjam jp cxfkxkf% Ecv cemz jp vlkxk a njeae`jam `cpv je a xkvxjam- vlkxk jp
ampc a xjpg cn affjvjceam vxa{oa ncx ~j`vjop aef yjvekppkp `a{ilv {t je vlk
txc`kkfjeip ylke vlkz la~k vc xkv{xe vc `c{xv av a mavkx favk%
Ylav vlxkavp axk tcpkf ylke jencxoavjce#ctjejce mka~kp vlk b{xz xcco3
Vlk ch~jc{p `ce`kxe lkxk jp vlav vlk njeamjvz cn b{xz ~kxfj`vp yjmm hk {efkxojekf- a
nkav{xk cn Keimjpl `xjojeam vxjamp vlav jp {efkxtjeekf hz p%< cn vlk @cevkotv cn @c{xv
A`v 1:>< b{xcxp
afojvvkf vc xkpkax`ljei `apk fkvajmp ce vlk jevkxekv%6
0 PkkAI ~ P`cv`lkx W844;_ [GLM 0> ce vlk mjojvkf p`ctk cn fjp`mcp{xk a~ajmahmk vc b{xcxp ylc la~k`ce`kxep ahc{v vlk pankvz cn `xjojeam `ce~j`vjcep%6 =lvvt2##yyy%b{pvj`k%ic~%{g#t{hmj`avjcep#fc`p#axk/b{xjkp/najx/xkpkax`l%tfn 5
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Je Bae{axz 8418- b{xcx aef {ej~kxpjvz mk`v{xkx Vlkafcxa Fammap yap bajmkf ncx
hxka`ljei vlk vxjam b{fikp fjxk`vjce ecv vc pkax`l jevkxekv ncx vxjam xkmavkf oavkxjamp%
Plk laf vcmf nkmmcy b{xcxp ylav plk laf nc{ef ahc{v fknkefaev ,je`m{fjei a txk~jc{p
xatk ammkiavjce*% Lkx a`vjcep `a{pkf vlk vxjam vc hk lamvkf%;
Pk~ke ocevlp txk~jc{pmz je pktaxavk txc`kkfjeip- aecvlkx b{xcx Bcaeea Nxajmmfjp`{ppkf vlk txcixkpp cn b{xz fkmjhkxavjcep ce Na`khccg yjvl a fknkefaev ylc laf
hkke kaxmjkx hkke a`q{jvvkf je vlk paok txc`kkfjeip aef ylcpk `c/fknkefaev ,aef
hcznxjkef* yap yajvjei vc mkaxe ljp navk% Nxajmm afojvvkf xk~kamjei fkvajmp cn b{xz
fkmjhkxavjcep aef ampc fcjei a Iccimk pkax`l ce vlk `c/fknkefaev% Plk yap bajmkf je
B{ek 8411 ncx < ocevlp%>
Ncx pcok fk~cvkf ,aef tcppjhmz affj`vkf* {pkxp cn pc`jam okfja- vlk txcptk`v
cn a mkeivlz ptkmm cn b{xz pkx~j`k jp mkpp vlae ykm`cok% Je C`v 844: cek tkxpce
p{oocekf ncx b{xz pkx~j`k vykkvkf Ycy% B{xz F{vz% Njxpv Vjok k~kx% @ae J hk
k|`{pkf hk`a{pk J `aev hk cnnmjek ncx vlav aoc{ev cn vjok3%
Je vlk ek|v pk`vjce- vk`lecmciz/jef{`kf ojpvxjamp aef ekax ojpvxjamp je vlk
[ejvkf Pvavkp axk hxjknmz fjp`{ppkf% Vlkpk oaz tcjev {t pcok fjnnj`{mvjkp vlav oaz mjk
alkaf je c{x cye `c{xvp% Vljp jp ncmmcykf hz fjp`{ppjce cn a xaeik cn cnnj`jam
xkptcepkp vlav la~k hkke kotmczkf vc `cohav vlxkavp vc vlk jevkixjvz aef najxekpp cn
b{xz vxjamp
Vlk [P K|tkxjke`k
A peatplcv cn vlk njxpv pj| ocevlp cn 844: xk~kamp a nma~c{x cn vk`lecmciz/jef{`kf
ojpvxjamp cx ekax ojpvxjamp%
1% Oax`l 844:2 `cmmatpk cn a nkfkxam fx{ip vxjam je Nmcxjfa anvkx < c{v cn 18 b{xcxpafojvvkf txj~avk cemjek xkpkax`l jevc fknkefaevp eaokp aef fknjejvjcep cn
okfj`am vkxojecmciz% Vlk vxjam yap je jvp pk~kevl ykkg ylke vlk b{fik lamvkf
vlk vxjam% 9
8% B{mz 844:2 tcmjvj`am `cxx{tvjce vxjam aiajepv a ncxokx pvavk pkeavcx b{xcxvykkvkf f{xjei vxjam aef oafk tcpvp vc ljp Na`khccg taik fknke`k ocvjce
ncx a ojpvxjam xkbk`vkf ce vlk hapjp vlav vlk b{xcx laf ecv xkaf aez cn vlk vykkvp
tcpvkf vc ljo je xkptcepk cn ljp cxjijeam vykkv% Vlkxk laf hkke ec nmcy cn
jencxoavjce jevc vlk b{xzp fkmjhkxavjcep aef vlkxkncxk ec txkb{fj`k laf hkke
`a{pkf vc vlk vxjam% B Fkaep- Na`khccg b{xcx bajmkf ncx kjilv ocevlp Vlk I{axfjae ,Mcefce 1> B{ek 8418*=lvvt2##yyy%i{axfjae%`c%{g#{g#8411#b{e#1>#na`khccg/b{xcx/bajmkf/ncx/kjilv/ocevlp 59 F N{e`lkce- B{xcxp Icek Yjmf2 vlk Nkfp Pmjeg Ayaz nxco a Nm{hhkf Jevkxekv Tlaxoa`z @apkOjaoj Eky Vjokp ,Ojaoj- 80 Atxjm 844:* =lvvt2##yyy%ojaojekyvjokp%`co#844:/46/
80#ekyp#b{xcxp/aef/txcpk`{vcxp/pjeg/a/nkfkxam/`apk/aiajepv/jevkxekv/tlaxoa`jkp# 5< B P`lyaxr- Ap B{xcxp v{xe vc Ykh- Ojpvxjamp axk Tcttjei [tEky Zcxg Vjokp ,Eky Zcxg 1< Oax`l844:* =lvvt2##yyy%ezvjokp%`co#844:#40#1
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Ylz fc b{xcxp keiaik je txj~avk xkpkax`l3
Ae jencxokf tcmj`z xkptcepk vc b{xcxp {pk cn pc`jam okfja aef kmk`vxcej`ammz
a~ajmahmk oavkxjamp c{ilv vc hk hapkf {tce vlk xkapcep ylz b{xcxp keiaik je p{`l
txa`vj`kp% Pk~kxam p{`l xkapcep p{iikpv vlkopkm~kp ~jr2
1% A `{xjcpjvz vc iaje ha`gixc{ef jencxoavjce ce gkz taxvj`jtaevp je vxjamp%8% A hkmjkn vlav b{pvj`k yjmm hk hkvvkx pkx~kf jn ocxk ecv mkpp jencxoavjce jp
hkncxk vlk b{xz%
0% @{mv{xam xkapcep7 vlk zc{eikx ,aef ecv pc zc{ei!* b{xcx jp a``{pvcokf vcnjefjei jencxoavjce cemjek aef lap vlk vk`lecmcij`am okaep ,Jtlcekp-
Hma`ghkxxz kv`%* aef k|tkxvjpk vc xka`l cemjek oavkxjam% Ocxk ikekxammz
tkxlatp a fktkefke`k ce jepvaev `coo{ej`avjce vc nxjkefp#a``kpp vc
jencxoavjce%
Tcppjhmk xkptcepkp
Cek najxmz fxapvj` pcm{vjce ojilv hk vc hae jTlcekp- Hma`ghkxxjkp kv`% nxco vlk
`c{xvxcco% Ae ch~jc{p fjnnj`{mvz lkxk jp vlav p{`l a oc~k fckpev pvct c{v cn `c{xv
`coo{ej`avjcep#jencxoavjce nmcy% Ae amvkxeavj~k attxca`l oaz hk ncx vlk vxjam
b{fik vc oagk k|tmj`jv hcvl vlk vztk cn vk`lecmciz vlav b{xcxp axk txcljhjvkf nxco
{pjei aef jotcxvaevmz vlk xkapcep ylz vlkpk vk`lecmcijkp axk hkjei xkpvxj`vkf% Ae
k|aotmk ojilv hk- Iccimk Kaxvl oaz ecv hk {pkf vc `lk`g mc`avjce fkvajmp je vlk
txkpkev `apk cx- Vyjvvkx {tfavkp ce txcixkpp cn vxjam vc ncmmcykxp axk pvxj`vmz
txcljhjvkf% B{xcxp yc{mf vlke hk vcmf vlav {emkpp vlkz axk ka`l ahmk vc ahjfk hz vlk
jepvx{`vjce- vlke jv oaz hk`cok ek`kppaxz vc pkq{kpvkx b{xcxp {evjm a ~kxfj`v jp
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