This report provides an overview of the availability of information about court operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically court information on the federal courts’ public websites and how the information is presented to and accessed by website visitors. This overview also describes the differing approaches federal courts have taken for disseminating COVID-19 information on their websites and concludes with suggestions on how courts might enhance the accessibility of that information.
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How Federal Courts Used Their Public Websites During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Overview and Some Lessons for the Future
June 16, 2021
