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Thanks for sharing. Sounds like a useful project.

> don't make records on search warrants even remotely easily available to the public,

It seems like the right reform would be for all approved search warrants to be automatically posted online one year after issuance.

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If an innocent person had a warrant issued for them, and they were cleared, I bet employers would still routinely query those records if they were able to. It could affect people’s lives if it was too public

This is a non-issue within the context of these requests. The only names that I am requesting are the names of the officers and judges involved. The requests are not seeking any names of anyone the search warrants are meant for.

> If an innocent person had a warrant issued for them, and they were cleared, I bet employers would still routinely query those records if they were able to. It could affect people’s lives if it was too public

I know it is unlawful to ask about arrests without convictions as a precursor to employment in at least a few jurisdictions in the US. [0]

[0]: https://www.workplacefairness.org/criminal-records-workplace...

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