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Redaction Requirements - E-Government Act

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin accepts electronically filed pleadings and makes the content of these pleadings available on the court’s Internet website via the Case Management/Electronic Case Files (“CM/ECF”) system and/or PACER. Any registered user of CM/ECF and/or PACER will be able to read, download, store, and print the full content of electronically filed documents. Documents that have been sealed or otherwise restricted by court order will not be electronically accessible.

Grand Jury

The Grand Jury performs an important function under our Constitution - "Panel of the People",  which stems from English common law and traces to the Magna Carta in 1215.  It is the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution that mandates no person may be required to stand trial in Federal Court on a felony offense charge until an indictment is returned by a Grand Jury, unless that right is waived.

Naturalization

Naturalization is the process by which U.S. citizenship is conferred upon a foreign citizen or national after he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

The bureau of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes all naturalization applications and provides the Court with a list of the candidates selected to be naturalized in the Federal Court.

Currently, the selection consists of only those petitioners who have requested to:

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