Considerable costs and some court systems’ lingering reluctance toward e-filing leaves little chance for a nationwide state-level court docket tracking system, docket tracking providers said during a recent American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) convention panel.

Held virtually Wednesday, the panel “Searching in All 50 State Court Dockets: Will It Ever Be a Reality?” discussed the likelihood and frustrating limitations of searching all U.S. state court dockets.