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      "date": "2004-05-24",
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      "title": "Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: History, Operations, and Current Issues",
      "summary": "The Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO) is the principal administrative\nagency\nof the judicial branch. Originally created by Congress to improve the supervision of the federal\ncourts and to give the federal judicial branch greater managerial independence from the executive\nbranch, the AO is charged with a number of important tasks. Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist\nattacks, a principal area of concern for the AO has been courthouse security and emergency\npreparedness. In addition, the AO is currently decentralizing its budget process and improving the\njudicial branch's technology capabilities. \n  This report examines the organization and duties of the AO. It also looks at the agency's\norigins and three current significant issues concerning the agency. This report will be updated as\ndevelopments warrant.",
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