I'd like to direct you to these rare public comments by Chief Justice Rehnquist. It really is of the utmost national importance.
Link via Lawblog.com.
Wonder how hard somebody had to dig to find a sixteen-year-old ticket for "41 in a 30 zone"? OK, there is some point to it - just not a whole lot.
Remind me to go back to Massachusetts next year. After ten years, I can have my speeding conviction "sealed" from random snoops - unless they know a cop. Of course, my public record will indicate that I have had something sealed, which might be worse than the ticket itself...