#openlaw — Public Fediverse posts

"Court records belong to the public. Yet anyone seeking access to federal court filings through PACER, a government software system that stands for Public Access to Court Electronic Records, is usually required to pay hefty fees to search for and view documents. PACER’s fees have long acted as a barrier that makes it hard, especially for low income people, to see and understand the work produced by our own public servants.

That's why EFF joined a broad group of organizations supporting the Open Courts Act of 2026, legislation that would modernize the federal courts' electronic filing systems and eliminate PACER fees.

The bill would replace the aging PACER and CM/ECF systems with a modern, unified platform designed to improve public access, strengthen cybersecurity, and reduce long-term costs. Supporters note that PACER currently collects more than $150 million annually in fees from the public, despite court records being public documents."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/court-records-should-be-free

#USA #OpenLaw #OpenCourts

Bizarre attempt to privatise law in the US:

Congress Should Reject Bill To Let Private Groups Control Access To U.S. Laws

https://www.republicreport.org/2024/congress-should-reject-bill-to-let-private-groups-control-access-to-u-s-laws/

ht @carlmalamud
#Law #OpenLaw

L'état actuel de la #jurispedia :

* de - https://de.jurispedia.org/index.php?title=Hauptseite - 16078 articles

* ar - https://ar.jurispedia.org/index.php?title=%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%AD%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9 - 4168

* fr - sans https; http://fr.jurispedia.org/index.php/Accueil - 3533

* es - https://es.jurispedia.org/index.php?title=P%C3%A1gina_principal - 1318

* zh - https://zh.jurispedia.org/index.php?title=%E9%A6%96%E9%A1%B5 - 209

* pt - https://pt.jurispedia.org/index.php?title=P%C3%A1gina_principal - 196

* en - https://en.jurispedia.org/index.php/Main_Page - timeout :(

* nl - https://en.jurispedia.org/index.php/Main_Page - timeout :(

* pl - n'existe pas (encore)

* ru - n'existe pas (encore)

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/JurisPedia

#OpenLaw

Vittoria storica per il #PubblicoDominio in USA: niente #copyright sulla legge, nemmeno se annotata.

Una buona notizia dalla Corte Suprema, che ha ribadito una precedente sentenza costituzionale del 1834.
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RT @KyleKCourtney
A #SCOTUS victory for #openlaw! Thanks to @carlmalamud for letting me contribute to the cause! My epic amicus brief team @DigLibCopyright & @ZanzibarAnnie are the best #copyright writ…
https://twitter.com/KyleKCourtney/status/1254794049392979970