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I'm chiming in a lot, but this is only sort of true. In theory, yes, opinions and orders are free on PACER. In practice clerks have to check a box when they upl
by mlissner 6y ago
I'm chiming in a lot, but this is only sort of true. In theory, yes, opinions and orders are free on PACER. In practice clerks have to check a box when they upload each opinion to mark it as free, and yeah....some clerks do a great job. Others do terribly. Some info here: https://free.law/pacer-facts/#written-opinions-are-free-on-pacer-but-h https://free.law/pacer-facts/#written-opinions-are-free-on-p...
- gnicholas 6y agoIn my practice, all important opinions were published and freely available. Perhaps there are areas of law where coverage is spotty or delayed, but I literally never needed to use PACER because I didn't work on active litigation (just transactions, opinion letters, client memos and other research-related work).
- mlissner 6y agoRight, you can usually find opinions, but in many cases, that's because the provider you're using — WestLaw, Bloomberg, Justia, Google Scholar, whatever — paid for it on your behalf. They (we) have to go to PACER and buy these things too.
- pnw_hazor 6y agoThese are free https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/19 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/19 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/district/alsd/2017/%7B%22pageSize%22%3A%22100%22%2C%22offset%22%3A%220%22%7D https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/district/als...