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At least it is for SCOTUS decisions to find the decision quickly (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/23 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/sli

At least it is for SCOTUS decisions to find the decision quickly (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/23 https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/23 has a list of all opinions from the current time, updated live as they are announced). It's really painful when you've got coverage of state court cases where you have neither the case name nor the court it was filed in nor the docket nor any document nor anything that would let you figure any of this out.

duxup 2y ago
Yeah SCOTUS is pretty good about putting their decisions out there. Sometimes too good at it ;)
fock 2y ago
as a non US-person who recently wanted to look at some cases: is there a free way to do this? Or do you have to sign up to the weird ePACER?
- nickburns 2y ago
  You do not have to sign up for anything. SCOTUS opinions are freely-accessible public record.[0] [0] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx
- jcranmer 2y ago
  Every document at SCOTUS level is freely available, although you have to know the docket number to get all of the briefs correctly. SCOTUSblog in practice is a more accessible interface to the docket, since you can easily look up by case name: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/terms/ot2023/ https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/terms/ot2023/, e.g., the full docket for the case in this article is here: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/harrington-v-purdue-pharma-l-p/ https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/harrington-v-pur... If you want to deal with non-SCOTUS federal cases, your choices are to use PACER or to use RECAP (https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/ https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/), where the documents may be available. E.g., the appeals court docket for this case is at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67448481/in-re-purdue-pharma-lp/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67448481/in-re-purdue-p..., note that many documents aren't available because no one made it free via RECAP. If you want to deal with state courts... good luck! Every state has a different system with different level of pains to track down.

duxup 2y ago

Yeah SCOTUS is pretty good about putting their decisions out there. Sometimes too good at it ;)

fock 2y ago

as a non US-person who recently wanted to look at some cases: is there a free way to do this? Or do you have to sign up to the weird ePACER?

nickburns 2y ago
You do not have to sign up for anything. SCOTUS opinions are freely-accessible public record.[0] [0] https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/opinions.aspx
jcranmer 2y ago
Every document at SCOTUS level is freely available, although you have to know the docket number to get all of the briefs correctly. SCOTUSblog in practice is a more accessible interface to the docket, since you can easily look up by case name: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/terms/ot2023/ https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/terms/ot2023/, e.g., the full docket for the case in this article is here: https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/harrington-v-purdue-pharma-l-p/ https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/harrington-v-pur... If you want to deal with non-SCOTUS federal cases, your choices are to use PACER or to use RECAP (https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/ https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/), where the documents may be available. E.g., the appeals court docket for this case is at https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67448481/in-re-purdue-pharma-lp/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67448481/in-re-purdue-p..., note that many documents aren't available because no one made it free via RECAP. If you want to deal with state courts... good luck! Every state has a different system with different level of pains to track down.