3 ms·
Out of curiosity, are all courts in the US required to publish transcripts or videos? It would be interesting to have bots processing those feeds to keep tabs o
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
Out of curiosity, are all courts in the US required to publish transcripts or videos? It would be interesting to have bots processing those feeds to keep tabs on what is going on.
- semiquaver 2y agohttps://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-reporting-program https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/federal-court-report... Federal courts transcribe everything and the transcripts are generally possible to obtain although in some cases the transcripts are not free. State courts vary. Availability of videos or audio recordings varies even more by jurisdiction.
- qingcharles 2y agoPractically all published judicial material is a public record (although only under the 1st Amend, generally not under FOIA laws). The problem is that a great number of state courts (which is the majority of courts in the USA) use shitty outdated systems and don't have Internet access to their records. Or they heavily restrict access to only attorneys. The records are public, though, so if there is some specific you want, you can get it. It just might take some effort.