New opinions are online and are now free to download (U.S. District Courts). The appellate courts lag. Lexis and West pay lots of money to track cases (though

New opinions are online and are now free to download (U.S. District Courts). The appellate courts lag. Lexis and West pay lots of money to track cases (though cheaper than a citizen pays) and then charges the government for the ability to track a docket. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lexisnexis-us-awarded-10-year-us-courts-contract-72184262.html http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lexisnexis-us-awarde... Lexis and West have no incentive to want these documents to be free. And of course the government should spend money to organize the court documents. Unlike the web, these are government documents and the record of government in action.