Free Law Project to Download All Opinions from PACER and Make Them Available to Public

"The Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to providing free, public access to primary legal materials, has announced plans to download all of the free opinions and order available on PACER, the federal courts’ system for electronic access to court records.

Although PACER charges fees for downloading case documents and dockets, it does not charge for access to judicial opinions and orders.

In a blog post, Free Law Project Executive Director Michael Lissner said that his organization is undertaking this project because the documents have monumental value but are not easily available to the public..."

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