Court access

RCFP attorneys sought the unsealing on behalf of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

President Biden has nominated the federal appeals court judge to serve as the next U.S. attorney general.

The bill would eliminate the PACER paywall and improve transparency in the federal court system.

In a December letter, RCFP highlighted a “marked increase in secrecy” at the Supreme Court since the 1990s.

The Reporters Committee has argued that excessive fees burden the press and are contrary to First Amendment values.

RCFP, BuzzFeed’s Jason Leopold have been fighting for years for greater public access to electronic surveillance court records.

RCFP Policy Analyst Melissa Wasser testified on Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

The Reporters Committee’s letter outlines four key recommendations to increase court access in future pandemic response legislation.

Information addresses court access, public records, open meetings, and government emergency powers amid pandemic.

Update: On April 13, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear 10 oral arguments via telephone in May.…