Free Law Project has a number of initiatives, including:
CourtListener.com,[7] which provides a searchable and API-accessible website with court dockets, 900,000 minutes of oral argument recordings, more than eight thousand judges, and more than three million opinions. All of the opinions on Court Listener are interlinked by a citator, and the graph of citations is available via an API.
RECAP Project,[8] which allows users to automatically search for free copies of documents during a search in the fee-based online US legal database PACER, creating a free alternative database at the Internet Archive and Court Listener.
Judge and Appointer Database, which provides biographical and electoral information about more than 8,000 American judges and appointors.[citation needed]
Database of Reporters, which provides information about more than 400 legal reporters.
Courts-DB, which provides information about more than 700 US courts.[9] All of Free Law Project's work is open source and available online.
RECAP is available as a Mozilla Firefoxadd-on, Google Chrome extension, and Safari extension.[13] For each PACER document, the software will first check if it has already been uploaded by another user. If no free version exists and the user purchases the document from PACER, it will automatically upload a copy to the RECAP server, thereby building the database.[11] The original RECAP implementation uploaded documents to the Internet Archive; as of late 2017, the Free Law Project version now uploads documents to the Free Law Project, with a promise to mirror that data to the Internet Archive on a quarterly basis.[14]
PACER continued charging per page fees after the introduction of RECAP.[15]
Prior to the creation of RECAP, activist Aaron Swartz set up an automatic download from an official library entry point to PACER.
Swartz downloaded 2.7 million documents, all public domain, representing less than 1 percent of the documents in PACER.[16] These public domain documents were later uploaded to RECAP and made available to the public for free.
However, the automated downloading triggered a government investigation. No criminal charges were filed, because PACER had provided lawful access and the documents copied were in the public domain, and the case was closed.
Some courts have acknowledged RECAP's free distribution of documents. A small handful of PACER users receive fee-exempt access (fee waivers are granted on a district-by-district basis), and a condition of the fee waiver generally requires that fee exempt users not further distribute documents they receive under the waiver, pursuant to Judicial Conference policy.[17] Some courts such as the District Court for the District of Massachusetts display a prominent reminder on its ECF page: "fee exempt PACER users must refrain from the use of RECAP".[18]
CourtListenerEdit
CourtListener,[6][19] is an open source software project to archive and host court documents.
^ abCoulter Jones; James V. Grimaldi; Joe Palazzolo (September 28, 2021). "How the Journal Found Judges' Violations of Law on Conflicts". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2022.
^"Milestone: CourtListener has 365 Days of Continuous Oral Argument Listening". June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
^Kate Linebaugh (October 1, 2021). "The Federal Law That 138 Judges Have Broken". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 25, 2021. this guy out in Oakland .. works for this nonprofit called the Free Law Project .. project going on for several years, to obtain from the administrative office of the courts, every financial disclosure for every federal judge, and digitize it.
^ abTaylor A. Vega (September 29, 2013). "Free Law Project provides access to legal materials and research for public". The Daily Californian. Retrieved November 25, 2022. The Free Law Project, a new California nonprofit, launched Tuesday and will provide free and easy access to legal material and research for anyone to download.
^"Announcing a New Open Database of Court Information, IDs, and Parsers". March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ ab. RECAP The Law. Center for Information Technology Policy. 2013. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
^ abJohnson, Bobbie (November 11, 2009). "Recap: cracking open US courtrooms". The Guardian. London.
^McCullagh, Declan (August 14, 2009). "Plug-in opens up federal courts, with your help". CNET. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
^Free Law Project. "RECAP Project — Turning PACER Around Since 2009".
^Lissner, Michae l (November 13, 2017). "The Next Version of RECAP is Now Live". Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^Singel, Ryan (October 5, 2009). "FBI Investigated Coder for Liberating Paywalled Court Records". Wired. Condé Nast. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
^Lee, Timothy B. (February 8, 2013). "The inside story of Aaron Swartz's campaign to liberate court filings". Ars Technica. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
^Lissner, Michael (April 13, 2017). "A Complete Chronology of PACER Fees and Policies". Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^"CM/ECF - USDC Massachusetts - Version 5.1.1 as of 12/5/2011-United States District Court".
^Tarpley Hitt (December 1, 2020). "I Read Court Documents for Fun. Hear Me Out". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
External linksEdit
Official website
CourtListener provides free access to federal court documents that someone has already purchased for RECAP / CourtListener and invites users to purchase a copy of others for CourtListener / RECAP.
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Free Law Project is a United States federal 501 c 3 Oakland based 1 nonprofit that provides free access to primary legal materials develops legal research tools and supports academic research on legal corpora 2 Free Law Project has several initiatives that collect and share legal information including the largest 3 collection of American oral argument audio 4 daily collection of new legal opinions from 200 United States courts and administrative bodies the RECAP Project which collects documents from PACER and user generated Supreme Court citation visualizations Their data helped The Wall Street Journal expose 138 cases of conflict of interest cases regarding violations by USA federal judges 3 5 Free Law ProjectFree Law Project LogoAbbreviationFLPFormation2013 09 24FoundersMichael Lissner Brian CarverFounded atEmeryville CAType501 c 3 Tax ID no 46 3342480Registration no C3594588Executive DirectorMichael LissnerBoard of directorsMichael Lissner Brian Carver Ansel HalliburtonWebsitefree wbr law FreeListener com Former Free Law Project was founded in 2013 by Michael Lissner and Brian Carver 6 Contents 1 Initiatives 2 RECAP 3 CourtListener 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksInitiatives EditFree Law Project has a number of initiatives including CourtListener com 7 which provides a searchable and API accessible website with court dockets 900 000 minutes of oral argument recordings more than eight thousand judges and more than three million opinions All of the opinions on Court Listener are interlinked by a citator and the graph of citations is available via an API RECAP Project 8 which allows users to automatically search for free copies of documents during a search in the fee based online US legal database PACER creating a free alternative database at the Internet Archive and Court Listener Judge and Appointer Database which provides biographical and electoral information about more than 8 000 American judges and appointors citation needed Database of Reporters which provides information about more than 400 legal reporters Courts DB which provides information about more than 700 US courts 9 All of Free Law Project s work is open source and available online RECAP EditRECAP 10 is software which allows users to automatically search for free copies of documents during a search in the fee based online U S federal court document database PACER Public Access to Court Electronic Records and to help build up a free alternative database 11 It was created in 2009 by a team from Princeton University s Center for Information Technology Policy and Harvard University s Berkman Center 10 and is now maintained as part of the Free Law Project The name RECAP derives from PACER spelled backward 12 RECAP is available as a Mozilla Firefox add on Google Chrome extension and Safari extension 13 For each PACER document the software will first check if it has already been uploaded by another user If no free version exists and the user purchases the document from PACER it will automatically upload a copy to the RECAP server thereby building the database 11 The original RECAP implementation uploaded documents to the Internet Archive as of late 2017 the Free Law Project version now uploads documents to the Free Law Project with a promise to mirror that data to the Internet Archive on a quarterly basis 14 PACER continued charging per page fees after the introduction of RECAP 15 Prior to the creation of RECAP activist Aaron Swartz set up an automatic download from an official library entry point to PACER Swartz downloaded 2 7 million documents all public domain representing less than 1 percent of the documents in PACER 16 These public domain documents were later uploaded to RECAP and made available to the public for free However the automated downloading triggered a government investigation No criminal charges were filed because PACER had provided lawful access and the documents copied were in the public domain and the case was closed Some courts have acknowledged RECAP s free distribution of documents A small handful of PACER users receive fee exempt access fee waivers are granted on a district by district basis and a condition of the fee waiver generally requires that fee exempt users not further distribute documents they receive under the waiver pursuant to Judicial Conference policy 17 Some courts such as the District Court for the District of Massachusetts display a prominent reminder on its ECF page fee exempt PACER users must refrain from the use of RECAP 18 CourtListener EditCourtListener 6 19 is an open source software project to archive and host court documents See also EditFree Access to Law MovementReferences Edit Justin Rau October 5 2021 Crime and Courts The Los Angeles Times Retrieved November 21 2022 Free Law Project Retrieved June 21 2016 a b Coulter Jones James V Grimaldi Joe Palazzolo September 28 2021 How the Journal Found Judges Violations of Law on Conflicts The Wall Street Journal Retrieved November 24 2022 Milestone CourtListener has 365 Days of Continuous Oral Argument Listening June 8 2016 Retrieved June 21 2016 Kate Linebaugh October 1 2021 The Federal Law That 138 Judges Have Broken The Wall Street Journal Retrieved November 25 2021 this guy out in Oakland works for this nonprofit called the Free Law Project project going on for several years to obtain from the administrative office of the courts every financial disclosure for every federal judge and digitize it a b Taylor A Vega September 29 2013 Free Law Project provides access to legal materials and research for public The Daily Californian Retrieved November 25 2022 The Free Law Project a new California nonprofit launched Tuesday and will provide free and easy access to legal material and research for anyone to download Court Listener Free Law Project Wikidata Q117745639 RECAP Wikidata Q7276289 Announcing a New Open Database of Court Information IDs and Parsers March 10 2020 Retrieved March 17 2021 a b RECAP Documents Now More Searchable Via Internet Archive RECAP The Law Center for Information Technology Policy 2013 Archived from the original on June 1 2016 Retrieved May 31 2013 a b Johnson Bobbie November 11 2009 Recap cracking open US courtrooms The Guardian London McCullagh Declan August 14 2009 Plug in opens up federal courts with your help CNET Retrieved May 16 2017 Free Law Project RECAP Project Turning PACER Around Since 2009 Lissner Michae l November 13 2017 The Next Version of RECAP is Now Live Retrieved March 5 2018 Singel Ryan October 5 2009 FBI Investigated Coder for Liberating Paywalled Court Records Wired Conde Nast Retrieved January 12 2013 Lee Timothy B February 8 2013 The inside story of Aaron Swartz s campaign to liberate court filings Ars Technica Retrieved May 31 2013 Lissner Michael April 13 2017 A Complete Chronology of PACER Fees and Policies Retrieved March 5 2018 CM ECF USDC Massachusetts Version 5 1 1 as of 12 5 2011 United States District Court Tarpley Hitt December 1 2020 I Read Court Documents for Fun Hear Me Out The New York Times Retrieved November 25 2022 External links EditOfficial website CourtListener provides free access to federal court documents that someone has already purchased for RECAP CourtListener and invites users to purchase a copy of others for CourtListener RECAP RECAP The Law Project homepage Judge and Appointer Database Freelawproject on GitHub Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Free Law Project amp oldid 1169539552 CourtListener, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
