Enhanced Access to Federal Court Records

The Judicial Conference of the United States recently approved several changes regarding public access to federal court records on PACER. Changes include:

• Selected digital audio recordings of court hearings (at the discretion of the presiding judge; $2.40 per audio file).
• No billing unless an account accrues charges of more than $10 per quarter (the former limit was $10 in a year).
• A pilot project for opinions from up to 12 courts to appear in the Government Printing Office's FDsys service.

For more information, read the press release: Judiciary Approves PACER Innovations to Enhance Public Access.