Update (Aug. 7, 2020): A federal appeals court ruled on Aug. 6 that the federal judiciary is overcharging for public access to online court records. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press ...

Getting information from Minnesota’s trial court records should get easier for people with access to the Internet. The Minnesota Judicial Branch’s Web site at www.mncourts.gov this week began allowing ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Don Blankenship, the former CEO and chairman of Massey Energy, is accused of conspiring to violate various federal laws and ...

As attorneys in Maryland, we believe that access to the courts is essential in a fair judicial system. That access shouldn’t hinge upon whether you have U.S. citizenship or are an individual without ...

Reporters Committee Policy Analyst Melissa Wasser stressed the need for greater public access to federal courts during the COVID-19 pandemic while testifying at a congressional hearing on Thursday.