A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday indicated support for a class action lawsuit filed by nonprofit organizations alleging that the federal judiciary overcharges the public for access to court documents through the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system (PACER).
In 2016 three nonprofit organizations—the National Veterans Legal Services Program, the National Consumer Law Center and Alliance for Justice—filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that PACER fees are excessive and therefore violate the E-Government Act of 2002.
