Re:Finishing what Aaron Swartz started with PACER
by animalmom on Tuesday January 22, 2013 @06:12PM
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This is a bit of plug, but last summer I worked on a project that required PACER documents to identify judges who heard cases involving companies they owned stock in.
My colleague and I applied for a fee exemption as my employer, The Center for Investigative Reporting, is a non profit. We were able to examine enough PACER records to identify several judges with conflicts of interest but our work was cut short when our fee waiver was revoked. The waiver was revoked because we are members of the media (though we disclosed this in our application).
Our lawyers are appealing the case which could lead to more open access to PACER and allow us to continue searching for conflicts of interest across the nation. If you support Swartz's efforts consider donating so we might continue our investigation.
http://cironline.org/reports/federal-judge%E2%80%99s-rulings...
My colleague and I applied for a fee exemption as my employer, The Center for Investigative Reporting, is a non profit. We were able to examine enough PACER records to identify several judges with conflicts of interest but our work was cut short when our fee waiver was revoked. The waiver was revoked because we are members of the media (though we disclosed this in our application).
http://californiawatch.org/money-and-politics/pacer-federal-...
Our lawyers are appealing the case which could lead to more open access to PACER and allow us to continue searching for conflicts of interest across the nation. If you support Swartz's efforts consider donating so we might continue our investigation.
https://donate.centerforinvestigativereporting.org