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Court Website Fees Put Public Law Behind a Paywall (Full Transcript)
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Speakers argue that charging for online court records undermines public access to the law, despite the costs of maintaining digital systems.
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You Dont Pay to Walk Into Court
Added on 11/06/2026
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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: They don't charge you to walk into a court, they shouldn't charge you to use a court's website.
[00:00:04] Speaker 2: The law itself, the words, the substance, is supposed to be free and accessible. You would think that the government organization managing that would make it free and accessible.
[00:00:13] Speaker 1: That's the heart of it, in my mind at least. We're looking at the Chancery Court right now. I think my brain can't remember how expensive it is, because I think it's $50 a document or something, because it's just outrageous. I get that there are infrastructural things that need to be paid for, but at the same time, the law should be free.
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The speakers argue that court websites should not charge users to access legal documents and records. They contend that, just as entering a courthouse is free, the law and its underlying materials should be freely accessible online. While acknowledging that digital infrastructure has costs, they criticize what they describe as exorbitant Chancery Court document fees—possibly around $50 per document—as inconsistent with public access to the law.
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- The speakers believe legal texts and court materials should be free for the public to access.
- They compare paid court websites unfavorably with the free physical entry to courthouses.
- They recognize that website infrastructure costs money but argue that high document fees are unjustified.
- A cited Chancery Court fee, estimated at about $50 per document, is characterized as outrageous.
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