The short version
Free legal search engine and alerts for court opinions.
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CourtListener
Free legal search engine and alerts for court opinions.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-06-19
Last seen:2026-06-19
Times seen:1
Website:courtlistener.com
Why it caught our attention
The thread explicitly treated it as the obvious public-access layer for court data.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-06-19
Editorial paraphrase
Replies called CourtListener a vital niche service and contrasted it with the broader PACER access problem.
Original threadCourt Records Should Be Free
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