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US federal court dockets (PACER)

United States · legal · decisions

Dockets and filings from US federal courts. Access is behind a login and per-page fees, which places it outside any collection this catalog would attempt. Listed so the reason is on record.

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Where it lives

PublisherAdministrative Office of the US Courts
Publication mandatenot established
Licenceunverified — treat as all-rights-reserved not verified
Access methodportal
Fragmentationsingle system
Update frequency
Free structured versionpartial
CourtListener/RECAP mirror a substantial subset.
Who else serves thisnone identified (listed as caution, not endorsement — an existing free or commercial service is often the most useful thing on this page)

Legal screen

mandated publicationpass
terms permissive or silentunknown
no login paywall captcha personal datafail
no specialist legal advice neededpass
verdictfail

Login and paywall. Fails the screen outright.

Sources

Last checked 2026-08-25.