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Provide free access to all journalists #53

Open mlissner opened 4 years ago

mlissner commented 4 years ago

Describe the solution you'd like The current fee schedule says journalists can't get fee waivers:

Examples of individuals and groups that a court should not exempt include: local, state or federal government agencies, members of the media, privately paid attorneys or others who have the ability to pay the fee.

https://www.pacer.gov/documents/epa_feesched.pdf

This is a freedom of the press issue.