Nonprofits, U.S. Reach Tentative Agreement in PACER Fee Suit

Three nonprofit groups reached a tentative agreement with the U.S. government to resolve a lawsuit over user fees for the federal electronic court records system known as PACER.

The parties notified the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this week that they agreed on proposed terms to resolve the suit, but did not disclose terms. The parties said they would need time for the Justice Department to approve the deal. They proposed a status report on Jan. 20, 2022.

The National Veterans Legal Services Program, National Consumer Law Center, and Alliance for Justice initially sued in 2016 alleging ...