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These court records are public information and belong to the people. To charge a fee to recover cost incurred by making the records available would be one thing. But raising the cost when the system is already not only recovering cost but making substantial money is uncalled for.

Anything beyond cost recovery is an additional tax. Attorneys that use the system pass on the cost to their clients. Citizens that need to access the records are taxed when they use it. PACER charges by the page. When you pull up a brief it may be dozens of pages so the cost of using the system can add up quickly.