It’s nearly that time again! We’re planning our fourth FOIA Forum, a live, hour-long (maybe a little bit more; almost certainly more, come on) interactive session for our paying subscribers. But this one is extra special: we're going to be joined by Seamus Hughes, who I wholeheartedly believe is the most knowledgeable person in the world when it comes to digging up court records from the U.S. system called PACER. He is a PACER wizard.
We’re planning this for Wednesday, 31st July at 1 PM Eastern. Add it to your calendar! We will send our paid subscribers a link to join the livestream a day or so before. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up now here in time to join. (There will be a recorded archive for paying subscribers too).
Hughes runs Court Watch, an outlet dedicated to unearthing overlooked court records. As you've probably seen, we collaborate with Court Watch a ton on stories. Often Hughes will find an amazing document, we will go and do additional reporting and write the article, then we'll co-publish it together.
But, how does Hughes find these court records that often even top national media outlets have not discovered? What are his techniques, tricks, and wider methodologies for navigating the PACER system? I use PACER all the time and even I am going to learn something from Hughes in this session. I am absolutely sure you will too. You'll get a chance to ask your own questions as well.
So, keep an eye out for the link to the livestream taking place on Wednesday, 31st July at 1 PM Eastern. And if you aren't a paid subscriber, sign up to 404 Media now, and definitely sign up for Court Watch too.
