Brewster Kahle1d ago

geez. Senators want to lock up the law (again).

@carlmalamud spent years making sure the law (and standards included in the law) were publicly accessible for free. Even getting the Supreme Court to declare it so.

yeah, but...

"Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again."

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/06/congress-wants-to-put-the-law-behind-a-paywall-again/

U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.),
John Cornyn (R-Texas),
Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)

boo.

Congress Wants To Put The Law Behind A Paywall. Again.

Every relevant court that has looked at this question — including the Supreme Court — has agreed: no one can own the law. When private standards get incorporated into binding legal requirements, th…

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@brewsterkahle @carlmalamud The main branch of our local public library has a law library on the second floor for any patron to use for research or personal use. I wonder how this will affect the public libraries that already have law libraries for their communities? Librarians have fought book bans and now this?
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