Tech talk, cold comfort.

The government is notoriously bad at tech but, still, this was a doozy: the federal court system this week quietly purged thousands of cases from its online database - including cases from four important appeals courts - in an effort to upgrade to the system. This means people must now go the court to retrieve the physical documents, or else submit a written request and wait to receive them by email for a $30 fee.

This means people must now go the court to retrieve the physical documents, or else submit a written request and wait to receive them by email for a $30 fee.