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Federal Register Access Restrictions Implemented

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Case Summary

This case involves the implementation of access restrictions to the Federal Register and the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations websites. The restrictions aim to limit automated scraping and require users to access data through official developer APIs.

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Implementing PATRIOT Act Improvements: Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco

Media Coverage · May 9, 2026

The court has restricted access to the FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov websites due to automated scraping. This means that users will need to access the sites through the provided APIs instead. The restriction is in place to prevent abuse of the websites.

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Key Issues

  • Access restrictions
  • Automated data scraping
  • API usage requirements
  • Federal Register and eCFR
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Implementing PATRIOT Act Improvements: Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco

Media Coverage · May 09, 2026

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The newest docket activity we have is a media coverage dated May 09, 2026.

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Press monitoring has found 1 related article from 1 distinct source.

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Media Coverage 3 days ago
The court has restricted access to the FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov websites due to automated scraping. This means that users will need to access the sites through the provided APIs instead. The restriction is in place to prevent abuse
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Due to aggressive automated scraping of FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov, programmatic access to these sites is limited to access to our extensive developer APIs. Please visit FederalRegister.gov API documentation or eCFR.gov API documentation to learn more about how to access the API. Your request has been flagged as potentially automated. If you are human user receiving this message, please complete the CAPTCHA (bot test) below and click "Request Access".

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Case Timeline

1 event
newspaper
Media Coverage May 9, 2026

Implementing PATRIOT Act Improvements: Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco

The court has restricted access to the FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov websites due to automated scraping. This means that users will need to access the sites through the provided APIs instead. The restriction is in place to prevent abuse of the websites.

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Press Coverage

1 article
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1 outlet · 1 article

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