Fix the Court

What Fix the Court does

Fix the Court is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in November 2014 by Gabe Roth and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The organization is the sole entity in the United States exclusively dedicated to opening the federal courts — primarily the U.S. Supreme Court — to greater public access and accountability. Its mission centers on six policy "fixes": media and public access to proceedings, Supreme Court term limits, a binding code of ethics, robust recusal rules and stock divestment, comprehensive online financial disclosures, and public notification of justices' off-bench appearances.

The organization operates a portfolio of freely accessible research products built on WordPress and Google Sheets. These include the Judicial Financial Disclosures Database (compiling justices' annual reports on royalties, gifts, investments, and travel), SCOTUS Recusals Tracking, Justices' Stock Ownership Tracking, the Justices' Public Events Calendar, an Appeals Courts Broadcast Policies Tracker, and a Judicial Oversight Legislation Tracker. The organization supplements this research with FOIA litigation conducted by attorney David Sobel, a nationally recognized open-records specialist, to obtain and publish government records on justices' international travel and security arrangements.

Fix the Court derives no revenue from products or services. It is funded entirely by charitable contributions from individuals and foundations, with named donors including A-Mark Foundation, Chrysalis Fund, Hewlett Foundation, Park Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and others. The organization became an IRS-designated 501(c)(3) in 2021 (EIN: 86-1840317), operates with a six-person staff (executive director, FOIA attorney, and rotating law clerks from Yale, Harvard, Chicago, Howard, and Florida law schools), and distributes content through its website, Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, and email newsletter. Notable policy outcomes attributed to its advocacy include the 2022 law requiring online posting of justices' stock transaction and financial disclosure reports, and the Supreme Court's adoption of a Code of Conduct in 2023.

Name

Fix the Court

Legal name

Fix the Court

Website

https://fixthecourt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fix the Court is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014 that exclusively advocates for U.S. Supreme Court transparency and accountability. It maintains unique public databases on justices' recusals, financial disclosures, and stock ownership, and conducts FOIA litigation, funded by foundation and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Advocacy Services

NAICS

Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Criminal Justice Reform & Legal System Advocacy (BPAGAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Judicial Courts & Court Administration (BPAIAFAA), Judicial Oversight, Sentencing & Parole Boards (BPAIAFAK), Rule of Law & Justice Sector Reform (BPADAGAB)

Keywords

• Judicial transparency advocacy
• Court reform policy
• Nonprofit legal advocacy
• Supreme court accountability
• Government transparency research

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual and Foundation Donations: Fix the Court is funded through donations from individuals and foundations. The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 86-1840317) and accepts charitable contributions. Major donors include A-Mark Foundation, Chrysalis Fund, Hewlett Foundation, Lebowitz-Aberly Family Foundation, New Venture Fund, Park Foundation, Proteus Fund, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Sobel & Critchley Family Charitable Fund, Weinberg-McCann Family Foundation, WhyNot Initiative, and individual donors Andrew Gaeddert.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fix the Court is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization that conducts policy research, FOIA litigation, and public education campaigns to open up the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts to greater transparency and accountability. The organization maintains publicly-accessible research databases tracking justices' recusals, stock ownership, financial disclosures, and public appearances, and advocates for reforms including term limits, ethics codes, livestreamed proceedings, and comprehensive online disclosures.

Product overview

Fix the Court is a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization focused on opening up the federal courts, primarily the U.S. Supreme Court, to greater public accountability. The organization does not offer a commercial software product but produces and maintains several publicly-accessible research databases tracking judicial transparency metrics. These include the Judicial Financial Disclosures Database (compiling justices' annual reports on royalties, gifts, investments, and travel), SCOTUS Recusals Tracking (documenting justice recusal decisions and conflicts), Justices' Stock Ownership Tracking (monitoring individual stock holdings and transactions), Justices' Public Events Calendar (cataloguing out-of-court appearances and interviews), Appeals Courts Broadcast Policies Tracker (monitoring which circuits livestream arguments), and the Judicial Oversight Legislation Tracker (legislation endorsed by the organization). The organization also conducts FOIA litigation to obtain and publish documents related to justices' travel and security. These research resources collectively serve the organization's mission of advocating for transparency in the federal judiciary through six core policy 'fixes': media and public access, term limits, code of ethics, stocks and recusals, financial disclosures, and public appearance notifications.

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Products and services

• Judicial Financial Disclosures Database A compiled, publicly-accessible database of U.S. Supreme Court justices' annual financial disclosure reports, tracking book royalties, gifts, investments, teaching income, and travel. Used by journalists, researchers, and the public to monitor justices' financial activities.
• SCOTUS Recusals Tracking Regularly updated spreadsheet tracking Supreme Court justices' recusals for the current term, including reasons and case details. A free public resource supporting transparency on judicial conflicts of interest.
• Justices' Stock Ownership Tracking Ongoing compilation of U.S. Supreme Court justices' individual stock holdings and transaction reports. Used by journalists and researchers to monitor conflicts of interest and financial disclosures.
• Justices' Public Events Calendar Comprehensive list of U.S. Supreme Court justices' out-of-court appearances, interviews, speaking engagements, and public appearances, with links to recordings when available. Serves journalists, researchers, and the public tracking justices' activities beyond the bench.
• Appeals Courts Broadcast Policies Tracker Tracker monitoring which federal appeals courts livestream their oral arguments, supporting the organization's advocacy for greater media and public access to court proceedings.
• Judicial Oversight Legislation Tracker Compilation of judicial oversight legislation endorsed by Fix the Court, used by policymakers, congressional staff, and advocates to track court reform proposals.
• State Department FOIA Documents Archive Documents obtained through Freedom of Information Act lawsuits concerning U.S. Supreme Court justices' international travel and security arrangements, including materials from the State Department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Published publicly to support transparency advocacy.
• Supreme Court Opinion Audio Archive Archive of audio recordings of U.S. Supreme Court opinion announcements obtained from the National Archives, made publicly available to support media and public access to court proceedings.

Quantifiable outcome

• The Supreme Court adopted a Code of Conduct in 2023, which the organization notes as a positive first step resulting from advocacy efforts.
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Federalist SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFix the Court has co-hosted events with the conservative Federalist Society at law schools across the country, working collaboratively despite ideological differences on specific issues to advance shared goals of judicial transparency and accountability.
• American Constitution SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFix the Court has co-hosted events with the liberal American Constitution Society at law schools, demonstrating their nonpartisan approach to court reform advocacy.
• David Sobel (FOIA Attorney)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDavid Sobel is a nationally renowned expert on open records laws, electronic surveillance, and Internet freedom. He has represented Fix the Court in several Freedom of Information Act lawsuits, including an ongoing lawsuit against the Department of State.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Due Process Institute: Bipartisan criminal-justice reform nonprofit that engages in policy advocacy, coalition-building, and direct outreach on courts and sentencing — overlaps with Fix the Court in court-reform advocacy and bipartisan posture.
• Judicial Crisis Network: Conservative court-focused advocacy network that runs strategic communications campaigns around Supreme Court nominations and ethics — directly comparable to Fix the Court in targeting the federal judiciary but on the opposite ideological side.
• People for the American Way: Progressive advocacy organization with a long-standing judicial reform and Court-nomination program; comparable mission profile to Fix the Court in pushing for accountability in the federal judiciary.
• Alliance for Justice: National association focused on the federal judiciary, including judicial nominations, ethics, and access to courts — a comparable nonprofit advocacy organization with similar Court-reform targets.
• Constitutional Accountability Center: Liberal legal advocacy and research outfit that litigates and writes about constitutional issues, including Supreme Court doctrine — closely mirrors Fix the Court's mix of research, advocacy, and litigation around the Court.

Emerging players

• Electronic Frontier Foundation: Nonprofit that conducts FOIA litigation and advocates for open government records and transparency — overlapping with Fix the Court's FOIA litigation program against the Department of State and DOJ.
• Sunlight Foundation: Government transparency nonprofit historically focused on Congress and the executive branch; adjacent mission to Fix the Court's transparency work, with overlapping donor base and policy-research methodology.
• Free Law Project: Nonprofit that builds open-data tools (CourtListener, RECAP) covering federal court records and judicial transparency — analogous to Fix the Court on the data/transparency axis but focused on lower federal courts and dockets.
• R Street Institute: Centrist libertarian-leaning think tank that engages on criminal-justice and judicial reform; shares Fix the Court's bipartisan, procedural-reform posture and comparable advocacy-and-research model.

Broad incumbents

• Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Long-standing press-freedom nonprofit providing legal support and FOIA assistance to journalists — broader in scope than Fix the Court but materially overlaps on Court access and open-records litigation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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