Someone just pointed out that you just signed up today. Perhaps you'd like to tell us why you're concerned about public access to court proceedings.
Personally, I like having access. I can do research on those who I interact with. I can check out a new neighbor to see if he's a thief or a drug dealer, then take necessary precautions. I can check contractors before signing on the dotted line. If I had adult children, I could check on the people they're dating.
Such sites have many uses. They publish public information and make it available to the public. That's me...Joe Public.
I was able to prevent a convicted child molester from moving in next door to a family in a duplex. Yes, there were other red flags, but court access certainly helped. Top it all off, he was just being released! Gave me the creeps. Irony of it is that we had to have other reasons to say "no". Had plenty of them but supposedly we couldn't use the site to rule against someone.
I looked up MineralMan files.
Either you traveled with the Donner party and ate two democrats (found not guilty) or you skipped paying your boarding rent in Detroit in 1901 and made off with the landlord's gold pocketwatch and two suits. (Warrant not served yet)