How to Remove a Courthouse News Service Article
Courthouse News Service publishes a Privacy Requests form for personal information and a copyright complaint process.
Researched: October 2026
Quick overview
- Courthouse News Service's Privacy Requests form lets you ask to update/correct, object to processing, access or delete your personal information.
- Its Terms of Use set out a DMCA copyright complaint process, which applies to material that infringes your copyright.
- Its Privacy Requests form covers personal information, with options to update/correct, object, access or delete.
- A name in a news report isn't copyrighted material, so a copyright complaint doesn't apply to it.
- Search suppression moves coverage that stays published down in search results.
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What is Courthouse News Service?
Courthouse News Service was established in 1990 and publishes news on the law, cases, major rulings, trials and arguments in state and federal courts. Its subscriber reports review and analyze new civil cases and are written by human news reporters.
It says its copy is read on average by more than 1 million people per month.
How to request removal
Two channels are published on Courthouse News Service's site.
- 1
Find the exact article
Copy the specific Courthouse News Service URL covering you or your company.
- 2
Check whether the material is yours
The copyright process covers material that infringes your copyright, such as a photograph or text used without permission.
- 3
Send a DMCA notice to the Copyright Agent
Include the elements listed in the Terms of Use, including your signature.
- 4
Use the Privacy Requests form for personal information
Choose Update/Correct it or Delete it, and describe the URL and the request in the Comments field. The form doesn't say whether it covers the content of published articles.
Copyright complaints
Courthouse News Service's Terms of Use name a designated Copyright Agent: Courthouse News Service, 30 North Raymond Avenue, Suite 310, Pasadena, CA 91103, [email protected]. A notice of claimed infringement under the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512) must include substantially the following:
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
- Identification and location of the material to be removed or disabled
- Your address, telephone number and, if available, email address
- A statement of good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the owner, its agent or the law
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the owner
- Your physical or electronic signature
This applies to material that infringes a copyright. A name in a news report isn't copyrighted material.
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If the article stays
An article that isn't covered by a copyright complaint or a privacy request stays published.
Search suppression moves the coverage down in search results, and Google De-indexing applies where a page is eligible. We tell you which situation you're in before any work begins.
Common questions
What removal channels does Courthouse News Service publish?
Courthouse News Service publishes a Privacy Requests form for personal information, a copyright complaint process in its Terms of Use, and a subscriber support email. Its About Us and Terms of Use don't describe a separate process for article corrections.
How do I submit a copyright complaint to Courthouse News Service?
Its Terms of Use name a designated Copyright Agent and require a written notice under the DMCA (17 U.S.C. § 512) that identifies the copyrighted work, identifies and locates the material, gives your contact information, states a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized, states under penalty of perjury that the information is accurate and that you are authorized to act for the owner, and carries your physical or electronic signature.
Does a copyright complaint apply to my name in an article?
No. The copyright process covers material that infringes a copyright, such as your own photograph or text used without permission. A name in a news report isn't copyrighted material.
What is the Privacy Requests form?
It is a form on Courthouse News Service's site for requests about your personal information: Update/Correct it, Object to processing it, Access and Port it, or Delete it. It asks for your country of residence, name and email address, and lets you submit as the data subject or as an authorized representative. The form doesn't say whether it covers the content of published articles.
Who do I contact about a subscription?
Courthouse News Service lists [email protected] and (909) 483-6165 for subscription questions.
Do I pay if the article isn't removed?
Our removal services are no-removal, no-fee: you're invoiced only once we achieve the removal defined in your Service Agreement. Search suppression is billed for the work performed.
Related
Also covered by a legal trade publication? See our Law360 guide, Court Records removal, or the full News & Article Removal service. Search suppression moves coverage down, and Google De-indexing covers pages that shouldn't appear in Google at all.
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