This study examines unredacted social security numbers and individual taxpayer identification numbers, collectively referred to as “SSNs,” in federal court documents available in the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) service.

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on October 18, 2021, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2022.

Social Security disability cases pose many challenges. In practice, federal court review of Social Security agency decisions differs widely from district to district and from circuit to circuit.

Memorandum to the Privacy Subcommittee of the Judicial Conference Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure, April 5, 2010.