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New DOJ court filing on alleged J6 pipe bomber with additional details
"When asked why he placed the devices at the RNC and DNC, the defendant responded, “I really don’t like either party at this point.”
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"When asked why he placed the devices at the RNC and DNC, the defendant responded, “I really don’t like either party at this point.”
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Memorandum in Support of Pretrial Detention – #17 in United States v. COLE (D.D.C., 1:25-mj-00276) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM in Support of Pretrial Detention by USA as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR (Jones, Charles) (Entered: 12/28/2025)
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December 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
New DOJ court filing on alleged J6 pipe bomber with additional details
"When asked why he placed the devices at the RNC and DNC, the defendant responded, “I really don’t like either party at this point.”
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"When asked why he placed the devices at the RNC and DNC, the defendant responded, “I really don’t like either party at this point.”
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We continue to update our running list of the more than four hundred lawsuits filed against the Trump Adminstration, including the one just filed a few moments ago by Congresswoman Beatty against the inclusion of the President Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
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Lawsuits Related to Trump Admin Executive Orders
We put them all in one place.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We continue to update our running list of the more than four hundred lawsuits filed against the Trump Adminstration, including the one just filed a few moments ago by Congresswoman Beatty against the inclusion of the President Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center
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Lots of interviews with local businesses in Florida and court documents pulls to make this fascinating story happen.
“Since May, Wagner has typically filed at least seven federal ADA lawsuits a month, with the last batch of eight civil complaints coming in late November. She has not filed a new lawsuit since Court Watch began making inquiries in the course of reporting”
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The Rabbit Hole: A Persistent Plaintiff
Tavia Wagner has filed 350 lawsuits in Florida over Americans with Disabilities Act violations. Our reporter Gabrielle Russon attempts to figure out why.
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December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Lots of interviews with local businesses in Florida and court documents pulls to make this fascinating story happen.
“Since May, Wagner has typically filed at least seven federal ADA lawsuits a month, with the last batch of eight civil complaints coming in late November. She has not filed a new lawsuit since Court Watch began making inquiries in the course of reporting”
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The Rabbit Hole: A Persistent Plaintiff
Tavia Wagner has filed 350 lawsuits in Florida over Americans with Disabilities Act violations. Our reporter Gabrielle Russon attempts to figure out why.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
“Since May, Wagner has typically filed at least seven federal ADA lawsuits a month, with the last batch of eight civil complaints coming in late November. She has not filed a new lawsuit since Court Watch began making inquiries in the course of reporting”
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New — for our Sunday morning series, our reporter Gabrielle Russon examined hundreds of lawsuits filed by one very persistent plaintiff in Florida.
“He was demoralized because he was kind to her and knew her and couldn't believe that she would do this.”
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“He was demoralized because he was kind to her and knew her and couldn't believe that she would do this.”
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The Rabbit Hole: A Persistent Plaintiff
Tavia Wagner has filed 350 lawsuits in Florida over Americans with Disabilities Act violations. Our reporter Gabrielle Russon attempts to figure out why.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New — for our Sunday morning series, our reporter Gabrielle Russon examined hundreds of lawsuits filed by one very persistent plaintiff in Florida.
“He was demoralized because he was kind to her and knew her and couldn't believe that she would do this.”
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“He was demoralized because he was kind to her and knew her and couldn't believe that she would do this.”
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We try to bury the most interesting court record of the week as an easter egg to our most dedicated readers. But this is an absolutely fascinating investigation involving wifi jammers, license plate readers, drones, crypto, & a kidnapping attempt
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#156: Wifi Jammers, Drones, & Crypto Kidnapping
One Miami case brings it all together. Plus: a bad trip, James O'Keefe sued, Bill Maher deposition, Detroit elites are the worst, ATM hacks, and can you recuse every prosecutor in America?
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December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We try to bury the most interesting court record of the week as an easter egg to our most dedicated readers. But this is an absolutely fascinating investigation involving wifi jammers, license plate readers, drones, crypto, & a kidnapping attempt
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December 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Coming Sunday — What does 350 mostly successful federal lawsuits all have in common? One very prolific plaintiff
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December 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Coming Sunday — What does 350 mostly successful federal lawsuits all have in common? One very prolific plaintiff
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James O’Keefe is being sued by a former CIA contractor for a hidden camera operation
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#1 in Fseisi v. O'Keefe Media Group (E.D. Va., 1:25-cv-02368) – CourtListener.com
Complaint ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AVAEDC-10650142.), filed by Amjad Fseisi. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Zellman, Jason) (Entered: 12/16/2025)
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December 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
James O’Keefe is being sued by a former CIA contractor for a hidden camera operation
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This @parkermolloy.com interview with @seamushughes.bsky.social was probably my favorite issue of DEPTH PERCEPTION this year. Seamus is a scoop machine, and you can read his work at @courtwatch.bsky.social.
Read the interview with his fantastic journalistic origin story here:
Read the interview with his fantastic journalistic origin story here:
December 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This @parkermolloy.com interview with @seamushughes.bsky.social was probably my favorite issue of DEPTH PERCEPTION this year. Seamus is a scoop machine, and you can read his work at @courtwatch.bsky.social.
Read the interview with his fantastic journalistic origin story here:
Read the interview with his fantastic journalistic origin story here:
‘He Was Indicted For Dealing Drugs, But Then The Govt Shut Down’
How the lack of government funding caused the dismissal of a criminal case
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How the lack of government funding caused the dismissal of a criminal case
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The Rabbit Hole: He Was Indicted For Dealing Drugs, But Then The Govt Shut Down
In a rare decision, a federal judge dismissed a criminal case for lack of funding. What it reveals about the precarious state of court-appointed criminal defense in the U.S. courts.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
‘He Was Indicted For Dealing Drugs, But Then The Govt Shut Down’
How the lack of government funding caused the dismissal of a criminal case
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How the lack of government funding caused the dismissal of a criminal case
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Breaking- appeal court overturns preliminary injunction that prevented the end of some federal funding to planned parenthood offices
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#108378932 in Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. v. Kennedy (1st Cir., 25-1698) – CourtListener.com
OPINION issued by Gustavo A. Gelpí, Jr., Appellate Judge; Lara E. Montecalvo, Appellate Judge; and Seth Robert Aframe, Appellate Judge. Published. [25-1698, 25-1755] (ALW) [Entered: 12/12/2025 05:00 P...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Breaking- appeal court overturns preliminary injunction that prevented the end of some federal funding to planned parenthood offices
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This week, it’s more about what didn’t happen in the U.S. courts than what did.
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#155: FIFA Receives DOJ’s Hand of God
A corruption case ends “in the interest of justice.” Plus: MAGA burgers, Ethan Klein, Tiffany Fong impersonator, Antifa, Laura Loomer and...Fish Games?
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December 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This week, it’s more about what didn’t happen in the U.S. courts than what did.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
For @longlead.com our founder talks with @parkermolloy.com about our origin story of tracking thousands of court records and breaking hundreds of stories through Court Watch
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Terrorism professor by day, legal reporter by night, Seamus Hughes is the journalist America needs right now
The Court Watch founder has been called the “the no shit, uncontested expert” on federal court filings, and his discoveries have broken hundreds of big stories. But can he make covering crime pay?
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December 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For @longlead.com our founder talks with @parkermolloy.com about our origin story of tracking thousands of court records and breaking hundreds of stories through Court Watch
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Breaking — Federal judge rules Epstein files can be released
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#820 in United States v. Maxwell (S.D.N.Y., 1:20-cr-00330) – CourtListener.com
OPINION & ORDER as to Ghislaine Maxwell. For the reasons herein, the Court grants DOJ's motion to unseal, subject to Section 2(c)(1)(A) of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the grand jury materials ...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Breaking — Federal judge rules Epstein files can be released
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The purported leader of a Syrian hacktivist group with ties to the Assad regime that targets dozens of media organizations was quietly arrested last month. We have an exclusive story this morning about one of the FBI's Most Wanted facing federal charges.
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The Rabbit Hole: FBI’s Most Wanted Faces Charges in Virginia
Ahmad Al Agha, one of the purported leaders of the hacker group, Syrian Electronic Army, appeared in federal court last month after being pursued by the law enforcement for eleven years.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The purported leader of a Syrian hacktivist group with ties to the Assad regime that targets dozens of media organizations was quietly arrested last month. We have an exclusive story this morning about one of the FBI's Most Wanted facing federal charges.
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An exclusive for your Sunday morning -- Peter Beck breaks the news of the arrest of a Syrian man accused of hacking some of the most prominent media organizations, including The New York Times, WaPo, ABC News, Forbes, CNN, NPR, USA Today, the AP, and Reuters.
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The Rabbit Hole: FBI’s Most Wanted Faces Charges in Virginia
Ahmad Al Agha, one of the purported leaders of the hacker group, Syrian Electronic Army, appeared in federal court last month after being pursued by the law enforcement for eleven years.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
An exclusive for your Sunday morning -- Peter Beck breaks the news of the arrest of a Syrian man accused of hacking some of the most prominent media organizations, including The New York Times, WaPo, ABC News, Forbes, CNN, NPR, USA Today, the AP, and Reuters.
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Federal judge in Florida allows DOJ to release parts of the Epstein Grand Jury documents
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Order on Expedited Motion – #8 in In Re: Grand Jury 05-02 (WPB) & 07-103 (WPB) (S.D. Fla., 9:25-mc-80920) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting 6 Motion to Unseal Grand Jury Transcripts. Signed by Judge Rodney Smith on 12/5/2025. See attached document for full details. (kpe) (Entered: 12/05/2025)
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December 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Federal judge in Florida allows DOJ to release parts of the Epstein Grand Jury documents
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Using an undercover agent, the Feds lured a would-be Chinese buyer of restricted military grade satellite modems to Saipan. He was arrested at what he thought was the seller meetup. Case unsealed this week.
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#1 in United States v. Chen (D. Utah, 2:25-mj-00927) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT as to Ding Wei Chen (1). Assigned to Magistrate Judge Cecilia M. Romero (sg) (Main Document 1 replaced on 12/3/2025) (kpf). (Entered: 10/03/2025)
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December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Using an undercover agent, the Feds lured a would-be Chinese buyer of restricted military grade satellite modems to Saipan. He was arrested at what he thought was the seller meetup. Case unsealed this week.
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“…an assistant federal defender in Virginia attempts the Kobayashi Maru of immigration defenses.”
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#154: U.S. vs. Forty-Eight Pitbulls
We like the pitbulls' odds. Plus: the Prince of Darkness gets sued, a U.S. Senator settles his tax bill, drones over D.C. airport, and it wouldn’t be a roundup without at least one grenade launcher.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“…an assistant federal defender in Virginia attempts the Kobayashi Maru of immigration defenses.”
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“[W]hile he was spewing misogynistic nonsense online and stalking women in real life, ChatGPT told him ‘God’s plan for him was to build a ‘platform’ and to ‘stand out when most people water themselves down.’’” @404media.co @courtwatch.bsky.social www.courtwatch.news/p/chatgpt-to...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the ‘Haters,’ Indictment Says
DOJ Says Violent Stalker Used ChatGPT to Encourage Him to Find the ‘Wife Type’
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December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“[W]hile he was spewing misogynistic nonsense online and stalking women in real life, ChatGPT told him ‘God’s plan for him was to build a ‘platform’ and to ‘stand out when most people water themselves down.’’” @404media.co @courtwatch.bsky.social www.courtwatch.news/p/chatgpt-to...
