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A Georgia man, Daniel Spitzer, was indicted for threatening to kill the president of the American Federation of Teachers, @rweingarten.bsky.social

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#1 in United States v. Spitzer (N.D. Ga., 1:25-cr-00480) – CourtListener.com
INDICTMENT as to Daniel Spitzer (1) count 1. (adg) (Entered: 11/07/2025)
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November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Our quick Sunday check of the newly unsealed dockets: An Indiana man was arrested for allegedly threatening to murder ICE agents. Initial appearance in front of a judge is tomorrow afternoon.

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Unsealed complaint – #1, Att. #1 in United States v. Jakeway (N.D. Ind., 3:25-mj-00124) – CourtListener.com
UNSEALED COMPLAINT as to Alexander Jakeway (1). (ers) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/7/2025: # 1 Unsealed complaint) (nah). (Entered: 11/06/2025)
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November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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“It went all quiet for seven months, and then the threats began…”

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The Rabbit Hole: Inside the arrest of a purported L.A. Mobster
It was a crazy game of poker. Assaf Waknine may lose it all.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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This morning, we’re happy to launch a new regular Sunday morning feature we’re affectionately calling ‘The Rabbit Hole.’ This weekly series, led by our reporting fellow, Peter Beck, picks a single federal court docket from the week and dives deep into the details

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The Rabbit Hole: Inside the arrest of a purported L.A. Mobster
It was a crazy game of poker. Assaf Waknine may lose it all.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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You’re doom scrolling on a Saturday evening. Read something that brings you joy instead:

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#151: U.S. Stops Chinese Worm Invasion?
Three University of Michigan students face smuggling charges. Plus: Indicting the wrong person, drake diss, fruity pebble shortchange, liberal election deniers, and Maryland loves crabcakes and FBI he...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Johnson and Johnson loses its motion, the lawsuit will stay in local court.
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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"According to Mr. Aljabri’s court filing, first noted in CourtWatch, the Justice Department has already said it will oppose his request to compel U.S. officials to cooperate with his defense..."

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Saudi Ex-Intelligence Official Seeks American Help Spilling U.S. Secrets
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November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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There is an emergency hearing tomorrow afternoon to decide if Johnson and Johnson can move Ken Paxton’s Tylenol lawsuit to the federal courts.

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November 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Big things coming Sundays for Court Watch.

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November 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Every Friday morning we do a newsletter roundup of all the most interesting court filings in the federal courts.

We buried a few scoops in this week’s issue:

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U.S. Stops Chinese Worm Invasion?
Three University of Michigan students face smuggling charges. Plus: Indicting the wrong person, drake diss, fruity pebble shortchange, liberal election deniers, and Maryland loves crabcakes and FBI he...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Thursday evenings — a time when our reporters debate which email headline for our weekly court record roundup is better:

FBI stops Chinese earthworm invasion

or

Feds indict wrong person
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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“Election Truth Alliance” has filed a lawsuit to recount the Pennsylvania 2024 presidential election

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ATTORNEY Complaint (Credit Card Required) – #1 in Election Truth Alliance v. SCHMIDT (W.D. Pa., 1:25-cv-00329) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Board of Elections of Allegheny County, Board of Elections of Cambria County, Board of Elections of Erie County, AL SCHMIDT (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $405, receipt n...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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A federal judge has dismissed a class action defamation lawsuit filed against an Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register.
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Two additional men have been charged related to the Detroit ISIS case.

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Charging Document Received From Other Court – #1 in United States v. Mirreh (W.D. Wash., 2:25-mj-00708) – CourtListener.com
CHARGING DOCUMENT RECEIVED FROM the District of New Jersey as to Saed Ali Mirreh. (JES) (Entered: 11/05/2025)
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November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Three University of Michigan Chinese students have been charged with smuggling biological samples to/from the US and China

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Criminal Complaint – #1 in United States v. Bai (E.D. Mich., 2:25-mj-30680) – CourtListener.com
Criminal Complaint
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November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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A Florida man was arrested for allegedly making a series of threats against James Comey, Tish James, Graham Planter, and Hunter Biden while commenting on Gateway Pundit stories
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Authorities have arrested for Florida man, Francisco Oliveri, for allegedly threatening on TikTok to kill ICE agents

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November 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Here’s a scooplet — Aleksey Volkov, a Russian national, is set to plead guilty in a newly unsealed criminal charge that accuses him of assisting in hacking half a dozen American companies (including Cisco) as part of the Yanluowang Ransomware operation.

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Documents – #1, Att. #1 in United States v. VOLKOV (S.D. Ind., 1:25-cr-00211) – CourtListener.com
CONSENT TO TRANSFER JURISDICTION (Rule 20) from Eastern District of Pennsylvania by ALEKSEY OLEGOVICH VOLKOV (1). (Attachments: # 1 Documents, # 2 Docket Sheet)(LBT) (Main Document 1 replaced on 10/31...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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New opinion just dropped, granting Letitia James’ motion to unseal their motion to squash DOJ subpoenas against her office

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Order on Motion to Unseal Case – #44 in In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General v. United States (N.D.N.Y., 1:25-mc-00019) – CourtListener.com
OPINION & ORDER granting # 2 NYOAG's Motion to Unseal Case, with the exception of Dkt. No. 38 . USAO shall refile all papers at Dkt. No. 38 (including exhibits) with limited redactions of all non-publ...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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We have a lot of breaking news in this week’s issue, but if you’ll bear with us for a moment, let’s first quickly explain how the Justice Department can now launch grenades – and not just the proverbial procedural ones.

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#150: Prosecutors Acquire a Grenade Launcher
No, seriously. Plus: Cam’Ron Beefing, Sanctioning Bill Maher, BananaGate, and an FBI analyst fired for supporting Trump?
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October 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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An Illinois man, Derek Lopez, investigated (and ultimately arrested today) by the FBI for a series of alleged online threats against the President and FBI Director Patel purportedly created a fake social media account of the FBI agent who interviewed him. It ended how one thought it would.
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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“Anarchist to the Bone”

A previously unreported search warrant reveals how the FBI tracked down a suspect who planted a failed incendiary device at a local Fox News station in Utah.

An early morning exclusive from Court Watch.

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“Anarchist to the Bone”
A previously unreported search warrant reveals how the FBI tracked down a suspect who planted a failed incendiary device at a local Fox News station in Utah.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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“There's probably an analogy to be made about government efficiency and taking four years to fill a hole.”

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#149: The IRS has a Sidewalk Problem.
There's probably an analogy to be made about government efficiency and taking four years to fill a hole. Plus: The U.S. Courts giveth and they taketh away. Also, Laura Loomer’s Thumb Drives, Hasan Pik...
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October 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Well, folks, here’s a very literal lawsuit about “The Longstanding Hole in the Sidewalk in front of the IRS Building.”

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#149: The IRS has a Sidewalk Problem.
There's probably an analogy to be made about government efficiency and taking four years to fill a hole. Plus: The U.S. Courts giveth and they taketh away. Also, Laura Loomer’s Thumb Drives, Hasan Pik...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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We’ll never admit it in proper company but we’re quietly hoping one Illinois man forges 694 more federal judges’ signatures and achieves a complete Article III recusal on his case. We always appreciate a good loophole.

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#149: The IRS has a Sidewalk Problem.
There's probably an analogy to be made about government efficiency and taking four years to fill a hole. Plus: The U.S. Courts giveth and they taketh away. Also, Laura Loomer’s Thumb Drives, Hasan Pik...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM