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Welp, that was a lot of court activity today. Which means our roundup tomorrow morning of the most fascinating court records you likely missed will be extra good
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November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Welp, that was a lot of court activity today. Which means our roundup tomorrow morning of the most fascinating court records you likely missed will be extra good
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Today is our Super Bowl.
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today is our Super Bowl.
New — Two other people charged in separate dockets and named in this complaint have filed plea agreements.
Governor Newsom former chief of staff was charged under a public corruption case
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#1 in United States v. Williamson (E.D. Cal., 2:25-cr-00258) – CourtListener.com
INDICTMENT as to Dana Williamson (1) counts 1-23. (Deputy Clerk JJD) (Main Document 1 replaced on 11/12/2025) (JJD). (Entered: 11/07/2025)
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November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New — Two other people charged in separate dockets and named in this complaint have filed plea agreements.
Governor Newsom former chief of staff was charged under a public corruption case
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#1 in United States v. Williamson (E.D. Cal., 2:25-cr-00258) – CourtListener.com
INDICTMENT as to Dana Williamson (1) counts 1-23. (Deputy Clerk JJD) (Main Document 1 replaced on 11/12/2025) (JJD). (Entered: 11/07/2025)
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November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Governor Newsom former chief of staff was charged under a public corruption case
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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
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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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
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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“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
“It went all quiet for seven months, and then the threats began…”
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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
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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www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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
You’re doom scrolling on a Saturday evening. Read something that brings you joy instead:
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Johnson and Johnson loses its motion, the lawsuit will stay in local court.
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Johnson and Johnson loses its motion, the lawsuit will stay in local court.
"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
"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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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
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 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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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
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:
www.courtwatch.news/p/u-s-stops-...
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We buried a few scoops in this week’s issue:
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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
FBI stops Chinese earthworm invasion
or
Feds indict wrong person
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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
FBI stops Chinese earthworm invasion
or
Feds indict wrong person
“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
“Election Truth Alliance” has filed a lawsuit to recount the Pennsylvania 2024 presidential election
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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
A federal judge has dismissed a class action defamation lawsuit filed against an Iowa pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register.
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
Two additional men have been charged related to the Detroit ISIS case.
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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
Three University of Michigan Chinese students have been charged with smuggling biological samples to/from the US and China
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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
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
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
Authorities have arrested for Florida man, Francisco Oliveri, for allegedly threatening on TikTok to kill ICE agents
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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
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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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
New opinion just dropped, granting Letitia James’ motion to unseal their motion to squash DOJ subpoenas against her office
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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
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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