Seamus Hughes
@seamushughes.bsky.social
I read a lot of court records because I like a good story. Won a Pulitzer that one time. “A well-known PACER watcher” - Justice Department
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In this week’s roundup of federal filings, we note the U.S. Courts has entered its quarter zips and matcha era.
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#153: Sued By a Priest?
Canon Law Meets Federal Law. Plus: Luigi gets a suit, a congresswoman gets charged, NPR settles with Trump, AI chips smuggled to China, and has anyone checked in on the Fifth Circuit lately?
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November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In this week’s roundup of federal filings, we note the U.S. Courts has entered its quarter zips and matcha era.
www.courtwatch.news/p/153-sued-b...
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"Pregnant women are locked up, often for petty crimes, and say their cries for help go ignored. They are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors."
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Pregnancy Behind Bars Proves Deadly for Women and Their Babies
A yearlong probe reveals dozens of pregnant women in jails face horrific conditions with limited medical care. Many are ignored when seeking help, miscarrying or giving birth on floors or in toilets. ...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Pregnant women are locked up, often for petty crimes, and say their cries for help go ignored. They are miscarrying or giving birth in excruciating pain into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors."
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A major Nvidia scoop and a thread about being a small news organization. Stay for the kicker.
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Your Tuesday reminder that it’s criminal that @courtwatch.bsky.social doesn’t have at least 2,000 followers
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Your Tuesday reminder that it’s criminal that @courtwatch.bsky.social doesn’t have at least 2,000 followers
Fascinating piece
Every year, twins of all backgrounds gather in the city of Twinsburg, OH to celebrate their uniqueness in being a multiple. In the quaint town square, under big white tents and within each other’s embrace, pairs and sometimes trios gather to celebrate being the same, but different.
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Fascinating piece
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“On Tuesday, a Texas federal judge will decide whether Burger’s alleged threats were a product of an online fantasy world that would stay confined to the internet or a troubled teen’s genuine signal of what was to come in the real-world.”
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The Rabbit Hole: Terrorist or Terminally Online?
A Texas case raises important questions about online threats, offline arrests, and how to understand an increasingly radicalized internet environment.
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November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“On Tuesday, a Texas federal judge will decide whether Burger’s alleged threats were a product of an online fantasy world that would stay confined to the internet or a troubled teen’s genuine signal of what was to come in the real-world.”
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I’m really enjoying setting @pwbeck.bsky.social off in the world and him coming back every Sunday with a fascinating story.
For our second issue of ‘The Rabbit Hole’ where we dive deep into in one court docket, @pwbeck.bsky.social enters the Roblox world of edgy gamers to understand if a Texas arrest is terrorism or terminally online.
Or perhaps both.
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Or perhaps both.
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: Terrorist or Terminally Online?
A Texas case raises important questions about online threats, offline arrests, and how to understand an increasingly radicalized internet environment.
www.courtwatch.news
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I’m really enjoying setting @pwbeck.bsky.social off in the world and him coming back every Sunday with a fascinating story.
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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.
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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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“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
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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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.
www.courtwatch.news
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
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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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
You’re doom scrolling on a Saturday evening. Read something that brings you joy instead:
www.courtwatch.news/p/u-s-stops-...
www.courtwatch.news/p/u-s-stops-...
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A must read, perfect for understanding this moment. 👇
I also recommend Peter Bergen's brilliant United States of Jihad. "Jihadist terrorism in the United States is overwhelmingly a phenomenon of ordinary Americans making extraordinarily bad choices.” Indeed. 🎯
I also recommend Peter Bergen's brilliant United States of Jihad. "Jihadist terrorism in the United States is overwhelmingly a phenomenon of ordinary Americans making extraordinarily bad choices.” Indeed. 🎯
If you saw that 8 Americans were arrested in the last week for ISIS-related crimes and you wondered if there was an non-dry academic book that explained the homegrown phenomenon well, may I humbly suggest
www.amazon.com/dp/178831485...
www.amazon.com/dp/178831485...
Homegrown: ISIS in America
Homegrown: ISIS in America [Meleagrou-Hitchens, Alexander, Hughes, Seamus, Clifford, Bennett] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Homegrown: ISIS in America
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November 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A must read, perfect for understanding this moment. 👇
I also recommend Peter Bergen's brilliant United States of Jihad. "Jihadist terrorism in the United States is overwhelmingly a phenomenon of ordinary Americans making extraordinarily bad choices.” Indeed. 🎯
I also recommend Peter Bergen's brilliant United States of Jihad. "Jihadist terrorism in the United States is overwhelmingly a phenomenon of ordinary Americans making extraordinarily bad choices.” Indeed. 🎯
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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:
www.courtwatch.news/p/u-s-stops-...
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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...
www.courtwatch.news
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-...
Subscribe here: www.CourtWatch.news/subscribe
We buried a few scoops in this week’s issue:
www.courtwatch.news/p/u-s-stops-...
Subscribe here: www.CourtWatch.news/subscribe
If you saw that 8 Americans were arrested in the last week for ISIS-related crimes and you wondered if there was an non-dry academic book that explained the homegrown phenomenon well, may I humbly suggest
www.amazon.com/dp/178831485...
www.amazon.com/dp/178831485...
Homegrown: ISIS in America
Homegrown: ISIS in America [Meleagrou-Hitchens, Alexander, Hughes, Seamus, Clifford, Bennett] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Homegrown: ISIS in America
www.amazon.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If you saw that 8 Americans were arrested in the last week for ISIS-related crimes and you wondered if there was an non-dry academic book that explained the homegrown phenomenon well, may I humbly suggest
www.amazon.com/dp/178831485...
www.amazon.com/dp/178831485...
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The first everyone *will* click on. The second everyone *should* click on.
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The first everyone *will* click on. The second everyone *should* click on.
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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
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if I weren't already following @courtwatch.bsky.social, "random artificial Thursday goal" would win me over for sure.
We’re 800 followers short of our random artificial Thursday goal. Follow @courtwatch.bsky.social which broke a couple stories on our feed today.
Noticing that @courtwatch.bsky.social hasn’t crossed the 2,000 follower mark even though we crossed the 1,000 mark 3 minutes ago.
November 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
if I weren't already following @courtwatch.bsky.social, "random artificial Thursday goal" would win me over for sure.
We’re 800 followers short of our random artificial Thursday goal. Follow @courtwatch.bsky.social which broke a couple stories on our feed today.
Noticing that @courtwatch.bsky.social hasn’t crossed the 2,000 follower mark even though we crossed the 1,000 mark 3 minutes ago.
November 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
We’re 800 followers short of our random artificial Thursday goal. Follow @courtwatch.bsky.social which broke a couple stories on our feed today.
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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
Two additional men have been charged related to the Detroit ISIS case.
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Noticing that @courtwatch.bsky.social hasn’t crossed the 2,000 follower mark even though we crossed the 1,000 mark 3 minutes ago.
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Noticing that @courtwatch.bsky.social hasn’t crossed the 2,000 follower mark even though we crossed the 1,000 mark 3 minutes ago.
Noticing that @courtwatch.bsky.social hasn’t crossed the 1,000 follower mark yet even though we broke a couple stories this week.
a man says it became personal with me in a close up
ALT: a man says it became personal with me in a close up
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November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Noticing that @courtwatch.bsky.social hasn’t crossed the 1,000 follower mark yet even though we broke a couple stories this week.