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
Marshal Plummer, an Arizona man, was indicted for allegedly threatening to kill Netanyahu's son and a state rep on X.
October 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Marshal Plummer, an Arizona man, was indicted for allegedly threatening to kill Netanyahu's son and a state rep on X.
Apologies in advance for drafting the greatest lede of our time for tomorrow’s newsletter
“Not all news organizations wear capes. Some simply pay their PACER fees.”
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“Not all news organizations wear capes. Some simply pay their PACER fees.”
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October 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Apologies in advance for drafting the greatest lede of our time for tomorrow’s newsletter
“Not all news organizations wear capes. Some simply pay their PACER fees.”
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“Not all news organizations wear capes. Some simply pay their PACER fees.”
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A Missouri man was charged with allegedly setting a number of Tesla vehicles on fire.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
A Missouri man was charged with allegedly setting a number of Tesla vehicles on fire.
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Writing at 11:30pm on a Thursday evening is cathartic.
September 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Writing at 11:30pm on a Thursday evening is cathartic.
Out Friday: In which we praise Trump’s DOJ. (Subscribe here to get the full piece in your inbox tomorrow morning. www.courtwatch.news/subscribe )
September 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Out Friday: In which we praise Trump’s DOJ. (Subscribe here to get the full piece in your inbox tomorrow morning. www.courtwatch.news/subscribe )
The new PACER hack means new standing orders in 94 district require paper filings but don’t require clerks to file electronically when the documents are eventually unsealed. So they’re lost forever to the public. This is bad for democracy. Congress & the Courts should fix this.
September 4, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The new PACER hack means new standing orders in 94 district require paper filings but don’t require clerks to file electronically when the documents are eventually unsealed. So they’re lost forever to the public. This is bad for democracy. Congress & the Courts should fix this.
Wouldbe Trump assassin is having himself a moment in his docket.
September 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Wouldbe Trump assassin is having himself a moment in his docket.
That awkward moment when you’re writing a lede making fun of Benson Boone while secretly rocking out to Benson Boone album.
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
That awkward moment when you’re writing a lede making fun of Benson Boone while secretly rocking out to Benson Boone album.
The trick to never getting cancelled on Bluesky or X is to just post newsworthy court filings and make the reader figure it out if they should be outraged or happy.
August 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The trick to never getting cancelled on Bluesky or X is to just post newsworthy court filings and make the reader figure it out if they should be outraged or happy.
August 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hunter Biden’s lawyer don’t want to “chase a billionaire around the world”
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August 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Hunter Biden’s lawyer don’t want to “chase a billionaire around the world”
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You're tweeting about the latest Twitter outrage for likes and retweets. We're writing kickers about things that actually matter but no one will pay for.
July 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
You're tweeting about the latest Twitter outrage for likes and retweets. We're writing kickers about things that actually matter but no one will pay for.
Us writing about this story in early June when it hit the docket and every major news org writing about it as if it’s new today because SDNY finally put out a press release is the stuff is that worries me about the future of journalism.
July 24, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Us writing about this story in early June when it hit the docket and every major news org writing about it as if it’s new today because SDNY finally put out a press release is the stuff is that worries me about the future of journalism.
In the end he Icarus’d it
July 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM
In the end he Icarus’d it
How it started vs how it ended.
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 AM
How it started vs how it ended.
New from my colleagues and me at @ncite.bsky.social —
We looked at hundreds of ISIS in America cases to get a sense of how non-terrorism charges are being levied against terrorism suspects
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We looked at hundreds of ISIS in America cases to get a sense of how non-terrorism charges are being levied against terrorism suspects
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July 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
New from my colleagues and me at @ncite.bsky.social —
We looked at hundreds of ISIS in America cases to get a sense of how non-terrorism charges are being levied against terrorism suspects
digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcont...
We looked at hundreds of ISIS in America cases to get a sense of how non-terrorism charges are being levied against terrorism suspects
digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcont...
July 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Honestly, no notes, this is the best lawsuit name ever.
July 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Honestly, no notes, this is the best lawsuit name ever.
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July 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Lest we think this is just the Internet being the Internet, established news organizations like CBS, ABC, and NBC, also conveniently forgot to mention that we broke the story. These things matter, not only because smaller news sites began noting “according to a report by CBS…”
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Lest we think this is just the Internet being the Internet, established news organizations like CBS, ABC, and NBC, also conveniently forgot to mention that we broke the story. These things matter, not only because smaller news sites began noting “according to a report by CBS…”
Another X account with more than 600,000 followers also tweeted the gist of our story out without credit. We like to think we shamed a gamer site so bad that they quietly added a hat tip but not before they racked up 225,000 views on X.
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Another X account with more than 600,000 followers also tweeted the gist of our story out without credit. We like to think we shamed a gamer site so bad that they quietly added a hat tip but not before they racked up 225,000 views on X.
A X user got five millions views by posting a 13 word tweet about the arrest with no reporting credit. But just to put a bow on it, they linked to the court record from our piece, complete with a URL that included our site-specific tracking tag from the Court Watch
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A X user got five millions views by posting a 13 word tweet about the arrest with no reporting credit. But just to put a bow on it, they linked to the court record from our piece, complete with a URL that included our site-specific tracking tag from the Court Watch
Another instagram account racked up nearly 8,000 likes rewriting our story with no credit.
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Another instagram account racked up nearly 8,000 likes rewriting our story with no credit.
An instagram account with millions of followers got more than 30,000 likes by posting a summary of the case with no link to our reporting
June 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
An instagram account with millions of followers got more than 30,000 likes by posting a summary of the case with no link to our reporting
The only career goal in life is to become a federal judge so you can quote the Simpsons in a sweeping opinion.
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June 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The only career goal in life is to become a federal judge so you can quote the Simpsons in a sweeping opinion.
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