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For our Sunday long read, reporter Peter Beck looks at the legal consequences of chasing shadows. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: Chasing Shadows
False flags, sanctioned oil, and the hunt around the world for shadow ships
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A strained analogy. A pentagon defamation case falters. DOJ is settling with water. These and more in this week’s weekly roundup of interesting federal court cases. www.courtwatch.news/p/185-a-quar...
#185: A Quarter-Life Crisis for a Court
Being the oldest court in judicial kindergarten is confusing. Plus: DoD defamation lawsuit, DOJ settling over water, Wilmer Hale breach, and shotgun complaints.
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Just got out of the first hearing for the alien terrorist removal court. A few quick takeaways: They’re clearly building the court as the go. DOJ, defense, and judge were thumbing through statute to answer basic questions like discovery and detention 1/2
Breaking — First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Revealed The Justice Department seeks to remove a Texas woman linked to ISIS plot. www.courtwatch.news/p/first-alie...
First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Revealed
The Justice Department seeks to remove a Texas woman linked to ISIS plot.
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“But for 30 years, the ominously named court lay dormant, never hearing a case. That was until this month, when a website for the court suddenly appeared with two single-page documents.” www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: The Rip Van Winkle Court
Last week, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had its first case in 30 years. We dive into DOJ’s awakening of a controversial court.
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“For this piece, we spoke with half a dozen legal experts and attorneys, reviewed far too many academic journals and law briefs, and almost convinced a judge on the court to talk to us about process.” Our Sunday deep dive on the Alien Terrorist Removal Court www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: The Rip Van Winkle Court
Last week, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had its first case in 30 years. We dive into DOJ’s awakening of a controversial court.
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Coming Sunday: 4,000 word definitive piece on the newest (and somehow old) court that recently awoke from its slumber. Includes new details not previously reported. We'll lift the paywall for free and paid subscribers who get the story in their inbox. courtwatch.news/subscribe
Court Watch@courtwatch.bsky.social · 3w agoA 30 year old court just got its first case. A Friday night scoop on the Alien Terrorist Removal Court’s only docket. www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terr...
The FDA may not know the source of the Cyclospora outbreak, but ambulance chasers do www.courtwatch.news/p/184-an-out...
#184: An Outbreak of Cyclospora Lawsuits
The FDA may not know the source, but ambulance chasers do. Plus: Post Office Melee, Fake Cop, and a 500 billion dollar lawsuit.
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We’re continuing to work this story. Some additional details we’ve received about the nature of the court. A thread. 🧵
Court Watch@courtwatch.bsky.social · 3w agoA 30 year old court just got its first case. A Friday night scoop on the Alien Terrorist Removal Court’s only docket. www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terr...
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Seamus Hughes@seamushughes.bsky.social · 3w agoBroke some news tonight that the 30 year old federal court, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, got its first case ever and created a hastily made website. www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terr...
A 30 year old court just got its first case. A Friday night scoop on the Alien Terrorist Removal Court’s only docket. www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terr...
Alien Terrorist Removal Court Has Its First Case
Created in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court has never reviewed an application. Until now
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Scoop: Created in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court was formed to “to review applications for the removal from the U.S. of alien terrorists”. The Attorney General submits applications for consideration. The Court has never received a submission. Until this week... 1/2
A woman was indicted in Louisiana for trying to bribe an immigration official to release a detainee in exchange for a bottle of Patron www.courtwatch.news/p/183-bribin...
At Court Watch, we're objectively very good at finding the seemingly unfindable in the U.S. Court system. Today we're introducing The Research Desk. A one-stop shop for training, monitoring of dockets, and customized research on federal court cases www.courtwatch.news/p/introducin...
Introducing ‘The Research Desk’
A one-stop shop for training, monitoring of dockets, and customized research on federal court cases.
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“If the current wave of performative lawsuits feels inherently gross, it is because it is. It gums up the system such that the daily injustices never have a chance for the sunlight.” www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: All the Court’s a Stage
Welcome to the era of performative lawsuits.
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The US courts will decide if you can really own an internet meme. www.courtwatch.news/p/182-can-yo...
#182: Can You Really Own an Internet Meme?
The fight over ‘6 7’ chicken. Plus: Tennis Power Struggle, Repeat Stowaway, WSJ lawsuit, and is DOGE actually dead?
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Robert Hlovchie, a self-described Nazi in Pennsylvania was arrested for threatening mass shootings against democrats, transgender individuals, Muslims, and Mexicans. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The man who is largely responsible for the creation of the modern day US Open was gifted lifetime tickets for his children as a thank you. 45 years later, his 79 year old son says the US Tennis Association is playing games with the spirit of the promise. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: A Courtroom Fight Over Tennis Court Seats
The family of former U.S. Tennis Association President says the organization is giving them a raw deal.
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"Even more so, the public can’t petition to unseal the documents because—and we can’t believe we’re writing this in an open democracy—they don’t know the documents exist."
Court Watch@courtwatch.bsky.social · 2mo agoProsecutors are ignoring judicial rules, clerks are requiring new court orders for documents already ordered unsealed, and judges are rubber stamping excessive redactions. Our Sunday story about the state of transparency in the U.S. judicial system. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
We just didn’t want to go to El Paso. Now we’re in a legal battle with DOJ. www.courtwatch.news/p/181-an-exe...
#181: ‘An exercise of Kafkaesque futility’
We just wanted to look at a document. Plus: Waffle House Antics, Trump Coin, Would Be Pulse Night Club Copycat.
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Federal prosecutors handle at just a little more than half a percent of all murder cases in America. Here’s why. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: The Occasional Murder on the Docket
Despite a media landscape that would imply otherwise, prosecuting murders in the federal court system is relatively rare. We explain why.
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Prosecutors are ignoring judicial rules, clerks are requiring new court orders for documents already ordered unsealed, and judges are rubber stamping excessive redactions. Our Sunday story about the state of transparency in the U.S. judicial system. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
The Rabbit Hole: Freeing the Courts
New legislation offers the possibility of free and searchable access to court records. But there are other systemic issues within the judiciary that still hinder transparency
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Thanks to a new court ruling, Congress can legally say horrible things about you on social media. www.courtwatch.news/p/179-congre...
#179: Congress Can Legally Say Horrible Things about You on Social Media
With the help of the Trump Administration, a defamation lawsuit against an anti-Trump Congresswoman goes down. Plus: Religious training cancelled, ISIS is in vogue again, NFT arrest, and the Post Offi...
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Federal judge issued preliminary injunction against Ken Paxton’s case vs Act Blue storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction – #55 in ActBlue LLC v. Paxton (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-11986) – CourtListener.com
Order on Motion for Preliminary Injunction AND Order on Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction
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