Seamus Hughes
@seamushughes.bsky.social
I read a lot of court records because I like a good story. Won a Pulitzer a couple times. “A well-known PACER watcher” - Justice Department
In July, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had its first case in 30 years. @pwbeck.bsky.social and @seamushughes.bsky.social unpack the ATRC’s history, how the court operates, why the court may have lain inactive, and DOJ's decision to bring a case now.
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 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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I don’t care what the open rate says. This was a good lede. 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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“The whole thing reminded us a bit of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1922 short story, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. For our less pretentious readers, think Brad Pitt’s late 2000s movie.” 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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A former legal assistant at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas was indicted on state charges of tampering with evidence and terroristic threats related to allegedly doxxing an immigration law enforcement officer. 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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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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If you threaten to kill someone and dare the Department of Justice to do something about it, you're going to have a bad time. cc @courtwatch.bsky.social
![Screenshot of a federal indictment stating in part:
On or about December 19, 2024, within the District of Alaska, the defendant,
PAUL MCKAY EASTER, knowingly did transmit in interstate and foreign commerce a
communication, and the communication contained a threat to kidnap and injure
VICTIM 1, specifically by stating “It is time to take action. [VICTIM 1] will die. This is a
direct threat. Come do something about it DoJ.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejz5uypde6zjpcq6xpmm7mkv/bafkreifgm5zvpqrofpsabme3weqff5i4z4ac643pof4lwirckuc5ivvpmq)
"Now surfacing for the first time, the ATRC will have to determine for itself if it will become a major new instrument for national security cases or return to its long slumber." 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...
A thread on new details about the alien terrorist removal court. Cc @stevevladeck.bsky.social
Court Watch@courtwatch.bsky.social · 2w agoWe’re continuing to work this story. Some additional details we’ve received about the nature of the court. A thread. 🧵
Writing draft ledes is my jam. See how we clean it up by subscribing this Friday's weekly roundup of the most fascinating court records. www.CourtWatch.news/subscribe
The Alien Terrorist Removal Court launched their website last week. In bigger news, we launched ours.
Court Watch@courtwatch.bsky.social · 2w agoJust launched - We completely redid our news site to make it more user-friendly to find our stories www.CourtWatch.news
Our new Sunday piece is a deep dive on the new federal law aimed at stopping AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images and how it’s beginning to yield new criminal charges. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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Seamus Hughes@seamushughes.bsky.social · 3w agoWe’re an independent news organization that for the last 4 years has routinely broken national news like we did again last night. This reporting has been picked up by six major news orgs. But the whole thing only works if folks support our journalism. You can do so here www.CourtWatch.news/upgrade
We’re an independent news organization that for the last 4 years has routinely broken national news like we did again last night. This reporting has been picked up by six major news orgs. But the whole thing only works if folks support our journalism. You can do so here www.CourtWatch.news/upgrade
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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...
Broke 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...
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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It appears the Alien Terrorist Removal Court created and launched its website very recently
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...
Upham was charged in federal court with threatening the President today. I started a slack-like channel to push out breaking news court docs, dropped the charging docs there and will do so going forward for other stories. Sign up here. www.courtwatch.news/community
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Task & Purpose@taskandpurpose.com · 3w agoMarines condemn ‘disturbing statements’ from veteran running for Congress trib.al/u0omIMi
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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Today we launched a consulting arm for Court Watch to handle training and monitoring requests to keep up with the latest civil and criminal trends in the court system.
Court Watch@courtwatch.bsky.social · 3w agoAt 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...
“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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Woke up and chose violence with @pwbeck.bsky.social in our Sunday morning piece about the tradeoffs for performative lawsuits. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
“Name any other media organization that in the defense of transparency beat the Justice Department <checks notes> twice in federal court in a week. The rest of the Fourth Estate can pivot to video, we’re pivoting to being awesome.” 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...
I’m taking the nobody puts baby in the corner approach to choosing a reporter beat.
