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The Rabbit Hole: Covering the Courts from a Windowless Office

The Rabbit Hole: Covering the Courts from a Windowless Office

For more than a decade, Rachel Weiner, until quite recently a Washington Post journalist, chronicled the news involving the D.C. metropolitan area, which included stints at the Eastern District of Virginia. This week, she gives us an insiders-look on what it means to cover the fastest federal court in America.

Feb 15, 2026

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16 min read

#163: Exclusive (!): CBS Protects it Flagship Television Programming

#163: Exclusive (!): CBS Protects it Flagship Television Programming

Just not the one it should. Meanwhile our cortisol levels spiked from PACERmaxxing so many cases this week. Plus: AI hallucinations, Fulton County Searches, 764 lawyering, and Perry Mason

Feb 13, 2026

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13 min read

The Rabbit Hole: 4th & Felony

The Rabbit Hole: 4th & Felony

On Superbowl Sunday, we look back at the intersection of crime and sports in the justice system.

Feb 8, 2026

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20 min read

#162: Nazis 🤝Hezbollah

#162: Nazis 🤝Hezbollah

Things took a surprising turn in one Tennessee arson case. Plus: Judge orders deported families returned, Biden-era Congressional warrants will stay hidden, Minneapolis U.S. Attorneys office stops investigating new federal fraud, a top DOJ lawyer quits, and SEC wins against Elon

Feb 6, 2026

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16 min read

The Rabbit Hole: Dockets Die in Darkness

The Rabbit Hole: Dockets Die in Darkness

Among the 17 counties in Georgia that don’t have a single local news source, 12 of them are in the Middle District of Georgia’s jurisdiction. This week, we sought to examine the dockets dying in the darkness.

Feb 1, 2026

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13 min read

#161: Base Jumping Yosemite

#161: Base Jumping Yosemite

Turns out that’s illegal. What, we thought this was America? Plus: DOJ backs down on unmasking, judges get snippy against ICE, Epstein files to come “in the near term” – just don’t ask them for an exact date, and prosecutors don’t take kindly to thinking you’re just a small time criminal.

Jan 30, 2026

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12 min read

The Rabbit Hole: When Overthrowing A Government Goes Wrong.

The Rabbit Hole: When Overthrowing A Government Goes Wrong.

While the former Venezuelan President faces federal charges after being captured by the U.S. military, we looked back at the stories of would-be coups by civilians that went awry and their intersection with the federal courts.

Jan 25, 2026

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18 min read

#160: Hacking For Press Release?

#160: Hacking For Press Release?

We found the only person in the world who wanted to receive a press release. Plus: Shotgun Weddings, Frosting Cakes, Seizing Reporter Records, and we may very well become a U.S. Attorney soon enough.

Jan 23, 2026

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10 min read

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