THE ARCHIVE

Everything we’ve covered since 2020

Weekly Roundups, The Rabbit Hole, and everything in between.

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May 20, 2025

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#126: Toys 'R' Us Is Back

Your childhood memories may have closed but you can never bankrupt trademark lawyers. Also a law firm would like to exit the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni chat. Plus: Diddy’s Diddy, Awful Announcing, and Gold Scams

May 16, 2025

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13 min read

Let Us Report.

It’s been 5 months since we moved from Substack to beehiiv. A reflection on what we’ve accomplished and a status of where Court Watch is now.

May 9, 2025

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7 min read

#125: Anticlimactically Granted?

No one is going to click on this headline but between that and “interpretive jiggerypokery”, federal judges had fun with the English language this week. Plus, Disney sued over pickles, largest drug bust, toxic smells, and someone in Maine made a quick ten Benjamins.

May 9, 2025

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13 min read

#124: The Filing With The Dragon Tattoo

Legal watermarks are underrated and the courts have no sense of style. Plus: Cybertrucks burn, Threats Abound, Page Limit Pettiness, Top Gun, and the Holy Book earns a fee waiver.

May 2, 2025

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15 min read

#123: MrBeast Wants His Privacy.

The online influencer/curer of blindness asks to seal a document because the press may care. Plus: Disney menu hack, the racing world is so high school, and a Florida woman hates lines at the airport.

Apr 25, 2025

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10 min read

Judge Rules Blanket Search of Cell Tower Data Unconstitutional

Judge says tower dumps violate the 4th amendment, but will let the cops do it this one time.

Apr 18, 2025

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4 min read

#122: Why ‘Meaningless’ Matters to the FBI.

DOJ floats a new terrorism term in the U.S. courts. Say what you want about the tenets of nihilism but at least it’s not an ethos? Plus: Shadowbanning, Charlie XCX dances, and it turns out you can actually overhype AI and face consequences. No one tell the blue check marks.

Apr 18, 2025

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13 min read