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#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

The Rabbit Hole: ‘Metastasizing Evil’

The Rabbit Hole: ‘Metastasizing Evil’

A nihilistic online group is targeting minors. We examined the prosecutions aimed at stopping what the Justice Department calls "one of the most heinous online child exploitation enterprises we have ever encountered" -- the violent and sadistic organization, 764.

Jan 18, 2026

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11 min read

#159: Jeffrey Epstein gets 80 New Lawyers

#159: Jeffrey Epstein gets 80 New Lawyers

The Justice Department attempts the kitchen sink approach to fulfilling their legal obligation. Plus: Loomer’s lawyer in hot water, Vance Threat, Instagramming Crimes, and roadtripping with a terrorism defendant.

Jan 16, 2026

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14 min read

The Rabbit Hole: A Terrorism Prosecution Finally Ends.

The Rabbit Hole: A Terrorism Prosecution Finally Ends.

Convicted of terrorism in two countries for the same crime, the last member of five young Virginians who disappeared in 2009 to join a terrorist group had his day in court.

Jan 11, 2026

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19 min read

#158: The Existential Crisis of Being A Lawyer.

#158: The Existential Crisis of Being A Lawyer.

This week, federal judges approved lawyers who were not lawyers and disapproved of lawyers saying they are lawyers. Meanwhile, we’re just happy to exist. Plus: Government bribery, Apology letters, and Snapchat hack.

Jan 9, 2026

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11 min read

The Rabbit Hole: A Texas Criminal Case Tests a Decades-Old Statute

The Rabbit Hole: A Texas Criminal Case Tests a Decades-Old Statute

Prosecutors feverishly worked over the holidays to try to keep a Texas teenager in jail after a judge dismissed the case.

Jan 4, 2026

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13 min read

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