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Seamus HughesEditor, Court Watch. Academic at NCITE. I read a lot of court records because I like a good story. Won a Pulitzer that one time. “A well-known PACER watcher” - DOJ
Seamus Hughes

Feb 27, 2026

#165: Chinese Tourist Visit U.S. Airbase

#165: Chinese Tourist Visit U.S. Airbase

Bingkun Feng probably just got lost. Please ignore the suspicious map pin. Plus: National Security Letter, Exclamation Points Galore, ICE car chase, and Squatty Potty?

Feb 20, 2026

#164: Epstein Estate Settles for Millions

#164: Epstein Estate Settles for Millions

But doesn’t admit guilt? Plus: Slushie Forgery Scandal, Trump Arch, 764, Kevin O’Leary, Kicking Flight Attendants, and 764. Also: Here for Antifa? Turn left and drive straight for 32 miles.

Feb 13, 2026

#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 6, 2026

#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

Jan 30, 2026

#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 23, 2026

#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 16, 2026

#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 9, 2026

#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 2, 2026

#157: Who owns Insta?

#157: Who owns Insta?

Meta files a cease and desist. Plus: Live turtles, a nativity scene, Whitney Houston AI, threats galore, and Flock lawsuit.

Dec 19, 2025

#156: Wifi Jammers, Drones, & Crypto Kidnapping

#156: Wifi Jammers, Drones, & Crypto Kidnapping

One Miami case brings it all together. Plus: a bad trip, James O'Keefe sued, Bill Maher deposition, Detroit elites are the worst, ATM hacks, and can you recuse every prosecutor in America?

Dec 12, 2025

#155: FIFA Receives DOJ’s Hand of God

#155: FIFA Receives DOJ’s Hand of God

A corruption case ends “in the interest of justice.” Plus: MAGA burgers, Ethan Klein, Tiffany Fong impersonator, Antifa, Laura Loomer and...Fish Games?

Dec 5, 2025

#154: U.S. vs. Forty-Eight Pitbulls

#154: U.S. vs. Forty-Eight Pitbulls

We like the pitbulls' odds. Plus: the Prince of Darkness gets sued, a U.S. Senator settles his tax bill, drones over D.C. airport, and it wouldn’t be a roundup without at least one grenade launcher.

Dec 4, 2025

Read The Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Court Records

Read The Alleged January 6 Pipe Bomber Court Records

Brian Cole of Virginia was charged with planting two incendiary devices near the Capitol. We put all the court records here.

Nov 24, 2025

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Nov 21, 2025

#153: Sued By a Priest?

#153: Sued By a Priest?

Canon Law Meets Federal Law. Plus: Luigi gets a suit, a congresswoman gets charged, NPR settles with Trump, AI chips smuggled to China, and has anyone checked in on the Fifth Circuit lately?

Nov 14, 2025

#152: You got a Fast Cat, I got a Ticket to Court.

#152: You got a Fast Cat, I got a Ticket to Court.

Maybe together we can make a legal deal. Plus: Newsom’s chief arrested, French painting stolen, using PACER to track your own investigation, Hot Girl Walk, and Moroccan royalty.

Nov 7, 2025

#151: U.S. Stops Chinese Worm Invasion?

#151: U.S. Stops Chinese Worm Invasion?

Three University of Michigan students face smuggling charges. Plus: Indicting the wrong person, drake diss, fruity pebble shortchange, liberal election deniers, and Maryland loves crabcakes and FBI headquarters.

Oct 31, 2025

#150: Prosecutors Acquire a Grenade Launcher

#150: Prosecutors Acquire a Grenade Launcher

No, seriously. Plus: Cam’Ron Beefing, Sanctioning Bill Maher, BananaGate, and an FBI analyst fired for supporting Trump?

Oct 29, 2025

“Anarchist to the Bone”

“Anarchist to the Bone”

A previously unreported search warrant reveals how the FBI tracked down a suspect who planted a failed incendiary device at a local Fox News station in Utah.

Oct 24, 2025

#149: The IRS has a Sidewalk Problem.

#149: The IRS has a Sidewalk Problem.

There's probably an analogy to be made about government efficiency and taking four years to fill a hole. Plus: The U.S. Courts giveth and they taketh away. Also, Laura Loomer’s Thumb Drives, Hasan Piker, and Mr. Big Shot

Oct 17, 2025

#148: Turning yourself in to ICE to avoid DOJ

#148: Turning yourself in to ICE to avoid DOJ

A California man almost got paid for finding a criminal loophole. Plus: A Oct 7 Arrest in Louisiana, Jeffery Epstein, Lawyer AI hallucinations, Uncrustable Lawsuit, and Drake lost in life but now also the courts.

Oct 10, 2025

#147: Jim Comey is a Time Traveler

#147: Jim Comey is a Time Traveler

Is messing with the space time continuum a felony or just a misdemeanor? Plus: You can shop Trader Joe’s again without getting randomly arrested, but maybe skip their probiotics.

Oct 3, 2025

Exclusive: Chief Justice “Stonewalls Congress" on PACER Hack, Senator Says

Exclusive: Chief Justice “Stonewalls Congress" on PACER Hack, Senator Says

The Courts sidestep a congressional request for independent review. Post-hack procedures have significantly reduced transparency in the judicial system.

Oct 3, 2025

#146: We’re (Probably) Singlehandedly Keeping the U.S. Courts Open.

#146: We’re (Probably) Singlehandedly Keeping the U.S. Courts Open.

You’re welcome, Article III. Plus: Judge opens his mailbag, gets preachy and pro-sey. A journalist must reveal sources, and MAGA burgers.

Sep 26, 2025

#145: Biking Across America to Murder a Governor

#145: Biking Across America to Murder a Governor

Man arrested heading to Charlie Kirk memorial. Plus: Comey indicted, airline employees smuggling, DOJ legally hacking Telegram, Meta barred from narc'ing.

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