New legislation offers the possibility of free and searchable access to court records. But there are other systemic issues within the judiciary that still hinder transparency

With the help of the Trump Administration, a defamation lawsuit against an anti-Trump Congresswoman goes down. Plus: Judicially-ordered religious training cancelled, ISIS is in vogue again, NFT arrest, and the Post Office has a corruption problem.

A Pro Se Litigant Mostly Wins against DOJ. Plus: FIFA and Whales, Guns and JFK Airport, P. Diddy’s Lawyer Goes Venezuela, and a 77 year old discovers a new brother thanks to one federal judge.

There has been a quiet rise in the number of counterintelligence criminal prosecutions. More may be on the horizon.

In a misconduct investigation, they sent a judge’s couch cushion to the lab? Plus: Rihanna, Bolt cutting ICE handcuffs, AI screwups, and Latvian passports

A recent court ruling throws into question decades of legal precedent on terrorism cases. We examine the debate and consequences.

The U.S. Courts had a versatile week. Plus: Loomer Appeals, Lamborghinis Seized, Candace Owen-related subpoena, and a 400 Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

Thwarted Terror Attacks. Attempted School Shootings. Suicides. Are A.I. companies complicit in a string of violence that began online?

Prosecutors are quietly trying to limit marital communications privilege. Plus: Anthropic doesn’t cc the right military general. ISIS Trial Postponed. Candace Owens’ Folks May Be Dodging a Charlie Kirk Subpoena. Finally, Public Defenders are Adorably Petty.

Ahmadzai Ghafoor says he fled Afghanistan to escape Taliban retaliation. The government says he was once a “known suspected terrorist” and designated for a “high-profile removal” from the United States. On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered him released.

Between the legal deserts and rising costs of lawyers, more and more Americans are attempting to represent themselves in court. In some cases, 92% of them lose. We look at the uphill battle facing those who take own their own cases.

Like a beloved movie character who always gets himself into interesting historical moments, we’re as surprised as you are that we wandered into a Pulitzer. Plus: Epstein Suicide Note, Car Washing Threats, Reuters/WestLaw sued, and DOGE’s ChatGPT.

Prosecutors will let a judge know today. Plus: Epstein suicide note, racist public defender, AUSA’s AI gets benchslapped, and tear gas is so back.

Authorities say more than a dozen individuals in the United States and Europe were coordinating, funding, and directing an ongoing civil war in Cameroon.

Turns out using AI in real-time while getting disposed is not privileged. Who knew? Plus: Trump(s) settles, lawyer sanctioned, foreign coup, and CFTC comes back from the DOGE dead to collect a gambling bet.

With hundreds of members, a white supremacist prison gang operated a sophisticated and sometimes not-so-sophisticated criminal syndicate.

25,000 poorly dressed drunks in NYC may have gotten fleeced. Plus: DOJ Lawyer sanctioned, 438 pounds of explosives, and OpenAI is making up things about the attack against its CEO. And The Gang Updates Our Favorite Website.

As the Trump Administration dramatically ramps up efforts to revoke the citizenship of convicted felons, we look at the century-long evolution of the law enforcement and immigration tactic.

The Fourth Estate falls down on the job. Plus: BigLaw Tries to Delete News Story Link.

Hundreds of U.S. companies have been tricked into hiring North Korean remote workers for sensitive corporate and government jobs.

A scrappy news org influences the courts. Plus: Muslim Charity Sues Muslim Charity, Epstein Survivors Survive Legal Challenge, and Ric Grennell is Not Legally Defamed.

A rising number of mass shootings can be traced back to a young and violent online community obsessed with death.

DOJ says Eric Byrd was obsessed with mass shooters. He’s not the only one this week. Plus: Bank Robberies, East Wing Tours, and Devil Emojis

While the war’s reverberations are largely felt outside the borders of the United States, the ramifications may soon begin here.

Terrorism is having another moment. We should probably try to focus. Plus: a Republican gubernatorial candidate might lose his Tesla, Ballot Selfies, Mr. Beast settles, former ICE lawyer runs for Congress, and jumping out of police cars.