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Weekly Roundup
Aug 7, 2026

#186: Ok Google, how illegal is this?

#186: Ok Google, how illegal is this?

Asking A.I. if you’ll catch a federal charge. Plus: A Judge’s Meme, Terror Charity, Bollywood-inspired robbery, and TikTok’s second amendment.

Weekly Roundup
Aug 5, 2026

Judge Rules Tower Dumps Search Inherently Unconstitutional

Judge Rules Tower Dumps Search Inherently Unconstitutional

Docket and Opinion are only available because Court Watch successfully fought to unseal the case.

Weekly Roundup
Aug 5, 2026

Moment of Truth

Moment of Truth

Court Watch has led the news this last month. That may not happen again without your help.

Weekly Roundup
Jul 31, 2026

#185: A Quarter-Life Crisis for a Court

#185: A Quarter-Life Crisis for a Court

Being the oldest court in judicial kindergarten is confusing. Plus: DoD defamation lawsuit, DOJ settling over water, Wilmer Hale breach, and shotgun complaints.

Weekly Roundup
Jul 29, 2026

First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Revealed

First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Revealed

The Justice Department seeks to remove a Texas woman linked to ISIS plot.

Weekly Roundup
Jul 24, 2026

#184: An Outbreak of Cyclospora Lawsuits

#184: An Outbreak of Cyclospora Lawsuits

The FDA may not know the source, but ambulance chasers do. Plus: Post Office Melee, Fake Cop, and a 500 billion dollar lawsuit.

Weekly Roundup
Jul 17, 2026

#183: Bribing an Immigration Official With A Bottle of Patron.

#183: Bribing an Immigration Official With A Bottle of Patron.

Come on, it’s not even añejo. Plus: Flock threats, Trump Genius, K-Pop’s nationwide injunction, and DOJ supports court transparency

Weekly Roundup
Jul 10, 2026

#182: Can You Really Own a Meme?

#182: Can You Really Own a Meme?

Chicken companies fight over ‘6 7’. Plus: Tennis Power Struggle, Repeat Stowaway, WSJ lawsuit, and is DOGE actually dead?

Weekly Roundup
Jun 26, 2026

#181: ‘An exercise of Kafkaesque futility’

#181: ‘An exercise of Kafkaesque futility’

We just wanted to look at a document. Plus: Waffle House Antics, Trump Coin, Would Be Pulse Night Club Copycat.

Weekly Roundup
Jun 19, 2026

#180: Prediction Market Didn’t Predict This Lawsuit

#180: Prediction Market Didn’t Predict This Lawsuit

Chicago bankers are angry, and we give them good odds to cover the lawsuit spread. Plus: Denaturalization cases on the rise, recusals, the fear of god and... daddybiden?

Weekly Roundup
Jun 12, 2026

#179: Congress Can Legally Say Horrible Things about You on Social Media

#179: Congress Can Legally Say Horrible Things about You on Social Media

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.

Weekly Roundup
Jun 5, 2026

#178: Stop the (mint) Presses

#178: Stop the (mint) Presses

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.

Weekly Roundup
May 29, 2026

#177: CSI: Courts

#177: CSI: Courts

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

Weekly Roundup
May 22, 2026

#176: Moon Rocks and White Ethnostates

#176: Moon Rocks and White Ethnostates

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

Weekly Roundup
May 15, 2026

#175: Can You Trust Your Wife?

#175: Can You Trust Your Wife?

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.

Weekly Roundup
May 8, 2026

#174: Forrest Gumping the News

#174: Forrest Gumping the News

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.

Weekly Roundup
May 1, 2026

#173: Are we quietly detaining a terrorist in Texas?

#173: Are we quietly detaining a terrorist in Texas?

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.

Weekly Roundup
Apr 24, 2026

#172: Did You Feed This Deposition Into ChatGPT?

#172: Did You Feed This Deposition Into ChatGPT?

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.

Weekly Roundup
Apr 17, 2026

#171: SantaCON?

#171: SantaCON?

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.

Weekly Roundup
Apr 3, 2026

#170: The Opinion No One Wrote About

#170: The Opinion No One Wrote About

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

Weekly Roundup
Mar 27, 2026

#169: Us 🤝 Fifth Circuit

#169: Us 🤝 Fifth Circuit

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.

Weekly Roundup
Mar 20, 2026

#168: An Aspiring Saint Gets Charged

#168: An Aspiring Saint Gets Charged

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

Weekly Roundup
Mar 13, 2026

#167: A Week of Harbingers

#167: A Week of Harbingers

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.

Weekly Roundup
Mar 6, 2026

#166: "Good Luck Reading This”

#166: "Good Luck Reading This”

A federal judge trolls about font sizes. Plus: Judicial walls closing in on DOGE, Tariff refunds, U.S. Attorney’s office can’t do tables, and the State Department’s $20,000 payment to a news organization.

Weekly Roundup
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?

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