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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 5h
Scoop: Feds have charged two men, Omar and Abdel Adhami, for raising money for Hamas. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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#1 in United States v. Adhami (E.D. La., 2:26-mj-00111) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT signed by Magistrate Judge Janis van Meerveld as to Omar Adhami (1). (Attachments: # 1 Criminal Magistrate Case Sheet) (nml)(2 cc USM, cc USM) (Main Document 1 replaced on 9/16/2026) (mmv). ...
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Alex Brizee @alexbrizee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's a quiet but necessary part of my job: making sure every case we write about is followed through the system: “ If I’m naming someone in a story, their life is now being changed." Spoke with @courtwatch.bsky.social about how McClatchy's mass layoffs will impact legal coverage.
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The Rabbit Hole: Covering What McClatchy Will Miss
With the private equity-owned newspaper chain laying off 90 reporters, we look at the court stories they’ll miss.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Flying under the radar: the FBI got geofences of parts of Gaza to investigate October 7th. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Read @courtwatch.bsky.social review the stories that don't get told as corporate media (in this case, McClatchy) lays off all the legal journalists. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: Covering What McClatchy Will Miss
With the private equity-owned newspaper chain laying off 90 reporters, we look at the court stories they’ll miss.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Honestly we’d quit lawyering if we ever got this order. www.courtwatch.news/p/192-holy-l...
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Dozens of convicted terrorists will be released from prison soon. Most will move on from the violent ideology that got them locked up. Some won’t. What happens will not be the result of any govt or outside program. It’ll entirely be of their own volition. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: Terrorism’s Second Act
A growing number of convicted terrorists are soon to be released from prison, there’s no plan to address potential recidivism.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our entire brand is taking stuffy legal documents and making them accessible to the masses, but it’s still a bit jarring to see the First Circuit employ our writing style. www.courtwatch.news/p/190-stoppi...
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#190: Stopping the 'Stop Nick Shirley Act'?
California might be too terminally online for even us. Plus: Cartels, Weaponized Drones, Anarchists, and NBA gambling pleas.
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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
what fresh hell is this (Immediately deleted. You can support human written independent journalism and read news stories involving the criminal justice system here: www.courtwatch.news/upgrade )
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Mike Lindell was facing an existential threat to My Pillow existence due to rising debts. So he offered a potential government settlement over the Arctic Frost investigation as collateral. www.courtwatch.news/p/189-settle...
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#189: Settle for Sleep?
Mike Lindell dangles a possible government settlement to pay off debts. Plus: AUSA engages in the oldest profession in the world, force feeding a NatGuard shooter, and FIFA drama
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Rick Ellis @toomuchtvcom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Court Watch has an exceptionally well-written piece looking back at the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church www.courtwatch.news/p/the-church...
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he Church Bells Still Ring
A year after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, an examination of faith and fidelity to nothing.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A Judge Believed He Was Being Threatened, His Colleague Disagreed www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: A Judge Believed He Was Being Threatened, His Colleague Disagreed
Divides over how to police online vitriol emerge on a Florida bench.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“The assailants at Abundant Life Christian, Antioch, & Evergreen high schools, among others, appeared to be lone wolves, too. If you have trouble recalling all those specific mass shootings, it's because we, as a society, have become accustomed to such depravity” www.courtwatch.news/p/the-church...
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The Church Bells Still Ring
A year after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, an examination of faith and fidelity to nothing.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There’s some curious developments in a terrorism case that everyone missed, the LA Lakers’ new owner gets subpoenaed, and the feds quietly restart a hacking case. www.courtwatch.news/p/188-charit...
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#188: Charity for Hamas
Twenty years of humanitarian work while moonlighting for terrorism? Plus: Judge Roberts impersonated, Abbey Gate DOJ win, and Joshua Kushner subpoenaed.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Westman wanted a reaction from everyone, about everything, anything, or perhaps nothing at all. Not only to be whispered about in polite society, but to live on loudly in infamy in the manifestos of the mass killers that come after.” www.courtwatch.news/p/the-church...
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he Church Bells Still Ring
A year after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, an examination of faith and fidelity to nothing.
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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My coauthor and I put everything we had in this piece. I would appreciate if you read and shared it widely. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-church...
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he Church Bells Still Ring
A year after the Annunciation Catholic Church shooting, an examination of faith and fidelity to nothing.
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Maddi O’Neill @maddioneill.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thank you @404media.co for republishing my story for @courtwatch.bsky.social about the network of volunteers working to make immigration-related habeas corpus petitions available online! www.404media.co/how-a-networ...
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How a Network of Volunteers Is Liberating Critical Court Records for Everyone
Habeas Dockets are publishing immigration court records that normally aren't available online.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
“M.B. became hesitant because it sounded like she was being scammed,” court records said. But the bank employee who generously spent all day on the phone with her assured her by saying, “We’re in this together” and “You’re helping catch the bad guys." www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: Targeting Seniors
A siren, a fake hack, and a “Microsoft technician”—inside the elder fraud scheme that allegedly moved millions through dummy Florida companies.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Scooplet: A former Assistant U.S. attorney was indicted threatening to use AI to create child exploitation materials of a senior officials in the U.S. Attorney office and wanted to use ChatGPT to track down their kids. www.courtwatch.news/p/187-the-ju...
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#187: The Justice Department Owns a Bar
And not the legal kind. Plus: AUSA indicted, Defamation lawsuit fails, Threatening Flock, AI parody fights, and unmasking an anonymous twitter account.
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Kate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I look forward to my @courtwatch.bsky.social newsletter for stuff like this and the stuff I hadn’t heard was happening yet. Thanks for your service!
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Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
TIL: Gemini gives pretty good legal advice? “Yes, sending a message like this can absolutely be illegal. Depending on the context and how it is delivered, it frequently crosses the line into serious criminal offenses.” Great scoop by @courtwatch.bsky.social . bsky.app/profile/cour...
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We’re gonna level with you: between the memetic orders, the Gemini is this illegal prompts, and the ransomware involving J.P. Morgan, this may be our best weekly roundup ever. www.courtwatch.news/p/186-ok-goo...
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#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.
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Emily Gardner @emfurd.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Court Watch is a worthy subscription!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Now's a great time to support journalism that is filling a critical function that many other journalists depend on. www.courtwatch.news/p/judge-rule...
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Judge Rules Tower Dumps Search Inherently Unconstitutional
Docket and Opinion are only available because Court Watch successfully fought to unseal it.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In the last several weeks, @courtwatch.bsky.social has been behind two HUGE scoops on surveillance and security. First, they discovered Trump had resuscitated an old never-used terrorist deportation court. And today, a judge ruled cell dumps unlawful--which we know bc of CW's push last year.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BREAKING - A federal judge has just ruled that 'Tower Dumps' are inherently unconstitutional. Story below, details on a case that was only unsealed because of our court motion. www.courtwatch.news/p/judge-rule...
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Judge Rules Tower Dumps Search Inherently Unconstitutional
Docket and Opinion are only available because Court Watch successfully fought to unseal it.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It’s a moment of truth for us and you. www.courtwatch.news/p/moment-of-...
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Moment of Truth
Court Watch has led the news this last month. That may not happen again without your help.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
For our Sunday long read, reporter Peter Beck looks at the legal consequences of chasing shadows. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: Chasing Shadows
False flags, sanctioned oil, and the hunt around the world for shadow ships
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A strained analogy. A pentagon defamation case falters. DOJ is settling with water. These and more in this week’s weekly roundup of interesting federal court cases. www.courtwatch.news/p/185-a-quar...
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#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.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Just got out of the first hearing for the alien terrorist removal court. A few quick takeaways: They’re clearly building the court as the go. DOJ, defense, and judge were thumbing through statute to answer basic questions like discovery and detention 1/2
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Breaking — First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Revealed The Justice Department seeks to remove a Texas woman linked to ISIS plot. www.courtwatch.news/p/first-alie...
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First Alien Terrorist Removal Court Case Revealed
The Justice Department seeks to remove a Texas woman linked to ISIS plot.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“But for 30 years, the ominously named court lay dormant, never hearing a case. That was until this month, when a website for the court suddenly appeared with two single-page documents.” www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: The Rip Van Winkle Court
Last week, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had its first case in 30 years. We dive into DOJ’s awakening of a controversial court.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
“For this piece, we spoke with half a dozen legal experts and attorneys, reviewed far too many academic journals and law briefs, and almost convinced a judge on the court to talk to us about process.” Our Sunday deep dive on the Alien Terrorist Removal Court www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: The Rip Van Winkle Court
Last week, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court had its first case in 30 years. We dive into DOJ’s awakening of a controversial court.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Coming Sunday: 4,000 word definitive piece on the newest (and somehow old) court that recently awoke from its slumber. Includes new details not previously reported. We'll lift the paywall for free and paid subscribers who get the story in their inbox. courtwatch.news/subscribe
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The FDA may not know the source of the Cyclospora outbreak, but ambulance chasers do www.courtwatch.news/p/184-an-out...
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#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.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
We’re continuing to work this story. Some additional details we’ve received about the nature of the court. A thread. 🧵
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"If I somehow have the only skills in the world that can figure out where things are filed in different districts and I'm not using that for public good, what the hell am I doing in life?" A long form interview with our editor about Court Watch www.creatorspotlight.com/p/seamus-hug...
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🔴 Partisan content pays more, but he won't do it
The Court Watch newsletter counts federal judges, prosecutors, and widely-read journalists among its subscribers. Its founder still doesn't pay himself a salary.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Just launched - We completely redid our news site to make it more user-friendly to find our stories www.CourtWatch.news
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Our new Sunday piece is a deep dive on the new federal law aimed at stopping AI-generated nonconsensual intimate images and how it’s beginning to yield new criminal charges. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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Seamus Hughes @seamushughes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
We’re an independent news organization that for the last 4 years has routinely broken national news like we did again last night. This reporting has been picked up by six major news orgs. But the whole thing only works if folks support our journalism. You can do so here www.CourtWatch.news/upgrade
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Credit to @seamushughes.bsky.social ghes for spotting this overnight. www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terr...
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Alien Terrorist Removal Court Has Its First Case
Created in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court has never reviewed an application. Until now
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A 30 year old court just got its first case. A Friday night scoop on the Alien Terrorist Removal Court’s only docket. www.courtwatch.news/p/alien-terr...
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Alien Terrorist Removal Court Has Its First Case
Created in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court has never reviewed an application. Until now
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Scoop: Created in 1996, the Alien Terrorist Removal Court was formed to “to review applications for the removal from the U.S. of alien terrorists”. The Attorney General submits applications for consideration. The Court has never received a submission. Until this week... 1/2
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A woman was indicted in Louisiana for trying to bribe an immigration official to release a detainee in exchange for a bottle of Patron www.courtwatch.news/p/183-bribin...
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
At Court Watch, we're objectively very good at finding the seemingly unfindable in the U.S. Court system. Today we're introducing The Research Desk. A one-stop shop for training, monitoring of dockets, and customized research on federal court cases www.courtwatch.news/p/introducin...
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Introducing ‘The Research Desk’
A one-stop shop for training, monitoring of dockets, and customized research on federal court cases.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
“If the current wave of performative lawsuits feels inherently gross, it is because it is. It gums up the system such that the daily injustices never have a chance for the sunlight.” www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: All the Court’s a Stage
Welcome to the era of performative lawsuits.
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The US courts will decide if you can really own an internet meme. www.courtwatch.news/p/182-can-yo...
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#182: Can You Really Own an Internet Meme?
The fight over ‘6 7’ chicken. Plus: Tennis Power Struggle, Repeat Stowaway, WSJ lawsuit, and is DOGE actually dead?
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Robert Hlovchie, a self-described Nazi in Pennsylvania was arrested for threatening mass shootings against democrats, transgender individuals, Muslims, and Mexicans. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Court Watch @courtwatch.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The man who is largely responsible for the creation of the modern day US Open was gifted lifetime tickets for his children as a thank you. 45 years later, his 79 year old son says the US Tennis Association is playing games with the spirit of the promise. www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit...
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The Rabbit Hole: A Courtroom Fight Over Tennis Court Seats
The family of former U.S. Tennis Association President says the organization is giving them a raw deal.
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