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# Court Watch

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## Posts
- [The Rabbit Hole: All the Court’s a Stage](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-all-the-court-s-a-stage): Welcome to the era of performative lawsuits. 
- [#182: Can You Really Own a Meme? ](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/182-can-you-really-own-an-meme): Chicken companies fight over ‘6 7’. Plus: Tennis Power Struggle, Repeat Stowaway, WSJ lawsuit, and is DOGE actually dead? 
- [The Rabbit Hole: A Courtroom Fight Over Tennis Court Seats](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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.
- [#181: ‘An exercise of Kafkaesque futility’ ](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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.
- [The Rabbit Hole: The Occasional Murder on the Docket](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-the-occasional-murder-on-the-docket): Despite a media landscape that would imply otherwise, prosecuting murders in the federal court system is relatively rare. We explain why.
- [#180: Prediction Market Didn’t Predict This Lawsuit](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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? 
- [The Rabbit Hole: Freeing the Courts ](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-freeing-the-courts): 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
- [#179: Congress Can Legally Say Horrible Things about You on Social Media](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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. 
- [The Rabbit Hole: How the search for one court record became a nationwide movement.](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-how-the-search-for-one-court-record-became-a-nationwide-movement): It’s difficult to access immigration court records under an increasingly antiquated federal rule. An army of volunteers is working to change that.
- [#178: Stop the (mint) Presses](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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.
- [The Rabbit Hole: ‘Open to Work’ for America’s Enemies ](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-open-to-work-for-america-s-enemies): There has been a quiet rise in the number of counterintelligence criminal prosecutions. More may be on the horizon. 
- [#177: CSI: Courts](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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
- [The Rabbit Hole: When Terrorism Isn’t Terrorism Anymore. ](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-when-terrorism-isn-t-terrorism-anymore): A recent court ruling throws into question decades of legal precedent on terrorism cases. We examine the debate and consequences. 
- [#176: Moon Rocks and White Ethnostates](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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
- [The Rabbit Hole: When A.I. Helps Kill. ](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-when-a-i-helps-kill): Thwarted Terror Attacks. Attempted School Shootings. Suicides. Are A.I. companies complicit in a string of violence that began online?
- [#175: Can You Trust Your Wife?](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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. 
- [Judge Orders ‘Known Suspected Terrorist’ Released](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/judge-orders-known-suspected-terrorist-released): 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.
- [The Rabbit Hole: Taking on the Courts, Alone. ](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/the-rabbit-hole-taking-on-the-courts-alone): 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.
- [#174: Forrest Gumping the News](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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. 
- [#173: Are we quietly detaining a terrorist in Texas?](https://www.courtwatch.news/p/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.