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Seamus Hughes
As a national expert on terrorism and violent extremism, Seamus Hughes is also a major resource to the public and journalism community. Seamus roots through court filings to find useful filings and trends that professional journalists and lawyers miss. He even accidentally discovered the federal government’s confidential case against WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange, just from public court filings. What makes Seamus’ work at GW’s Program on Extremism all the more noteworthy is that it is written specifically for public consumption, without the use of excessive legalese or academic jargon. Seamus is now sharing his tricks of the trade, leading workshops to teach journalists how to find stories in docket entries.