US v. Trent Russell

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Case Number:

24-4620

Court:

Appellate - 4th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

  1. April 14, 2026

    Ginsburg Hack Conviction Upheld For Man Who Blamed Cat

    The Fourth Circuit affirmed Tuesday a former hospital transplant coordinator's conviction for illegally accessing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's healthcare records, upholding a ruling that the defendant was not improperly coerced when he told FBI agents a coworker or his cat may have been responsible.

  2. February 25, 2026

    Cat Cover Story In Ginsburg Health Hack Gives Judge Pause

    A Fourth Circuit jurist on Wednesday seemed fixated on the feline excuse a former hospital transplant coordinator gave FBI agents when he was questioned in 2019 about accessing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's healthcare records.