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DEVELOPING · 30 SEP → 31 OCT 2026 · 32 EDITIONS · 64 OUTLETS

Federal judge rules Los Angeles chief prosecutor Bill Essayli is serving unlawfully

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 31 63 1 Oct 2 Oct 3 Oct 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 29 Oct 30 Oct 31 Oct 26 Oct 18:15 UTC · Judge Rules Maurene Comey Was Unlawfully Fired as Federal Prosecutor 27 Oct 00:14 UTC · Judge rules Justice Department unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey 27 Oct 06:13 UTC · Judge orders DOJ to reinstate Maurene Comey after unlawful dismissal 27 Oct 12:16 UTC · Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired, orders reinstatement 27 Oct 18:18 UTC · Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired, orders reinstatement 28 Oct 00:15 UTC · Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor 28 Oct 06:14 UTC · Judge rules Justice Department unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey 28 Oct 12:21 UTC · Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired from Justice Department 28 Oct 18:22 UTC · Judge rules Justice Department unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey 29 Oct 00:20 UTC · Federal judge rules Los Angeles chief prosecutor Bill Essayli is serving unlawfully

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 9 HEADLINES

  1. 26 Oct, 18:15 UTC

    Judge Rules Maurene Comey Was Unlawfully Fired as Federal Prosecutor

  2. 27 Oct, 00:14 UTC

    Judge rules Justice Department unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey

  3. 27 Oct, 06:13 UTC

    Judge orders DOJ to reinstate Maurene Comey after unlawful dismissal

  4. 27 Oct, 12:16 UTC

    Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired, orders reinstatement

  5. 28 Oct, 00:15 UTC

    Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor

  6. 28 Oct, 06:14 UTC

    Judge rules Justice Department unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey

  7. 28 Oct, 12:21 UTC

    Judge rules Maurene Comey was unlawfully fired from Justice Department

  8. 28 Oct, 18:22 UTC

    Judge rules Justice Department unlawfully fired prosecutor Maurene Comey

  9. 29 Oct, 00:20 UTC

    Federal judge rules Los Angeles chief prosecutor Bill Essayli is serving unlawfully

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Donald Trump · 13 outlets
  • Barack Obama · 4 outlets
  • Todd Blanche · 4 outlets
  • Southern District · 4 outlets
  • Eastern District · 3 outlets
  • Los Angeles · 3 outlets
  • Bloomberg Law · 2 outlets
  • Central District · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • James Comey · from 15 Oct 18:15, 9 outlets
  • Maurene Comey · from 26 Oct 16:17, 7 outlets
  • Jesse Furman · from 26 Oct 16:17, 6 outlets
  • Ana Reyes · from 19 Oct 17:16, 5 outlets
  • Pam Bondi · from 21 Oct 14:35, 4 outlets
  • Jeffrey Epstein · from 26 Oct 17:13, 4 outlets
  • Ghislaine Maxwell · from 26 Oct 17:13, 4 outlets
  • Stanley Woodward · from 19 Oct 17:16, 3 outlets