{"id":233,"date":"2026-03-03T03:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/?p=233"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:56:56","slug":"from-the-enterprise-to-oz-fandom-goes-to-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/letstalkabouttreks.com\/primedetective\/uncategorized\/from-the-enterprise-to-oz-fandom-goes-to-court\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Enterprise to Oz: Fandom Goes to Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Star Trek superfan rescues an iconic shuttlecraft from ruin \u2014 then gives it away. But his next legendary acquisition, a Wicked Witch hat from The Wizard of Oz, leads somewhere far more complicated: the courtroom. 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