Huge turn out in UN Press Briefing Room for outgoing USG @Alison_Smale's spin of Utah conference. Inner City Press, banned by Smale et al for 415 days, has asked in writing about the costs innercitypress.com/undgc1smalelas…
OK - now hearing in Coe v. Todd Blanche on a Temporary Restraining Order and provisional class certification of families of transgender youth seeking to block turn over of health info to DOJ/subpoena to NYU Langone. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
Judge Failla: This case was reassigned to me 25 and a half hours ago. Before Judge Vargas, I hear the production of documents was extended. How about tomorrow by noon - acceptable?
Nixon Peabody: No objection from NYU.
Judge: How do I say Stangio?
Just so
Judge Failla: Would I have to find bad faith in the Executive Orders, or the transition to grand jury subpoenas?
Chase Strangio of ACLU: No. The Court has jurisdiction, under the Dow Jones factors. Care was here, the information is here.
OK - now at Goldman Sachs v. Leissner et al - including Kimora Lee Simmons Leissner - she has two lawyers at the front table. Inner City Press covered the EDNY Jho Low / Leissner case (book
and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/gp/product/B09…
All rise!
Sullivan & Cromwell for Goldman Sachs: This was a grossly inadequate discovery production, about their claimed investment in Celsius through her Bank of America account
Judge: They only gave you material from the public docket?
S&C: Nothing of substance
S&C for Goldman: They supposedly sold $12 million of these shares. But we have no info. We subpoenaed Bank of America but they say counsel to Ms. Lee tells them no, it's private.
[Kimora Lee's two lawyers are whispering]
S&C: We litigated this before Judge Rochon
OK - now in trial for murder in Brazil of gallerist Brent Sikkema, defense closing argument then US rebuttal, deliberations. Inner City Press has covered the case since arrest of Daniel Sikkema and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/art-world-hi…
Defense: Brent descended into drug use - that is why Danny wanted to get a divorce. Jane Pearl said yesterday, it was drugs and Lucas' wellfare. In Grindr, Danny had produced an ad there- DX 701
AUSA Grosbard: Objection!
Judge Ramos: Overruled.
Defense: Danny put an ad on Grindr saying, No drugs. That was his priority... Lucas continued to connect to Brent, he told Jane he wanted to enforce that obligation. He didnt' want Brent dead. He wanted Brent to get help with his drug problem. They had a fight
OK - now at presser by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch and Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI New York Field Office James Barnacle "to brief the media on recent cases" - Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
1:03 pm
Commish Tisch: I want to thank Jay Clayton... The extremist who moves to real-world danger, those cases demand more than one office. The World Cup and 250th Anniversary of our country is coming. We partner, as we'll discuss
Commish Tisch: NYPD does the work on the ground, SDNY prosecutes on Federal charges. We have acting on guns from South Carolina. I began my career building out the NYPD's counter-terrorism work. Just last week, the defendant brought in from Iraq...
OK - now in trial for murder in Brazil of gallerist Brent Sikkema, Daniel's divorce lawyer on the stand. Inner City Press has covered the case since arrest of Daniel Sikkema and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/art-world-hi…
Daniel's lawyer: Did you ask Brent Sikkema for funds for Daniel to buy a car to try to drive Uber?
Daniel's divorce lawyer: Yes. The TLC said it would be all electric cars going forward... Daniel told me that Brent had told him not to work but be available to him
Daniel's criminal lawyer: Did Brent ever make a settlement offer?
Daniel's divorce lawyer: Yes, one million dollars. Daniel was deeply hurt - that amount mirrored what Brent had given to a former boyfriend. We filled for in rem spousal support in November 2023
OK - now in trial for murder in Brazil of gallerist Brent Sikkema, testimony about Daniel's demand in divorce case. Inner City Press has covered the case since arrest of Daniel Sikkema and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/art-world-hi…
Brent's ex-lawyer: Daniel wrote he wanted the Fire Island house one week per summer with Lucas and alimony or Jane would keep suing.
Daniel's lawyer: You did not represent Brent until a year after Daniel filed for divorce?
Brent's ex-lawyer: Right.
Daniel's lawyer: Did he leave off his form his second home in Rio?
Brent's ex-lawyer: I didn't know when I filled the net worth statement.
Daniel's lawyer: So if he had it, he didn't tell you about it, correct?
Brent's ex-lawyer: Correct