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New Avenatti filing just now, with more objections to prosecution expert John Drum’s upcoming testimony. bit.ly/3sc4HcU
It contains this interesting take from Avenatti on what the case is about: “The government is required to prove that Mr. Avenatti misappropriated funds for which he was not legally entitled.” Image
That’s not really in keeping with wire fraud - the charge is a scheme to defraud using mail or wires. You could not actually misappropriate any money but still be guilty of wire fraud. My @lawdotcom article today looks at this: bit.ly/3CA9VEa
About this brief. "The Court STRIKES the defendant's Supplemental Brief at Docket No. 668 as untimely and unauthorized." Image

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Oct 30
Just in: Megan Thee Stallion has sued blogger Milagro Gramz, alleging she is purposely spreading false information online on behalf of Tory Lanez.

The federal lawsuit has four causes of action, including that Milagro promoted an "altered sexual depiction" of Megan. Image
Here's Megan Thee Stallion's full complaint, filed today in the Southern District of Florida by her lawyers at @quinnemanuel.

It describes Milagro as "a well-known online social media grifter who traffics in false and sensationalist narratives." documentcloud.org/documents/2525…
Here's the "Promotion of an Altered Sexual Depiction" claim.

"Defendant Cooper willfully and maliciously promoted the Deepfake Video without Ms. Pete’s consent. Defendant Cooper knew or reasonably should have know that the Deepfake Video was an altered sexual depiction." Image
Read 7 tweets
Sep 17
Report from the NYC courtroom where Sean “Diddy” Combs is appearing.
Prosecutor talking about Cassie and the video of Diddy assaulting her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2016:
Read 17 tweets
Sep 17
Here’s the 14-page indictment against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Three counts: racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution: drive.google.com/file/d/1iSrpU9…



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You can tell by the "ALC" in the case number that Diddy's case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr., a 2011 Barack Obama appointee.
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Federal prosecutors are holding a press conference about Diddy’s case at 11:30 am ET (in 40 minutes!) and you can watch live on YouTube: youtube.com/@usao_sdny
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Jun 21
New today in Hunter Biden's lawsuit against a former Trump White House aide who distributed the contents of his laptop: Judge Hernan Vera in Los Angeles has rejected Garrett Ziegler's motion to dismiss. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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"Plaintiff did not sue Defendants for creating a report or website. Defendants are being sued for “accessing, tampering with, manipulating, altering, copying and damaging” Plaintiff’s computer data." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Judge Vera also has Matt Gaetz's and Marjorie Taylor Greene's lawsuit against Anaheim over the cancellation of their rallies in 2021. A jury trial is scheduled for June 2025.
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Jun 10
Kenneth "Woody" Copeland went to jail on Friday after trying to plead the 5th in rapper Young Thug's trial.

Today, he's back on the stand in jail garb and says he's going to testify.

Watch live:
Woody says he doesn’t know how old his kids are because he’s spent so much time in jail.
Update: Now it’s Young Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel who may be held in contempt. This after he confronted Judge Glanville about an in-chambers ex-parte meeting with Copeland this morning over his 5th plea. Steel refuses to tell the judge how he learned of the meeting.
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Mar 27
Just in: Judge Roland wants John Eastman disbarred for his 2020 election fraud claims and the Jan. 6 attempted insurrection. Image
Here's the full ruling. 128 pages.

"John Charles Eastman is ordered transferred to involuntary inactive status ... His inactive enrollment will be effective three calendar days after this order is served..."

documentcloud.org/documents/2452…
I remember going to the first day of Eastman's bar hearing in LA back in June along with other reporters including the great @TomDreisbach. Little did we know what a marathon we were in for. 9 months later, a ruling.

Here's Eastman talking to reporters:
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