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Matthew Russell Lee for/as Inner City Press covers SDNY, UN Gate, banks & IMF. books https://t.co/xHL0pGID4n https://t.co/VTEqaLISDB
Mar 26 • 34 tweets • 9 min read
OK - now US v Maduro, hearing on whether Venezuela can pay his lawyer Barry Pollock. Inner City Press is covering the case and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-maduro…Image 11:42 am
All rise!
Barry Pollack: Your Honor, in Luis versus US the Supreme Court said that defendants have a right to counsel of choice, and to use untainted funds. Also, funds of a third party. Here, the Government has not contested these 2's property interest
Mar 25 • 26 tweets • 6 min read
OK - now in Taibbi v. Higgins, oral argument on motion to dismiss. Defense lawyer Elizabeth McNamara: They must show the defendants knew or should have known what they reported was false. They can't. Inner City Press, banned from UN, will live tweet, thread below Image McNamara: This comes down to a political fight.
Judge Daniels: The definition of "bought" is that someone has paid someone for something. And owned means not making independent judgments but based on the compensation they receive
McNamara: That's one definition
Mar 19 • 76 tweets • 18 min read
OK - Live Nation trial Day 4 with states, Rapino due on stand, with some exhibits redacted - Inner City Press has asked to unseal & and is covering (Book: amazon.com/dp/B0GRN95HNT March Madness monopoly matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… ) and will live tweet, thread below Image All rise!
Judge Subramanian: We'll address later the proposed exclusion of some of Doctor Hill expert opinion, those that remain after the DOJ settlement. Jurors 9 and 12 are excused based on financial hardship - the Court was unable to solve it, they are excused
Mar 18 • 39 tweets • 10 min read
OK - Live Nation trial Day 3 with states, after Baker on robbing them blind, before Rapino - Inner City Press is unsealing & covering (Book: amazon.com/dp/B0GRN95HNT March Madness monopoly matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… ) and will live tweet, thread below Image [Before jury brought it]
Live Nation's Moskowitz: We do not want the jury to see Mr. Rapino's compensation. It's prejudicial.
States' Kessler: I am entitled to show how important this is to him, personally.
Moskowitz: The amount is not relevant to the bias.
Mar 17 • 64 tweets • 16 min read
OK - Live Nation trial Day 2 with states, Bob Roux, after DOJ (& some states like IA MS SD AR & NE reach settlements) - Inner City Press is unsealing & covering (Book: amazon.com/dp/B0GRN95HNT global: matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… ) and will live tweet, thread below Image All rise!
Live Nation's Bob Roux still on the stand.
LN's lawyer: Plaintiffs asked you about your comments about the Red Mountain acquisition - what were you saying about competition 10 years ago in Alabama?
Roux: I'd have to look at it (laughs)
Mar 16 • 62 tweets • 15 min read
OK - Live Nation trial restarts with states, after DOJ (& some states like Arkansas and Nebraska reach settlements) - Inner City Press is unsealing and covering (Book: amazon.com/dp/B0GRN95HNT global: matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… ) and will live tweet, thread below Image 8:47 am - the lawyers are all in place here, Marriott at the defense table for Live Nation, Kessler now at the front with DOJ's Dahlquist used to be, until the rug was pulled out from under him. Waiting for Judge Subramanian.
Mar 13 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
OK - Live Nation trial moment of truth - 3 pm hearing on which states plan to go forward even as US DOJ, Arkansas and Nebraska reach settlements - Inner City Press is unsealing and covering (global: ) and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste…Image 2:59 pm
The courtroom is full. Live Nation's Marriott is at his normal seat - but the front (plaintiffs) table is different. Waiting for Judge Subramanian (including to rule on Inner City Press' second unsealing request, which Live Nation opposed)
Mar 6 • 70 tweets • 17 min read
OK - US v. Live Nation now 3d day of witnesses, Jack Groetzinger of SeatGeek- Inner City Press covers matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… gets unsealing courtlistener.com/docket/6855772… Docs on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) book soon & will live tweet, thread below Image [Note - Inner City Press went to the courtroom at 8:30 am to speak on unsealing - it didn't happen until 9:10 am, but the unsealing order has been expanded (to demonstrative exhibits as well) and sped up to 24 hours) - now the first witness
All rise!
Groetzinger
Mar 5 • 44 tweets • 13 min read
OK - US v. Live Nation now 2d day of witnesses, Geiger of Gate 52, CA Chi, Seth Hurwitz of IMP - Inner City Press covers matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… asks to unseal s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2775… Docs on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) & will live tweet, thread below Image Before the jury is brought in
Courtroom deputy: On sealing, you now longer have to say out loud when we are not showing exhibits [! we'll see what this means, how request to unseal is ruled on]
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Tell me about PX 198
Mar 4 • 73 tweets • 16 min read
OK - US v. Live Nation now first witnesses, Barclay's and Xcel Center. Inner City Press closely covered openings (courtroom details on Substack here matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/ticketmonste… Document on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) and will now live tweet, thread below Image All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Call your first witness.
AUSA Arianna Markel: We call John Abbamondi.
[Witness is sworn]
Markel: Where have you worked?
Abbamondi: St. Louis Cardinals and Padres; I worked on dynamic pricing. Then with the NBA
Mar 3 • 53 tweets • 11 min read
OK - US v. Live Nation now opening arguments. Inner City Press closely covered jury selection (courtroom details on Substack here matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/break-up-liv… Document on Patreon here patreon.com/MatthewRussell…) and will now live tweet, thread below Image 9:29 am
Opening arguments still haven't begun.
Counsel: We intend to play a clip of Michael Rapino in our opening.
Judge Subramanian: Why? Both of these opening statement decks are more like argumentative closing argument decks. It's hard to address objections
Mar 2 • 45 tweets • 12 min read
OK - now US v. Live Nation jury selection.
10:12 am
All rise!
Judge Subramanian: Glad you see you, prospective jurors. This is US et al versus Live Nation, there are parties on the US side.
Inner City Press will live tweet this, and the trial. Thread below. Judge Subramanian: I know this jury service will be a hardship. During the trial you will have a half hour lunch, we will give you bagels and coffees from the courthouse cafeteria. This still could take six weeks...
Feb 27 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
OK - now at US v Live Nation final final pre-trial conference. Inner City Press is covering the case innercitypress.com/sdny8asubraman… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… Judge Subramanian: I rule that each side will have 65 hours. If I raise that, each side will get the same time. We have identified 79 jurors to come back. If we can't qualify 20 of them, we may reduce from 12 jurors, or I'll take back strikes.
Jan 29 • 45 tweets • 11 min read
OK - now US v Alexander brothers Day 3, Maya's outcry witness about to be cross examined, after lawyers' fights about subpoena on next witness. Inner City Press is covering the trial (toward a booklet?) matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-us-… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… Defense: We can't get the information due to Vladimir Putin-
Judge Caproni: We have the jury waiting. Bring them in.
Defense: We need to subpoena the next US witness, but she won't speak with us.
Judge: Serve her after the direct. Now, bring the jury in
Jan 28 • 34 tweets • 10 min read
OK - now US v Alexander brother trail day 2, with "Katie Moore" being cross examined by Oren's lawyer Srebnick about having gone to Zac Efron's loft, Inner City Press covered it below, and will live tweet, thread below Judge: OK, the jurors have arrived. You may proceed.
Oren Alexander's lawyer Srebnick: So you messaged this, that you were rolling with Zac Efron?
Moore; I wrote that.
Srebnick: You said you took molly at Zac Efron's loft?
Moore: I did.
Jan 27 • 81 tweets • 19 min read
OK - now US v. Alon, Oren & Tal Alexander trial begins, Inner City Press has covered from the start patreon.com/posts/courtroo… and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Caproni: What's this about a social media post on Israel's actions in Gaza?
Defense: This goes to bias. The Alexander parents are citizens of Israel, and that's the only issue Victim 12 ever expressed views on.
AUSA: We don't think it goes to bias
Jan 23 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
OK - now at US v. Live Nation antitrust case here @SDNLIVE - Inner City Press is covering the case innercitypress.com/sdny8subramani… and will live tweet (until US v. Luigi Mangione at 11 am), thread below x.com/innercitypress… All rise!
Judge Subramanian: The state claims can be stayed while we deal with summary judgment on the federal antitrust claims.
Jan 13 • 20 tweets • 5 min read
OK - now at US v. Alexander brothers, try it again - yesterday courtroom got sealed, so letter below. Today, arraignment on superseder. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below All rise!
Judge Caproni: We need to arraign on the S-5 Superseding indictment, with a new count of a 2012 -
Defense: It omits that statutory elements, we move to dismiss it.
Judge: That won't happen. What's the statute number?
AUSA: 18 USC 2242
Dec 12, 2025 • 37 tweets • 11 min read
OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 7 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press on Dec 3 filed letter to unseal exhibits matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-inner-… & some have been unsealed Dec 4 & on, many used. 1st Book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ 2d soon & will live tweet, thread below Image Come to order!
Justice Carro: Call your first witness.
ADA: The People call officer Samuel McCoy... What did you do before that?
McCoy: I delivered pizza at a Papa Johns
Dec 11, 2025 • 84 tweets • 19 min read
OK - Do Kwon sentencing in crypto case, US wants 12 years, Do asks 5, 6 victims set to testify patreon.com/posts/crypto-i… Inner City Press wrote the book on Luna amazon.com/Crypto-Death-S… and will live tweet, thread below Image 11:17 am - Do Kwon is in yellow prison jumpsuit of Essex County Jail in NJ; he's sitting at defense table with four of his lawyers. There has been a check of the call-in line(s); US says six victims want to speak, one in Russian: patreon.com/posts/crypto-i…
Dec 11, 2025 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
OK - now in Luigi Mangione Day 6 of suppression hearings in NYS case, Inner City Press on Dec 3 filed letter to unseal exhibits matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-inner-… & some have been unsealed Dec 4 & on, many used. 1st Book amazon.com/dp/B0FYJ7MBX3/ 2d soon & will live tweet, thread below Image 9:33 am - defense team is here, including Marc Agnifilo, absent Monday & Tuesday. He has a conflict today with @SDNYLIVE case, as may yours truly. But we are about to begin - pool photographers waiting one pew over here in the gallery