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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
Apr 6 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
OK - now at hearing on Zykil Adamson, prosecutor points to story "Man Shot in Head in Historic Music Studio" - which the defendant put on his Instagram account, with music. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below Image Assistant DA: He put on his Instagram, about the shooting, adding "Now that's tuff."
Judge Weston: I dont' see it
ADA: He also wrote to others, Last person who did this to me - so we raise it as a motion in limine
Defense: Much of the DA's position is speculation
Apr 6 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
OK - now at hearing about possession of Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Humidity." Athena Art Finance Corp, appealing an order, has asked for a stay of SatFinance taking it overseas and selling it. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below Image Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo: Isn't there some way to protected Athena's interest without stopping SatFinance from doing what it wants with the painting? Like, a bond? It sounds like the market is hot for this painting, or Basquiat generally
Apr 2 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
DC Beat: Now lawsuit seeking block construction of an arch in Memorial Circle near the Arlington Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery - Inner City Press is covering DDC and will live tweet, thread below Image Judge Tanya Chutkan: What assurance to I have I will not wake up one morning and there is construction and an emergency motion?
AUSA: I'm not aware-
Judge Chutkan: I am having a problem with lawyers coming in saying that. You should prepare
Apr 2 • 17 tweets • 4 min read
OK - in Epstein victims case against Bank of America, now settlement fairness hearing on $72.5 (or $85) million deal here @SDNYLIVE Inner City Press is covering the cases patreon.com/posts/epstein-… & OCC innercitypress.com/epsteinfiles5b… and will live tweet, thread below Image All rise!
David Boies, Sigrid McCawley, Brad Edwards - and Charlotte Taylor and more for Bank of America.
Judge Rakoff: My first question is, Who are you going to send the notice to and how are you going to determine that?
Boies: The people we have identified
Apr 1 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
OK - now at presentment in USA v. Zhan Petrosyants, good friend of ex-Mayor Eric Adams, last seen dodging a GEICO subpoena, now arrested for auto insurance fraud. His retained lawyer has been here in the SDNY Mag court waiting for the pre-trial services report 1/x Image Waiting here for past hour with Petrosyants defense lawyer schmoozing, saying he'll need a New Jersey lawyer (presumably to secure the bond), commenting on a case wheeled out from grand jury - finally now pre-trial services report arrives
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