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Oct 30 7 tweets 3 min read
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…
Sep 17 17 tweets 5 min read
Report from the NYC courtroom where Sean “Diddy” Combs is appearing. “Live vs Everyone”
Sep 17 10 tweets 5 min read
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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Jun 21 4 tweets 2 min read
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…
Image "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…
Jun 10 20 tweets 5 min read
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.
Mar 27 7 tweets 3 min read
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…
Mar 26 7 tweets 3 min read
24 hours later, still nothing from Diddy's camp about the federal raids at his properties yesterday by Homeland Security agents.

I discussed what it took for the feds to get those search warrants last night on LiveNOW. Maybe they're talking to TMZ, but they haven't sent me anything.
Mar 19 22 tweets 5 min read
A woman with an “unshakable, delusional belief that she owns or works” at LA Fitness is jailed indefinitely on a civil contempt charge, and her story is a horrifying look at mental illness and the court system.

My latest:
legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/judge-wants-… I know I’ve got a lot of followers in Atlanta area: There is an ATL connection to this story.

The woman was fired from LA Fitness in SoCal in 2011, then was hired two years later at a gym in Atlanta using a false Social Security number. legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/judge-wants-…
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Mar 6 7 tweets 3 min read
Just in: The 2nd Circuit has affirmed Michael Avenatti’s convictions for defrauding @StormyDaniels. Nine-page order issued this morning. Image I’m on the go and can’t immediately post a link to the order but will do ASAP.
Feb 26 13 tweets 5 min read
Good morning from Los Angeles, where I’m here for what should be an extraordinary hearing for Alexander Smirnov, an FBI informant accused of lying about the Bidens.

It follows an extraordinary order from Judge Otis Wright that said his lawyers likely are trying to help him flee. Image Here's Judge Wright's order.

A lot of documents are available for free in the Courtlistener file: courtlistener.com/docket/6825562…

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Feb 23 30 tweets 5 min read
A year before Judge Cormac Carney dismissed charges against white supremacist Robert Rundo, he refused to accept a guilty plea from Rundo’s co-defendant.

The judge asked about defending against Antifa then said he appears to be innocent.

Full article: legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/robert-rundo…
Image “The judge dismissed Rundo's charges on Wednesday. Last year, he declined a plea offer from a co-defendant and suggested possible bail after learning of his meth habit.” legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/robert-rundo…
Feb 21 18 tweets 6 min read
Just in: White supremacist Robert Rundo will be released from jail after a federal judge dismissed all criminal charges over violence at pro-Trump rallies.

Judge Cormac Carney believes Rundo was selectively prosecuted instead of "members of Antifa and related far-left groups." Image I was in the courtroom this morning when Judge Carney announced his decision.

He rejected prosecutors' request to keep Rundo in jail pending appeal to the 9th Circuit (which currently is considering booting Carney from another case entirely).

Order: documentcloud.org/documents/2443…
Dec 19, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
Regarding what exactly Jonathan Majors was convicted of, there's some misinformation out there, including from me.

Both assault charges related to what happened inside the car, and the harassment charges related to what happened outside. He was acquitted on anything having to do with intent. This means Majors WAS convicted related to Jabbari's finger injury. Jury ruled it was reckless but not intentional, but the assault is for the finger injury.
Dec 6, 2023 10 tweets 3 min read
The same lawyers who represented Cassie in her quickly settled lawsuit against Diddy have sued him again, this time on behalf of a woman who's staying anonymous.

This complaint has a "trigger warning" on the front page, too, just like Cassie's did. Image Here's the full complaint:

"This is now the fifth lawsuit filed against Mr. Combs in the last three weeks. Incredibly, the allegations brought by Ms. Doe are in many ways even more egregious than those brought by his prior victims." documentcloud.org/documents/2419…
Nov 28, 2023 19 tweets 6 min read
Young Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel is giving his opening statement this morning. He gave Thugger a quick handshake before he got up from the defense table.

I’ll be watching today. Follow this thread for updates. “Jeffery Williams was born into an environment, a community, a society that was filled with oppression, despair, hopelessness and helplessness.”

Steel skillfully used this intro about Young Thug’s background to transition into criticism of police and credibility of witnesses.
Oct 26, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
I just watched Cesar Pina's live. It's incredible that he blabbed like that.
"I am surprised by the amount of people that are on this live right now."
Like, say, the feds who are bringing felony charges against you that could put you in prison for at least several years? He's talking about his "haters" and the 20 lawsuits against him, not seeming to understand that a federal wire fraud charge is a lot more serious than a lawsuit and even 20 lawsuits, and @USAO_NJ prosecutors are going to turn out to be the biggest haters he's ever encountered.
Oct 6, 2023 10 tweets 5 min read
Before their sexual encounters became national news, MLB pitcher Trevor Bauer and the woman who accused him of rape discussed what happened in a 27-minute call covertly recorded by police.

It’s never been publicly available until now.

FULL STORY: legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/never-said-t…
Lindsey Hill: "I'm just kind of trying to understand, like, do you think that's OK, like? Or, like, how could you think that's OK? If you, you know, like, if that makes sense."

Trevor Bauer: "Yeah, yeah, that makes sense. I understand."

FULL RECORDING:
Oct 2, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
These are Judge David Carter’s orders in Eastman’s Chapman University email case. Per this SCOTUS action, they’ll stand for eternity. My last article on John Eastman’s California State Bar hearing included this hopefully helpful summary of Judge Carter’s email orders. Full piece in the archives: legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/judge-in-joh…

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Sep 14, 2023 7 tweets 3 min read
Good morning from Los Angeles, where Tory Lanez is due in court at 10:30 a.m. He wants to bail out of jail as he appeals his convictions for shooting Megan Thee Stallion, instead of going to state prison to serve his 10-year sentence.

I'm going into the courthouse now. Image Lanez’s bail motion is signed by a young attorney with Unite the People, which provides legal services to inmates.

Jose Baez (yes, that Jose Baez) indicates he's still on the case, only saying this morning on Instagram that a "prior commitment" prevents him from being here. Image
Sep 5, 2023 5 tweets 2 min read
Guy tells cop to stop harassing two Black men, gets thrown in @LASDHQ SUV and told he'll be dropped off in gang territory to be assaulted. Cop ends up crashing SUV and injuring him, and a cover up ensues.

Cop admits all this in new federal plea deal: documentcloud.org/documents/2393…
Mitchell Epner points out: "The most chilling part is the discussion of the implicit assumption that the corrupt Sheriff's Deputies could get the plaintiff locked up for 'being under the influence of a stimulant' with no @LASDHQ questions asks.
"Not his first rodeo."
Aug 25, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
John Eastman's California State Bar hearing over #J6 is back in session.

Elections expert and lawyer Matthew Seligman was testifying yesterday, but Sambo "Bo" Dul, who was state elections director in Arizona in 2020, is up now.

You can watch online: calbar.zoom.us/j/97985435232 Eastman's lawyer is asking Dul about her previous work with the Perkins Coie law firm. Prosecutor objects for relevance, but Judge Roland overrules because direct exam did touch on Dul's background. So now Randy Miller is asking Dul about Perkins Coie.