@uebey.bsky.social spoke with @jrussjruss.bsky.social about Luigi Mangione's legal victories ahead of his state and federal murder trials. Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New: Drake's manager showered Live Nation and Ticketmaster with praise at the antitrust trial. He also broke down these "Pound Cake" lyrics that named Live Nation's CEO: "Contract like ‘91 Dan Marino, I swear this guy Michael Rapino’s boosting my ego."

New: California Attorney General @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov announces that 23 states are suing Donald Trump for his executive order to restrict mail-in voting. It "violates the separation of powers," Bonta says. It's the 66th lawsuit California has filed against the second Trump admin.

New: A federal judge has gutted Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni, tossing most of her claims including harassment and defamation. The only remaining claims are retaliation, aiding & abetting retaliation and breach of contract. cc @courthousenews.bsky.social

New: Mahmoud Khalil moves for an en banc review of the Third Circuit ruling that paved the way for him to be deported. "If left to stand, that decision would permit the government to detain any noncitizen on retaliatory or punitive grounds, without lawful justification."

If you ever wanted to see a 20-minute video of a bunch of guys trying (and failing) to fish a 50-foot rope full of jail contraband through a window at MDC Brooklyn, this is the story for you! (Sadly, you'll have to turn off ad blockers to get the vid to work.) www.nydailynews.com/2026/03/29/v...

A behind-the-scenes reality show about the NYPD may see the light of day after the show’s producer, son of TV psychologist Dr. Phil McGraw, settled a lawsuit with the city on Friday. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/nypd-reality...

New: “Behind the Badge,” a pro-NYPD TV show commissioned by Eric Adams, can see the light of day. The city just settled its suit against Dr. Phil’s son, who produced it. “I think [the NYPD] is going to show very well on these programs,” his lawyer says.

New: Federal prosecutors admit ICE misled a judge about immigration court arrests. They say ICE “specifically” told them that a 2025 memo allowed them to make arrests at immigration courts — but that’s not actually true, they say in a new filing.

A Malian man, who told Courthouse News last week that right-wing content creator Nick Shirley told ICE to arrest him, has been ordered released from immigration custody by a federal judge. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judges-order...

Update: Mamdou Ndoye tells me from detention that Nick Shirley, himself, pointed at him during the Canal Street raids and urged ICE to detain him. "ICE didn’t even try to talk to me, but then he pointed me out to ICE and they ran to me and arrested me."

New: ICE name-dropped MAGA YouTuber Nick Shirley when arresting an immigrant in NYC, per court docs. “The only thing they asked me about is why I was being aggressive to Nick Shirley…” More @courthousenews.bsky.social

New: Alleged terrorist Asif Merchant told the FBI that he thought Iran was behind the 2024 shooting of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Why'd he think that? "Because that’s the same thing he was sent here to do," and FBI agent testified.

At antitrust trial, ex-Barclays Center exec says Ticketmaster used Billie Eilish to punish him @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/at-antitrust...

New: Ticketmaster pulled a 2021 Billie Eilish concert from Barclays Center as retaliation for the arena swapping to SeatGeek, a witness claimed today at a federal antitrust trial. via @courthousenews.bsky.social

New: A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's effort to kill congestion pricing in NYC, calling it "unlawful." "An unelected administrative agency may not make decisions affecting large segments of the public based on what comes to mind at the moment."

FOWL BALL: MLB pitcher Emmanuel Clase used cockfighting-themed lingo in texts to hide rigged pitches, feds say. “Throw a rock at the first rooster in today’s fight.” “Chicken number 3, after I kill the first 2, play the 3.”

New: ICE is now holding immigrants on MULTIPLE floors at 26 Federal Plaza, in addition to the infamous 10th floor cells. A federal judge, tasked with overseeing the facility's conditions, had no idea. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

New: A judge had one message for Luigi Mangione's defense team after setting a speedy June 8 trial date: "Be ready." "One plus one equals two. It’s double jeopardy by any commonsense judgment," Mangione yelled while leaving the courtroom.

A $10 million workplace harassment claim in which Rudy Giuliani stands accused of “demanding” oral sex from an employee will move forward to discovery, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/judge-advanc...

New: The $10 million sexual harassment case against Rudy Giuliani — the one where he's accused of sharing his sexual fantasies about Wendy Rhoades from "Billions" with an unenthusiastic employee — is moving forward to discovery. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

No death penalty for Luigi Mangione:

New: NRA board members are distraught at the "indefensible" response by Trump Admin officials to the shooting of Alex Pretti. One called comments from Kristi Noem and Kash Patel a "huge misstep" and hopes they walk them back. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

An ICE detainee describes being repeatedly tased during his arrest by an infamous NYC agent, who then called him a "fucking Mexican." "Looking back, I can see that there is no equality in this world." (via court records)

How did Dr. Phil's son get ahold of "extremely problematic" clips of the NYPD? Per a new lawsuit, Eric Adams' admin hired him to make a pro-cop TV show. Rough cuts were rife with sensitive info: faces of witnesses, undercover cops, etc. NYC is suing to block its release.

New: “This is the modern Fugitive Slave Act,” said a judge when describing ICE behavior nationwide.

Now: Judge William Young in MA is tearing into the Trump admin for trying to deport pro-Palestinian protestors. "They don't seem to understand or willfully ignore the provisions of the First Amendment." Says Noem, Rubio and others engaged in a "conspiracy" to chill speech.

NEW: One judge is demanding answers after two congressmen claimed the DOJ is slow-rolling the Epstein files. Another judge wants prosecutors pulled off of Epstein to handle more pressing trial work. "Epstein is dead," she said Tuesday.

New: More than a year after his arrest, Luigi Mangione finally has a (tentative) trial date. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

New: Kristi Noem says Minnesota investigators "don't have any jurisdiction" to probe the ICE shooting of Renee Good. She also declined to say whether the ICE officer who killed her is on suspension. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

📍 MANHATTAN — Kristi Noem is about to hold a press conference discussing ICE operations in NYC. Looks like she’s going to celebrate some recent arrests, based on these posters. We’ll see if she fields off-topic questions. cc @courthousenews.bsky.social

Scenes from outside Maduro’s arraignment. Inside, Maduro got in a spat with a critic in the gallery, who called him an “illegitimate” president. His wife’s face was covered in bandages — her lawyer says she may have fractured ribs.

Coming early next year 🚊🚦💵 Summary judgement arguments in the MTA’s case defending congestion pricing from the Trump administration. (The tax, by all available metrics, has been a success so far.)

New: A Trump-appointed judge is threatening the government with contempt after learning of the "putrid" conditions of an ICE holding room on Long Island. He ordered the DHS to give him photos of the room. DHS refused. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

Luigi Mangione faces uphill battle after marathon evidence hearing @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/luigi-mangio...

New: Luigi Mangione’s team is concerned after the DA shared a 2-hour clip of the 2024 shooting. “The people are plainly attempting to use this suppression hearing as a vehicle to litigate their case in the court of public opinion,” said Karen Agnifilo.

New: Former Cuomo-Hochul staffer Linda Sun, accused of being a Chinese agent, makes her last stand against FARA charges. “To say that Linda did what the government said she did for salted ducks is as absurd as it sounds,” said her lawyer.

New: Terry Rozier is out on a $3 million bond after pleading not guilty to wire fraud/money laundering conspiracies. The charges have been “professionally devastating” for Rozier, according to his lawyer.

DAY 3 of Luigi Mangione's suppression hearing. It's December 4, the one-year anniversary of Brian Thompson's killing. Mangione just took his seat at the defense table, wearing the gray suit from Monday. Covering live for @courthousenews.bsky.social. Catch up 👇

No Luigi hearing today, as you may know. But I talked about what's transpired so far last night. ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6A...

I’m on News Nation in 20 minutes to talk Luigi. Come say hi 📺

New: A bunch of new info surrounding Luigi Mangione’s arrest came to light today, including the 911 call and supposed conversations he had with corrections officers. More @courthousenews.bsky.social 🫵

MANHATTAN — Luigi Mangione’s suppression hearings kick off this morning. The defense will argue against the admission of recovered evidence. Along the way, bodycam footage and cop testimony should give us a deeper look into Mangione’s arrest. Following live @courthousenews.bsky.social

New: Luigi Mangione’s suppression hearings could take several days next week — there’s a lot to get through. Prosecutors are expected to call numerous witnesses. The defense wants at least 2 Altoona cops to testify. More @courthousenews.bsky.social 🫵

“We were always hungry.” “We all wanted to wash ourselves.” Despite a judge’s order, immigrants say conditions at 26 Federal Plaza have not improved. They’re pushing for sanctions against ICE and DHS.

New: Immigrants move to sanction ICE and DHS for failing to improve conditions at 26 Federal Plaza, despite a judge's order to reduce overcrowding and improve sanitation. "In fact certain conditions appeared to worsen" since then, they claim. More TK @courthousenews.bsky.social

Reminder: Federal prosecutors are expected to file a 120-page(!) brief in support of the death penalty for Luigi Mangione tonight.

Soft launch

Indicted ex-Cuomo staffer had leading role in securing Covid-19 supplies: Witness @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/indicted-ex-...

Inbox: The White House blasts out a press release complaining about ABC News. It's just a list of grievances; literally zero context.