| Luigi
Mangione Gets
2 or 3 Week
Delay of
Federal Trial
with NYS
Justice Carro
Looming
by
Matthew Russell Lee,
Substack
Book Patreon SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
April 1 – Luigi Mangione was
presented in Federal court on
December 19 on four charges,
one of them death penalty
eligible, for the killing of
UnitedHealth CEO Brian
Thompson. Inner City Press was
there, covering the case
toward a book. On April 1 DOJ
announced it would seek the
death penalty against
Mangione. But SDNY Judge
Margaret Garnett dismissed the
death eligible charges, and
set an October 13 court date. After some
push back, Inner City Press
published a book Luigi
Mangione Lone Wolf here,
now Amazon here More on X for
Subscribers
here and Substack here On February 6 NYS Justice Gregory Carro convened a hearing and, after a long whispered sidebar, announced that NY and February 6 extra
on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here On February 9
Mangione's lawyers wrote to
SDNY Judge Garnett, recounting
what Justice Carro said and
opposing it, promising another
filing - this one on Patreon here On March 2, the
NY prosecutors filed their
brief to Justice Carro, on
Patreon here On April 1 Judge
Garnett held a proceeding, and
Inner City Press again live
tweeted. The jury
questionnaire deadlines were
moved up, ending June 5 in
deference to Justice Carro's
June 8 trial date, and move
the Federal trial from October
13 to October 26 or November
2. April 1 more on X
for Subscribers here
and Substack here On unsealing bid, more / extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
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Saturday, April 4, 2026
Luigi Mangione Gets 2 or 3 Week Delay of Federal Trial with NYS Justice Carro Looming
In Live Nation Trial Judge Chides States on Partially Sealed Motion v Abrantes Metz and Agrees Letters Must Be Docketed
SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 1 – The United States versus Live Nation trial began
on March 2 with jury selection, before U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of New York Judge Arun
Subramanian. Then after a week of testimony it
went on pause, and the DOJ and now several states
settlement with Live Nation.
On March 16 the trial picked back up, with
NYS' Hatch questioning AEG's Marciano followed by a
grilling cross by Live Nations' Marriott, emphasizing the
size and actions of AEG. Then the states called Live
Nations Bob Roux, who repeatedly said he didn't remember
and couldn't confirm.
Late on March 19, Inner City Press
publishes TicketMonster in Court, here
On Sunday March 22 the States' lawyer wrote
in that "Marriott, represented to
the Court that Defendants’ “best estimate†was that they
would put on a case for 7 trial days, Defendants disclosed
a list of 29 live witnesses and 19 witnesses via
designation. This is pure gamesmanship aimed at impeding
Plaintiffs’ ability to prepare for trial" - full filing on
Patreon here.
On March 24 after a night
of unacted-on sealing requests and Bryan Perez of AXS,
the states' damages expert Rosa Abranes-Metz was on the
stand for the rest of the day, and into the next. She
calculated what she said was each fan's loss per ticket
but... See below, where Live Nation sealed its
declaration to strike all of her testimony.
After midnight on March
24-25, Live Nation filed two letters requesting sealing.
Inner City Press filed opposition at 1:47 am, here.
Midday on March 25 Judge Subramanian asked if anyone
from Inner City Press was in the courtroom. Later, after
live tweeting the jocular testimony of Mark Yovich of
Ticketmaster, Inner City Press was ready to argue. Judge
Subramanian said, Mr. Lee, I see you here, I have read
your letter, we will address it." Watch this site.
On March 26 before the
states rested and Live Nation kicked off with Oman
Al-joulani, Judge Subramian made a proposal then asked
if "everyone" was in agreement. He graceously allowed
Inner City Press to take to the lectern to point to
contracts with not just financial terms redacted, and to
urge greater transparency going forward, including
during the Tunney Act review of DOJ's murky settlement.
Judge Subramanian appeared to say, file letters and I'll
review redactions and sealing. And so we will.
On March 27, an
extraordinary exchange which Inner City Press live
tweeted, then docketed a letter about - a letter which
Live Nation responded to on Saturday night, asking until
Monday to substantive respond: Inner City’s Motion
requests the letters related to “an 8pm March 26
telephone call about the case†be immediately docketed
(the “Lettersâ€). (Mot. at 1.) The Letters were submitted
to the Court in camera because they implicate the
privacy interests of non-parties. Given the nature of
the information at issue and to allow any other
interested parties to respond, Defendants respectfully
request until Monday, March 30, 2026 to respond to the
Motion. We also understand that the affected third party
intends to file a response and respectfully requests
until Monday to do so."
On Sunday Judge Subramanian
docketed a text-only order: "ORDER granting [1341]
Letter Motion for Extension of Time; there's probably
some portion of the parties' letters that can be
publicly filed with redactions. The Court agrees that
specific references to the substance of the files at
issue, and the files themselves, none of which were
utilized at trial or had anything to do with any
judicial function, are properly subject to sealing.
(HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Arun Subramanian)(Text Only
Order) (Subramanian, Arun)." Inner City Press asked, But
when?
Then near midnight Live Nation's lawyers filed opposition to docketing the March 26 letters - not even putting redacted versions in the docket - and also sealed entirely under seal a declaration by one Kelly Fayne and seven exhibits asking to strike the entirely of the states' expert Metz' testimony.
It was late but it had to be done: Inner City Press filed a reply on the letters, and opposition to the sealing of Live Nation's declaration and seven exhibits.
On March 31 before the jury came in, Judge Subramanian asked about the motion, but not the sealing. Later he set a hearing - for Mueller's lawyer, who wrote in by email citing the California constitution. The jury was told to take two days off, until Friday.
On April 1, without the jury, a hearing. Judge Subramanian came in and said the letters Inner City Press has been pursuing since March 27 must be docketed, albeit with redactions (we'll see). Then an argument, culminating in Judge Subramanian saying the states haven't taken the motion (partially sealed) against Dr Abrantes-Metz seriously enough. So, a written response on Friday - and Abrantes Metz back on the stand on Monday?
April 1 extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here.
March 31 extra on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
March 27 more on X for Subscribers here and Substack here
March 25 more on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
March 24 more on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
March 23 more on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here
March 20 more on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here.
March 19 more on that on X for Subscriber here
and Substack here
March 18 extra on "war room(s)" on X for
Subscribers here
and Substack here
On March 5, Judge
Subramanian granted Inner City Press first motion to
unseal, here
On March 6, Inner City
Press was in the courtroom at 8:30 am, and spoke to push
for further unsealing, including of demonstratives. See
new book, "TicketMonster: US v Live Nation 1," ebook,
audiobook and paperback here.
On March 9, amid news of a
US settlement, Inner City Press filed a second request
to unseal, here.
Then it ran in and live tweeted Judge Subramanian
questioning the settlement, summoning Rapino in on March
10. At 4:20 pm the US - which says Live Nation is
selling off things it is divesting - filed its term
sheet, which we are putting on DocumentCloud here
At 11 pm on March 9, Live
Nation opposed Inner City Press' motion to unseal, here.
Before midnight, Inner City Press replied, here.
Near midnight on March 11, some documents were unsealed,
and Inner City Press tweeted-out photos and links to
CourtListener.
More from March 10 on X
for Subscribers here
and Substack here
Back on March 4 Inner City Press did a vlog,
after filing to unseal, full letter
on DocumentCloud here
On March 5, greanted.
More March 2 details, and the names, on X for Subscribers
here
and Substack here
On March 3, three opening statements -
David Dahlquist out of Chicago for the US, Jonathan Hatch
for NY and the other states, and Latham's Marriott for
Live Nation. The first witness was supposed to take the
stand after that, but Judge Subramanian cited technical
issues and sent the jurors home.
More March 3 detailing including on
upcoming witnesses on X for Subscribers here
and Substack here
The case is United States of America et al v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. et al., 24-cv-3973 (Subramanian)
Man Charged with Illegal Reentry from Jamaica and Drugs & Guns Pleads Guilty Only to the 1st
| Man Charged with Illegal
Reentry from Jamaica and Drugs
& Guns Pleads Guilty Only to
the 1st
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
April 1 – A man from Jamaica
who was removed from the US in
2016 after conviction for
first degree robbery was
arrested again in the US in
April 2024 while allegedly
trying to sell ecstasy pills
to an undercover NYPD
officer. He was
indicted for illegal reentry,
distribution of narcotics, and
felon in possession / gun
charges. His
Federal Defender filed a
motion to suppress, and a
motion to dismiss on Second
Amendment grounds. A pre-trial
conference was pushed to April
13. On April 1
Inner City Press was in the
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
when the defendant was brought
in and pled guilty - to Count
1, illegal re-entry. A control
date for sentencing was
set. The case is USA v. Sewell, 1:25-cr-284 (Ho / Wang)
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As Bahrain Inherits UNSC No Press Answers on Crises Website Broken Chat Bot UNresponsive
| As
Bahrain
Inherits UNSC
No Press
Answers on
Crises Website
Broken Chat
Bot
UNresponsive
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack UN GATE, April 1
- The UN Security Council
presidency for April is being
taken over by Bahrain - while
Inner City Press remains
banned from the UN, despite
its June 19, 2025 application. On March
31 Inner City Press wrote to
the Bahrain mission seeking
access to the April 1 "press"
conference in the UN of
Ambassador Jamal Fares
Alrowaiei
in order to
ask questions
about items on
the UNSC's
agenda: "I have
questions to
ask on what
you will do
this month
about
Venezuela,
Iran, Gaza,
UNRWA and
Sudan,
Ukraine,
Ethiopia,
Cameroon,
Yemen and
Libya -
and on ongoing
cases of
sexual abuse
and
exploitation
by UN
peacekeepers,
and Missions'
abuses in NYC,
on many of
which Inner
City Press
first reported
- Inner City
Press is
asking to be
provided with
access to your
Bahrain
mission's
stakeouts and
press
conferences
this month as
UNSC
President.
This has also
been submitted
through the
chat bot form
on your
Mission's
website - the
main form does
not work, FYI
- so receipt
is presumed,
confirmation
is requested,
and response
for
reporting." No
response even
a day later from the
Bahrain chat
bot - as the
PR sat for
questions by,
among others,
a UN
Correspondent
who did a fundraising
with sex
trafficking
convict
Ghislaine Maxwell.
We will stay
on this - our
April 1
questions
included some
to Bahrain,
unanswered. Inner City
Press on June 19, 2025 applied
to the UN for access, as it
gives 100s, to cover the UNGA
week. Inner City Press has a
NYC Press Pass and writes
about the UN. Only in January
2026 a cursory denial with no
reason given. Watch this
site.
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