The DOJ has agreed to drop its subpoenas of the New York Times reporters relating to their coverage of Trump's Qatari jet, after Judge Arun Subramanian dressed down the department. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

Ripped by judge, DOJ drops subpoenas of New York Times reporters

Justice Department lawyers initially refused to withdraw the requests, despite admitting they were rife with “inadvertent errors.”

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New: Judge orders the release of Chidozie Wilson Okeke, a Nigerian man whose ICE arrest prompted a huge protest at Bushwick’s Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in May. The judge ruled Okeke’s arrest was warrantless and violated the Fifth Amendment.

New York is suing companies including 3M and DuPont over their use of "forever chemicals" on consumer products. The state claims these chemicals now pollute New York drinking water, causing cancer and birth defects. More TK @courthousenews.bsky.social

Breaking: Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit against his niece Mary Trump, in which he accused her of colluding with New York Times journalists to publicize his tax records. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

Trump settles lawsuit with his niece over his tax records

The president claimed his now-61-year-old niece, Mary Trump, “smuggled” his financial records out of an attorney’s office in violation of a decades-old estate settlement.

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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Tuesday teased legal action against Delaney Hall, a controversial ICE facility in New Jersey rife with accusations of detainee mistreatment, that could force the building’s closure. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/newark-mayor...

Newark mayor calls for judge to shutter Delaney Hall ICE facility

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested outside of the New Jersey ICE facility last May, floated expanding an existing lawsuit to close Delaney Hall.

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New: Newark’s mayor plans to use an existing lawsuit against Delaney Hall to shutter the controversial ICE facility. He said Delaney Hall “has no real grounds to be open and should be closed.”

Newark mayor calls for judge to shutter Delaney Hall ICE facility

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, who was arrested outside of the New Jersey ICE facility last May, floated expanding an existing lawsuit to close Delaney Hall.

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In new filings in the Live Nation antitrust case, states are asking for Live Nation to split from Ticketmaster. Meanwhile, Live Nation wants a new trial. It claims some evidence — including the "robbing them blind baby" quote — was unfairly prejudicial. cc @courthousenews.bsky.social

New: Daily Mail employees smeared poop on the bathroom walls of its Manhattan office to protest the tabloid's mistreatment of women, per a new lawsuit. More @courthousenews.bsky.social

Daily Mail staff smeared poop on walls to protest sexist editor: Lawsuit

A New York-based reporter for the London tabloid accused two editors of sexual harassment and retaliation.

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MANHATTAN — Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the U.S. Army soldier accused of placing Polymarket bets on Maduro’s capture, leaves federal court after pleading not guilty to his five-count indictment. More TK @courthousenews.bsky.social

NEW: In a Harlem foster home, migrant kids say staff threatened to deport their parents if they misbehaved. I talked to a family of six kids, ages 3-15, who say HHS unlawfully kept them in the foster center, refusing to release them to their parents.

'Unaccompanied': Migrant kids spent months languishing in foster care as their parents fought to get them out

Inside a New York Cayuga Centers foster facility, six children who crossed the border to reunite with their families say staff used threats of deportation to discourage them from misbehaving — or comp...

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New: A federal judge today scrutinized Donald Trump's past statements about the Hudson Tunnel's funding freeze. The DOJ's response? Ignore them.

DOJ to judge: Ignore Trump’s statements on Hudson Tunnel in fight over funding

“You’re telling me not to look behind the curtain,” U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas told a government attorney.

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@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."

Drake’s manager showers Ticketmaster, Live Nation with praise at antitrust trial

“I will always trust you,” Adel Nur texted Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino in 2025.

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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...

Video shows MDC Brooklyn inmates ‘fishing’ for contraband through window

Inmates in the federal jail tried to climb a gymnasium wall in a clumsy attempt to pull a rope packed with contraband through a window, the video shows.

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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...

NYPD reality show, produced by Dr. Phil’s son, can be released after settlement with NYC

The city sued Jordan McGraw earlier this year to stop him from releasing “extremely problematic” NYPD footage that stemmed from his production of a pro-cop TV show.

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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.

NYPD reality show, produced by Dr. Phil’s son, can be released after settlement with NYC

The city sued Jordan McGraw earlier this year to stop him from releasing “extremely problematic” NYPD footage that stemmed from his production of a pro-cop TV show.

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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.

Feds admit to misleading judge about ICE arrests at immigration courts

Federal prosecutors claimed a 2025 ICE memo justified the agency’s arrests at immigration courts — they profusely apologized this week after realizing it did not.

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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...

Judges orders release of NYC migrant who blames YouTuber Nick Shirley for ICE arrest

Mamadou Ndoye says the right-wing influencer urged ICE officers to arrest him during an October 2025 raid in New York City.

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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."

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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: 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

Immigrant says ICE invoked MAGA YouTuber Nick Shirley during arrest

Mamdou Ndoye, who was ordered released by a judge in February, says he was rearrested by ICE later that month by agents who asked him why he was “aggressive to Nick Shirley.”

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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.

FBI: Accused terrorist thought Iran was behind Trump assassination attempt

“That’s the same thing he was sent here to do,” FBI special agent Jacqueline Smith testified about her conversations with Asif Merchant.

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

At antitrust trial, ex-Barclays Center exec says Ticketmaster used Billie Eilish to punish him

John Abbamondi, the former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center, testified that Ticketmaster and Live Nation retaliated against him for choosing a different ticketing service.

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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

At antitrust trial, ex-Barclays Center exec says Ticketmaster used Billie Eilish to punish him

John Abbamondi, the former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center, testified that Ticketmaster and Live Nation retaliated against him for choosing a different ticketing service.

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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.”

Fowl ball: Feds say Emmanuel Clase used cockfighting lingo to hide rigged pitches

“Throw a rock at the first rooster in today’s fight,” the MLB pitcher was instructed via text, according to federal prosecutors.

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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

Judge slams ICE for ‘stalling’ case over 26 Federal Plaza conditions

The scrutinized Manhattan detention facility is now housing clients on multiple floors, lawyers told a federal court on Monday.

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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.

‘Be ready’: NY judge sets June trial for Luigi Mangione, leapfrogging feds

“This is double jeopardy by any commonsense judgment,” Mangione shouted to the courtroom gallery following Friday’s hearing.

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