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Erik Uebelacker

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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New: A judge issued a final, scathing order against ICE for 26 Federal Plaza's conditions, granting class certification for ALL current/future detainees inside. "ICE knew ... that how it was treating detainees was wrong, yet it continued to do it anyway."
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In final ruling against ICE, judge blasts ‘dreadful’ and ‘squalid’ conditions at 26 Federal Plaza
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan entered a permanent injunction on behalf of detainees, granting them class certification and demanding the facility’s conditions be improved.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
New: I talked to one of Luigi Mangione’s former cellmates at the MDC. He recalled Mangione being asked for autographs and cranking out push-ups. He also said Mangione “basically admitted” to the shooting well before pleading guilty. More @courthousenews.bsky.social
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A year with Luigi Mangione: MDC inmate recounts time with CEO shooter
Linus Fu told Courthouse News he saw Mangione every day for several months at the Brooklyn prison, where they bonded over books and their backgrounds.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New: Luigi Mangione admits to killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. "On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan and he died," Mangione said. His guilty plea was packed with potshots at the insurance industry.
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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal case over killing of healthcare CEO
Mangione was charged in both state and federal court with shooting and killing 50-year-old Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Courthouse News has identified nearly 100 cases this year in which the government was ordered to pay attorney’s fees to an immigrant it unlawfully detained, totaling more than $1.1 million. @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/attorneys-fe...
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Attorney’s fees — a hidden cost of Trump’s mass immigrant detention agenda
Courthouse News has identified nearly 100 cases this year in which the government was ordered to pay attorney’s fees to an immigrant it unlawfully detained, totaling more than $1.1 million.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
New: I found 97 cases around the country in which the Trump administration was ordered to pay attorneys’ fees after illegally detaining an immigrant. Another hidden cost of the mass deportation agenda — one that’s cost $1.1 million so far this year.
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Attorney’s fees — a hidden cost of Trump’s mass immigrant detention agenda
Courthouse News has identified nearly 100 cases this year in which the government was ordered to pay attorney’s fees to an immigrant it unlawfully detained, totaling more than $1.1 million.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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
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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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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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...
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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.”
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
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
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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.
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'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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
New: A federal judge today scrutinized Donald Trump's past statements about the Hudson Tunnel's funding freeze. The DOJ's response? Ignore them.
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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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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
@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...
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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."
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
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
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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."
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John Annese @johnannese.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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...
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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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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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...
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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.
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
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.
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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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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
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...
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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.
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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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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
At antitrust trial, ex-Barclays Center exec says Ticketmaster used Billie Eilish to punish him @uebey.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/at-antitrust...
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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."
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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.”
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
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
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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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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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.
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‘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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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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...
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Judge advances $10 million sexual harassment case against Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani forced an employee to have oral sex with him and went on “alcohol-drenched rants” that led to an unbearable work environment, according to a lawsuit.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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
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Judge advances $10 million sexual harassment case against Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani forced an employee to have oral sex with him and went on “alcohol-drenched rants” that led to an unbearable work environment, according to a lawsuit.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
No death penalty for Luigi Mangione:
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Judge rules feds can’t seek death penalty against Luigi Mangione
Mangione’s attorneys have criticized the government’s pursuit of the death penalty, claiming it was a political move to make an example out of their client.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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
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‘That's one of us’: NRA board members react to immigration shooting in Minneapolis
“The situation is pretty indefensible,” one board member told Courthouse News following Saturday's slaying of Alex Pretti.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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)
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
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.
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NYC sues Dr. Phil’s son to block release of ‘extremely problematic’ NYPD footage
The sensitive footage comes from a now defunct city-backed TV show helmed by Jordan McGraw.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
New: “This is the modern Fugitive Slave Act,” said a judge when describing ICE behavior nationwide.
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Judge slams government for conspiring to chill free speech of pro-Palestine students
U.S. District Judge William Young said he’d force the Trump administration to “jump through hoops” if it wants to deport more pro-Palestine protesters.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
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.
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Judge demands response after lawmakers accuse DOJ of dragging feet with Epstein files
Meanwhile, another federal judge is urging prosecutors to prioritize more pressing cases. “Epstein is dead,” she said Tuesday.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
New: More than a year after his arrest, Luigi Mangione finally has a (tentative) trial date. More @courthousenews.bsky.social
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Luigi Mangione federal murder trial could start as early as October
If Mangione’s case remains death penalty-eligible, the start date could be pushed further to early 2027.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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
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Noem tells Minnesota investigators to butt out of ICE shooting case
Speaking to reporters in New York City, the Homeland Security head said that Minnesota investigators “don’t have any jurisdiction in this investigation.”
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
📍 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
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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.
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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.)
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Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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
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Trump-appointed judge decries ICE’s ‘horrendous detention practices’ in Long Island and beyond
“ICE held them, day after day, without access to bunks, bedding, soap, showers, toothbrushes or clean clothes,” wrote U.S. District Judge Gary Brown.
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