Judge orders arraignment for Colorado theater shooting suspect over lawyers’ plea for delay

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Bin Laden's son-in-law pleads not guilty in NY - San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.com

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Bin Laden's son-in-law pleads not guilty in NY - San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.com

Bin Laden's son in law was composed and appeared resigned to the hand cuffs the US Marshals  placed on him after the hearing. Thought it was an interesting view esp with the law clerks looking on as this scene unfolded.They almost became symbolic Americans looking upon a relation to Bin Laden, the man who was responsible for 9/11.  Now he was caught and in US custody.

MARTHA ON THE STAND :JC PENNEY LAWSUIT

3/5/13
Martha smiled sweetly at those of us in the jury box as she took the stand. My front row seat gave me a firsthand view of the Martha vibe. Although she was in a bit of a pickle, she managed to be witty, haughty, knowledgeable and combative . AK

She was testifying across the street from where she stood trial exactly 9 years ago in room 110, 40 Centre Street, the Manhattan Federal Courthouse.


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Martha on Stand

Martha Stewart on the stand with Theodore Grossman attorney for  Macy's

MATHEW MARTOMA HEARING > updated

Update April 5, 2013
note below states that this hearing was held in the same courtroom where Martha Stewart was tried  9 year ago. As a complete coincidence Mathew Martoma just replaced Charles Stillman with one of the defense lawyers from the Martha Stewart case, Richard Strassberg who was Peter Bacanovic's lawyer. 
Below is a link to the NYT story about the switch. 
NYT Peter Lattman story


Today in Manhattan Federal Court in the same courtroom where the Cannibal Cop is being tried,  was a hearing regarding one of the largest cases involving insider trading in history. Mathew Martoma was a trader who allegedly  illegally used tips from a doctor  who was in charge of monitoring an Alzheimer’s drug tests to make millions of dollars. 
Today his defense attorney was granted more time by Judge Gardephe to review the 4 millions pages of documents he has received from the government. 
The judge granted his request, and the next hearing date is in June. 
Bloomberg Patty Hurtado Story:
Bloomberg Martoma Story

Charles Stillman defense attorney for Mathew Martoma speaking during court

After the hearing was over the Charles Stillman went off the record to tell the judge that he had first been in this particular courtroom 54 years ago working on the Buffalino case.

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This was also the same courtroom where Martha Stewart was tried. As a complete coincidence she was across the street testifying in a civil trial at 60 Centre St. 

ARGENTINA BONDS

Last week there was a significant but not widely publicized hearing about the Argentina Bonds case. The hearing took place in the appeals court on the 17th floor of the newly renovated  Manhattan Federal Courthouse.
This is the same courthouse where the Cannibal Cop trial is taking place; that story has garnered much of the US media interest.
This case is so specific to business news,when I mentioned the Argentina Bonds hearing, people thought I was talking about a person not a country.  Indeed I made that mistake when I was first assigned.  However, the case was so closely watched in Argentina, there were quite a few reporters from Argentina covering the case and their vice president and finance minister were in the courtroom. The legal arguments sounded complex and  I could tell the court was grappling with the legal issues.  Especially Judge Raggi ( far right) was asking very pointed and concise questions of both sides,. The courts ruling was made on Friday.
Here is a story about the case and the appellate hearing
Bloomberg Bob Vanvoris story about the hearing

A story about the ruling in the case from the 2nd Circuit
Argentina Bond Hearing and ruling

Below are the illustrations from the case:

David Boies lawyer for the Exchange Bondholder Group, argues in front of the 2nd Circuit
 while Argentina VP Amado Boudou and Finance Minister Hernan Lorenzino seated far left
by Elizabeth Williams

Lawyer representing Argentina,  Jonathan Blackman makes argument to the panel of judges
while the Argentina VP and Finance Minister seated far left.

93 BOMBING 20 YEARS AGO

The Arraignment of Mohamed Salameh by Elizabeth Williams

20 years ago I was in the World Trade Center concourse purchasing tickets to Jelly's Last Jam at the TKTS stand. I strolled my then 1 year old son over the WTC pass to the World Financial Center. We sat down then about 10 minutes later a huge booming sound rocked the glass covered space where I was seated. The people in the atrium stopped talking, looked up, saw no glass was broken and then continued their conversations. I recall a security officer running up the Wintergarden stairs, no one knew what had happened and terrorism was the last thing on anyone's mind.  Then the smoke started pouring out of the garage of the WTC and the chaos ensued.  Life has really never been the same since,  esp in NYC.

Then about a week later I received a call late at night and was told to run over to the Federal Courthouse.
I packed up my art supplies and learned to find out that the FBI had determined who was responsible for the bombing  and had made their first arrest Mohamed Salameh a Palestinian illegal alien who was the driver of the van.  I recall he was very angry during his arraignment and I felt it was important to capture that. 
This drawing made the cover of Newsday, the next day.

This case and more will be covered in the upcoming book 

The Illustrated Courtroom: 50 Years of Court Art,

to be published by CUNY Journalism Press, spring 2014.

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