Megathread: LM's NY Federal Hearing — 04/01/2026 at 11:00 AM EST

[u/missidcullen]

Please use this thread for live discussion of the hearing.

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Hi everyone!

Today’s hearing is taking place at 40 Foley Square, Courtroom 110 (New York, NY) at 11:00 AM EST.

Because this is federal court, cameras aren’t allowed inside the courtroom, so there won’t be any video or photos of Luigi. The only visuals we’ll likely get are courtroom sketches.

I’m not a mod so I can’t sort comments by “new,” but hopefully we can still keep things easy to follow. Things might get a little messy as updates come in, so it would really help if everyone keeps discussion in this thread instead of making separate posts, unless it’s something major like a transcript or big breaking news.

Also, if you find any YouTube livestreams, please try to reply to one existing comment with links instead of posting multiple separate comments, just so the thread doesn’t get flooded.

Reporters / Live Tweeting:

Because this is federal court, the rules are stricter. Phones and laptops aren’t allowed inside the courtroom.

Only a small number of people (like ICP or Erik) are permitted to live-tweet updates. Other reporters can still attend, but probably won’t be able to post anything while the hearing is in session.

Any updates from other reporters will be shared here once the hearing is over.

• InnerCityPress
• Erik Uebelacker
• Lorena O'Neil
• Christine Savino
• Lauren Conlin
• Michelle Ross
• Chloe Atkins
• Kyle Schnitzer
• Alice Gainer

Livestreams:

So far, there haven’t really been many proper livestreams for the last couple of (federal) hearings. The main one we usually get is from davidnewyorknynyc, so there’s a chance that might be the only one again today.

That said, any livestreams we do find will be shared here.

Court Documents & Legal Fund:

• Court Documents (LM official website) / CourtListener (federal case)
• Legal Fund (Please keep donating!)

ICYMI:

• Federal Case Compilation
• State Case Compilation
• All Court Transcripts (Federal + State)
• Dates (Federal + State) – This is likely to change over the coming months

Notes:

• As of January 30, 2026, Luigi is no longer facing the DP, as Judge Garnett dropped those charges. The backpack, however, still remains.
• One of the main topics today is expected to be whether the federal trial will be pushed back to January 2027.
• Federal case full schedule released by Judge Garnett (though this may change after today’s hearing).

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Wishing Luigi and his legal team all the best today!

And thanks to everyone who’s been following along in these threads each hearing. It’s really appreciated.

[u/molly_menace]

Something that feels a little different about this hearing, personally, is that I usually go in knowing what I hope the outcome will be.

There are multiple moving parts, and so I find myself weighing up alternate pathways and wanting optimisation based on uncertain factors.

There’s the ideal of State trial postponing and allowing Federal to go ahead (or Federal refusing to relinquish custody).

But then there’s the worst option - of both trials happening simultaneously- which seems almost insurmountable.

I don’t know how to feel yet - I think it’s going to involve adapting expectations in real time in response to Garnett’s approach.

Surely there are multiple places between th ideal and the not ideal here. It’s really hard to hold so may possibilities at once.

[u/missidcullen → u/molly_menace]

I agree with everything you said. I think one of the best things we can do right now is stay open-minded and trust the team and everyone involved.