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Editor’s note: This episode includes court testimony containing explicit language.
Dust off your tux and polish your dancing shoes: It’s time for Sidebar’s end-of-the-year extravaganza and season finale.
We bring you three of the most interesting and unusual trials you missed this year while President-elect Donald Trump was soaking up the attention in courthouses nationwide.
And there’s no better way to kick this party off than Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial in state history: The prolonged RICO trial of rapper Young Thug and alleged violent street gang Young Slime Life in Atlanta. To guide you through the ins and outs of a trial with more twists and defendants than an M. Night Shyamalan movie is our Atlanta reporter, Megan Butler.
Up next, with help from our intrepid New York reporter Erik Uebelacker, we turn our attention to the National Rifle Association’s legal troubles, detailing two trials over former NRA President Wayne LaPierre’s misuse of the organization’s funds for personal luxury and how the NRA will govern itself going forward.
To round out an episode jampacked with acronyms, why did a judge throw out a $4.7 billion verdict against the NFL over antitrust violations connected to its Sunday Ticket package after fans claimed the price was artificially inflated? Edvard Pettersson has the answer.
See you in January with new episodes you won’t want to miss.
Sidebar tackles the top stories you need to know from the legal world. Join reporters Hillel Aron, Kirk McDaniel, Amanda Pampuro and Kelsey Reichmann as they take you in and out of courtrooms in the U.S. and beyond and break down developments to help you understand how they affect your day-to-day life.
This episode was produced by Hillel Aron. Intro music by The Dead Pens. A transcript is available.
Editorial staff is Sean Duffy and Jamie Ross. Special thanks to Megan Butler, Erik Uebelacker and Edvard Pettersson.
More from the three-letter trials:
- Last YSL defendants found not guilty of gang crimes in Georgia’s longest trial
- NRA weakened — but not dead — after yearslong battle with NY attorney general
- NFL appears likely to win verdict turnover as judge agrees jurors fumbled $4.7 billion award
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