Judge told Maduro 'plundered' Venezuelan wealth in court battle over legal fees A judge said the right to defence was paramount as prosecutors argued the couple should not be able to use Venezuelan funds to pay their lawyers.

#Maduro and Flores, the Venezuelan govt being under #USsanctions, had to apply for license to pay legal expenses. USA granted it and then revoked it.

#JudgeHellerstein seems to side with #Defence that public defender would not be able to manage the #complexity of this case and #hampercounsel.

92-year-old judge handling Maduro case ‘doesn’t give a s--t what anyone thinks about him’ Lawyers who have practiced before the Clinton appointee say he’s known to operate a bit differently.

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#JudgeHellerstein

The judge is a stubborn old school type but competent and is familiar with Maduro. An anonymous prosecutor said that Judge Hellerstein "doesn't give a shit what you think him about". It's his courtroom, his rules and keeping the pace

BREAKING: Judge Hellerstein grants injunction blocking
Venezuelans from being deported under Alien
Enemies Act - #alienenemiesact #deportation #immigrant #venezuela #elsalvador #court #judgehellerstein - ALVIN K. HELLERSTEIN, U.S.D.J

Federal Judges led by Senior #JudgeHellerstein in NY and #JudgeSweeney in Colorado, are declaring that the Trump Administration's approach to removal and deportation to #ElSalvador is in Judge Hellerstein's words "medieval and violates our bedrock principles of #DueProcess"
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