I'm old, or at least too old to know much about Andrew and Tristan Tate. The internet says that they are British-American social media influencers and former kickboxers who built a large online following through content focused on wealth, entrepreneurship, fitness, and self-described masculinity. Critics (and maybe themselves?) describe them as misogynists. Having been filmed signing along to Kanye's Heil Hitler at Vendôme in Miami Beach along with other "manosphere" influencers does not help their image. That alone was not enough to hit the blog, but the cocktail of weird now includes some local legal trouble. The brothers were arrested here awaiting extradition to the United Kingdom for rape, assault, human trafficking, and related charges.
The cases are before Magistrate Judge Louis and have been assigned numbers 1:26-mj-03529 and 03260. Abbbie Waxman, presumably with the help of the State Department, for the United States. The brothers are represented by a team of lawyers, including Howard Srebnick, Steve Binhak, and Thomas McBride who is known for operating the January 6th Legal Fund. The brothers are seeking release on bond, but extradition proceedings are sui generis, odd proceedings where bond is governed by a case decided in 1903 called Wright v. Henkel. The brothers' lawyers will need to argue that "special circumstances" apply. If you want bond, you are better off committing a crime in the United States. Complaint against Andrew, the seemingly more famous brother can be found here. Should be an interesting case and well covered.
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