Happy Juneteenth, I’m Eriq Gardner.

Welcome back to The Rainmaker, a private email about money, power, fame, and most of all, the law. In this week’s edition, exclusive news about a remarkable Robert De Niro trial—a highly atypical case, featuring De Niro’s former top assistant and his current girlfriend, that may cause you to look at airline frequent flyer miles a little differently.

Also in this issue: Elon Musk, Dan Abrams, Lina Khan, Dr. Luke, and Sam Bankman-Fried. Plus: On a day when we celebrate emancipation and the nation’s racial awakening, a few notes on an audacious legal move to redress police brutality against a Black man involving facial recognition technology. (Was this email forwarded to you? Click this link to subscribe.)

• Elon Musk’s Twitter faces no shortage of problems these days, but one predicament that has flown under the radar are allegations being made by...