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The Diddy trial is over, but the reign of courthouse influencers has just begun.

A phalanx of internet personalities streamed about salacious details of the Sean Combs trial from outside the Southern District of New York court over the past two months, rewriting the rules of public access to legal proceedings. Now they’re looking ahead to the Luigi Mangione case and any high-profile proceedings they can find.

“They’ve democratized access to courts and filled a void created by the ban on cameras in courtrooms,” said Joan Vollero, a former Manhattan district attorney communications director who’s now a public relations consultant ...