Slate is running a series of dispatches by former securities analyst Henry Blodget about the legal proceedings underway against Martha Stewart. Here is a compilation of our coverage to date.
Read Blodget’s full-disclosure statement about his potential conflicts of interest in covering the Martha Stewart trial.
For background, consult this handy timeline of developments relevant to the case and this itemization of the charges in the indictment.
Current Series: The Postgame
Dispatch No. 1: Martha’s Apology, March 17, 2004
Dispatch No. 2: “The Big Guy” Strikes Back, April 1, 2004
Dispatch No. 3: Stewart Lied, Hartridge “Erred,” April 13, 2004
Disaptch No. 4: The Short Happy Life of Chappell Hartridge, April 15, 2004
Dispatch No. 5: The National Ink Expert Joins Martha and Peter in the Stockade, May 24, 2004
Dispatch No. 6: Banned in Canada, June 11, 2004
Dispatch No. 7: Bring on the Sentencing, July 9, 2004
Dispatch No. 8: Life at the End of the Tunnel, July 16, 2004
Dispatch No. 9: Martha Takes (a) Charge, Sept. 15, 2004
The Defense’s Case, Closing Arguments, Jury Deliberations, and the Verdict
Dispatch No. 1: Dueling Ink Guys, Feb. 23, 2004
Dispatch No. 2: Schachter Blows Up Heidi; Morvillo Rolls the Dice, Feb. 24, 2004
Dispatch No. 3: Bring on the Closing Arguments, Feb. 25, 2004
Dispatch No. 4: Baconovic Behind the Eight Ball, March 1, 2004
Dispatch No. 5: Morvillo’s Stewart (Is Still) Living, March 2, 2004
Dispatch No. 6: Preliminary Verdict of This Jury of One, March 3, 2004
Dispatch No. 7: Hurry Up and Wait, March 4, 2004
Dispatch No. 8: The End, March 5, 2004
The Trial: The Prosecution’s Case
Dispatch No. 1: Back-Room Deals and Heads on Platters, Jan. 26, 2004
Dispatch No. 2: Opening Statements, Jan. 27, 2004
Dispatch No. 3: Faneuil, Interrupted, Jan. 29, 2004
Dispatch No. 4: These Are Prosecution Witnesses? Feb. 2, 2004
Dispatch No. 5: Faneuil to the Rescue, Feb. 4, 2004
Dispatch No. 6: The Star Witness Delivers, Feb. 4, 2004
Dispatch No. 7: Baby Put Appfel in His Place! (Mostly), Feb. 7, 2004
Dispatch No. 8: Morvillo’s Faneuil Solution and Armstrong’s Tears, Feb. 10, 2004
Dispatch No. 9: The “Annie Incident” and the Royal “We”, Feb. 10, 2004
Dispatch No. 10: Reasonable Doubt, Feb. 11, 2004
Dispatch No. 11: A Bad Day for the Government, Feb. 13, 2004
Dispatch No. 12: Killing Them Softly With Phone Calls, Feb. 17, 2004
Dispatch No. 13: Morvillo Hijacks a Government Witness, Feb. 19, 2004
Dispatch No. 14: The Ink Guy and Mariana Pasternak, Feb. 19, 2004
Dispatch No. 15: Mariana Descartes—Of What Can I Be Sure? Feb. 20, 2004
Previously: The Jury Selection Process
Dispatch No. 1: Strike Those Boneheaded Phone Calls, Jan. 7, 2004
Dispatch No. 2: Welcome to Jury Selection, Jan. 23, 2004
Dispatch No. 3: How To Select a Juror, Jan. 23, 2004
Previously: Evaluating the Case Against Martha Stewart
Dispatch No. 1: Going Through the Motions, Nov. 20, 2003
Dispatch No. 2: The Charges Against Martha, Dec. 3, 2003
Dispatch No. 3: The Trade, Dec. 3, 2003
Dispatch No. 4: The Trade, cont’d., Dec. 3, 2003
Dispatch No. 5: The “Cover-Up,” Part 1: The SEC Pounces, Dec. 9, 2003
Dispatch No. 6: The “Cover-Up,” Part 2: Martha (Temporarily) Rewrites History, Dec. 9, 2003
Dispatch No. 7: The “Cover-Up,” Part 3: Martha Stewart Visits the U.S. Attorney, Dec. 9, 2003
Dispatch No. 8: The “Cover-Up,” Part 4: Attorney-Client Miscues? Dec. 10, 2003
Dispatch No. 9: The “Cover-Up,” Part 5: Bacanovic Testifies at the SEC, Dec. 11, 2003
Dispatch No. 10: The “Cover-Up,” Part 6: More Lies From Martha? Dec. 12, 2003
Dispatch No. 11: The Securities Fraud Charge, Dec. 19, 2003
Dispatch No. 12: Anything You Do Say May Be Used Against You … Dec. 22, 2003
Dispatch No. 13: Some Preliminary Conclusions, Dec. 23, 2003
Related articles from the Slate archives:
Contrite Executive Watch, Part 3: Sam Waksal apologizes to everyone but Martha Stewart.—“Moneybox,” Daniel Gross, June 11, 2003
Martha the Oracle: Four years ago, Martha Stewart warned her shareholders what could happen to her. They didn’t listen.—“Moneybox,” Daniel Gross, June 5, 2003
Martha Makes Merry: Stewart’s persistent gilt on Christmas From Martha’s Home.—“Television,” Virginia Heffernan, Dec. 5, 2002
Outsider Trading: How Martha Stewart beat Fidelity.—“Moneybox,” Carol Vinzant, July 10, 2002
It’s Good Enough: Freedom, justice, and Martha Stewart.—“Readme,” Michael Kinsley, July 3, 2002
Does Martha Stewart’s Story Make Sense?—“Moneybox,” Carol Vinzant, June 24, 2002
Subpoena Martha Stewart!—“Moneybox,” James Ledbetter, June 12, 2002
Martha Stewart’s War:—“Idea of the Day,” Inigo Thomas, Oct. 25, 2001
Ad Report Card: Martha unwrapped.—“Moneybox,” Rob Walker, June 18, 2001
Martha Stewart: She’s a good thing.—“Assessment,” David Plotz, Oct. 22, 1999