Published report · Nov 2, 2026
Alec Baldwin: The Rust Dismissal and Separate Civil Rulings
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Latest published context
The opening is Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer during the July 12, 2024 hearing. Her signed July 31 order dismissed the criminal case with prejudice because of disclosure misconduct. On December 23, 2024, the prosecutor filed a notice withdrawing the appeal.
Dismissal for misconduct is not a jury verdict. These dated criminal records do not decide civil liability or certify current case status.
From our report published Nov 9, 2026. This describes that report’s documented position, not a fresh check of today’s court docket.
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Alec Baldwin's involuntary-manslaughter trial ended without a jury verdict. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins had died after a gun discharged during a Rust rehearsal. The prosecution sought criminal accountability. Then a dispute about ammunition evidence changed the proceeding: the question became whether Baldwin could receive a fair trial at all.
Criminal coverage ends with the December 2024 appeal withdrawal. The civil discussion is limited to the reviewed September 30, October 14 and October 26,2026 orders; it is not a complete current inventory or disposition of all Rust lawsuits.
COURT RECORDS
First Judicial District, New Mexico; D.N.M.
D-101-CR-2024-00013; 1:25-cv-01052-KWR-LF
PRIMARY SOURCES
https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/July-31-2024.-Order-Granting-Defendants-Motion-for-Dismissal-and-Sanctions-Under-Brady-Giglio-and-Rule-5-501-NMRA-1044a.pdf
https://nmcourts.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dec.-23-2024-Notice-of-Withdrawal-of-Notice-of-Appeal-426p.pdf
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-mexico/nmdce/1%3A2025cv01052/536936/56/
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-mexico/nmdce/1%3A2025cv01052/536936/57/
https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/new-mexico/nmdce/1%3A2025cv01052/536936/61/
https://www.gloriaallred.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-02-09-Rust-Conformed-copy-of-the-filed-complaint.pdf
FOOTAGE
NBCLA / courtroom pool excerpt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sqHeSaYTsA
Historical courtroom dismissal audio identifies JudgeSommer’s discovery ruling and date. The excerpt concerns fair-trial/disclosure misconduct rather than a jury’s guilt determination; no shooting reenactment or fatal footage is presented. Limited excerpts support case-specific documentary reporting and original legal/financial commentary. Public access and credit do not establish an express license; no permission grant or legal guarantee is asserted. Source credit establishes provenance and does not claim an express footage license.
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