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Fair Trial/Free Press From Both Sides Of The Bench

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Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street
Ceremonial Courtroom
New York, NY
518-487-5536

Under New York’s MCLE rule, this program has been approved for a total of 2.0 credit hours in areas of professional practice. This program qualifies for newly admitted attorneys. Committee on Media Law Chair Lynn Oberlander General Counsel, The New Yorker New York City Program Chair Joel Kurtzberg Partner, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP New York City Criminal Justice Section Chair Marvin E. Schechter Marvin E. Schechter Law Firm New York City Learn from a distinguished panel of federal and state judges, prosecutors, print and broadcast journalists, and defense and media counsel about the interplay of First Amendment rights to attend and report on criminal trials and the Sixth Amendment right to a trial. In a high profile trial, how should participants and the media conduct themselves? Should the trial be televised? Co-moderators Lynn Oberlander  General Counsel, The New Yorker New York City Joel Cohen Of Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP New York City   Panelists New York State Court of Appeals Associate Judge Robert Smith Judge Robert D. Sack, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Denise L. Cote, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Loretta A. Preska, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis A. Kaplan, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Shirley Kornreich, New York State Supreme Court Judge Michael Obus, New York Supreme Court Chief Assistant District Attorney of New York County Daniel Alonso Deputy U.S. Attorney Richard Zabel, Southern District of New York Paul J. Cambria, Jr., Senior Partner, Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria LLP George Freeman, Of Counsel, Jenner & Block LLP Joel Cohen, Of Counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, co-moderator Lynn Oberlander, General Counsel, The New Yorker,co-moderator Bruce Golding, New York Post Mosi Secret, New York Times
Agenda   5:00 – 5:30 p.m. Registration 5:30 – 5:55 p.m. Introductions to Panelists and to Hypothetical 5:55 – 6:20 p.m. Press Coverage of High Profile Criminal Proceedings (First Amendment vs. Sixth Amendment rights)/Access to the Courtroom 6:20 – 6:55 p.m. Gag Orders/Subpoenas for Journalists’ Testimony 6:55 – 7:20 p.m. Cameras in the Court / Juror Interviews 7:20 – 7:30 p.m. Conclusions and Q&A Pricing Information NYSBA Members $60.00 Non-Members $90.00 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Discounts and Scholarships:New York State Bar Association members and non-members may apply for a discount or scholarship to attend this program based on financial hardship. Under this policy, any member of our Association or non-member who has a genuine basis for their hardship, and if approved, can receive a discount or scholarship depending on the circumstances. Requests for discounts or scholarships must be received by Monday, May 13, 2013. To apply for a discount or scholarship, please send your request in writing to Patricia Sears Doherty at New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207 or email psearsdoherty@nysba.org.

The last day to pre-register online was May 21, 2013.

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