Last week a Suffolk County Judge threw a blogger out of a criminal courtroom trial because she was blogging about events that happened in an open courtroom. The judge, James F.X. Doyle was concerned that the blogger had been posting “sensitive information” that prospective jurors had been revealing during the jury selection process. Apparently the …
Monthly Archive: July 2011
Jul 27 2011
The Madness Of DSK Accuser’s Public Interviews
I have already written about the unusual openness and public nature of the DSK prosecution in an earlier blog post. Now the alleged victim herself has decided to publicly expose herself in a lengthy interview in Newsweek magazine,conducted at her lawyer’s office. (Note/Disclaimer: her attorney is also the same attorney who represented the accuser of …
Jul 24 2011
Like Skiing and Golf, Learning the Law Often Requires Public Humiliation
Every profession has a hazing period – the time where the newly-minted employee, fresh out of school, runs smack into the harsh reality of the real world. For many work places the embarrassment of doing something wrong or falling prey to a prank pulled by an elder colleague is usually confined to a few people …
Jul 22 2011
Court Shoots Down Hubby’s Argument: “I’m a Genius -She Gets Nothing!”
This blog is all about strategy – how facts and evidence play out in the courtroom, the media and public opinion. Its also about how that strategy can be made effective. In today’s New York Law Journal, a decision by Justice Laura Drager of NY Supreme Court, shows that creativity can only go so far. …