The Judiciary and the Media: Friends or Foes? A Panel Discussion by Judges and Journalists at New York Law School

 

MEDIA ADVISORY:

EVENT:  Panel Discussion: “The Judiciary and the Media: Friends or Foes?”

DATE:  Thursday, April 20, 2006

TIME:  Lunch at 12:15 p.m., Panel at 12:45 p.m.

DESCRIPTION: New York Law School’s Program in Law & Journalism brings together panelists Floyd Abrams, the Honorable Denny Chin, Catherine Crier, and the Honorable Andrew Napolitano to consider the relationship between the judiciary and the media.

PANELISTS:              

  • Floyd Abrams is a partner in the law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel.
  • Judge Denny Chin is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
  • Catherine Crier is the host of “Catherine Crier Live” on Court TV.
  • Judge Andrew Napolitano currently serves as a senior judicial analyst and co-host for the FOX News Channel.

SPONSORED BY:  New York Law School’s Program in Law & Journalism

LOCATION:  New York Law School, 47 Worth Street (between Church Street and West Broadway), New York, NY 10013

DIRECTIONS:  Via Subway: 1 to Franklin Street; 2, 3, A, C to Chambers Street

REGISTRATION:  Preferred. Please respond to plj@nyls.edu.

CONTACT:  Edith Sachs, Office of Public Affairs, 212.431.2187, esachs@nyls.edu

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