Newsday
Paper Trail of Suppression, Protectionism, & Blackballing
1992
CJA's
May 18, 1992 fax to Sidney Schamberg
CJA's
May 18, 1992 fax to Tim Phelps
CJA's May 18, 1992 fax to Mike Gallagher
CJA's
May 20, 1992 fax to Tim Phelps
CJA's
July 1, 1992 letter to Sidney Schamberg
CJA's July
20, 1992 fax to John Riley
CJA's July
23, 1992 fax to John Riley
1994
CJA's
April 28, 1994 letter to Dennis Duggan -- "RE: Your April 26, 1994
Column, 'Cops Hang Easily'"
1995
CJA's
March 17, 1995 letter to Dennis Duggan -- "RE: Revisiting your
April 26, 1994 column, 'Cops Hang Easily'"
CJA's
September 15, 1995 fax to Letta Taylor -- "RE: Your inquiry"
1997
CJA's
August 27, 1997 press releases to the News Desk & to Dennis Duggan
-- "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll",
CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
SEE:
Judicial Discipline - NYS:
Doris L. Sassower v. Commission on
Judicial Conduct of the State of NY
SEE:
Test Cases - Federal (Mangano)
1998
CJA's
June 26, 1998 fax to Sandra Peddie -- "RE: Judicial Elections"
CJA's
June 26, 1998 fax to Sandra Peddie -- "RE: Judicial Elections 2"
CJA's December 16, 1998 fax to Liza Morse -- "RE: Fraudulent-Rubber
Stamp Confirmation of Albert Rosenblatt to Ct of Appeals"
SEE:
Judicial Selection -
NYS: "Merit Selection" to the New York Court of Appeals: Rosenblatt
1999
CJA's
April 1, 1999 fax to Sandra Peddie -- "RE: A.G. Spitzer's 'Public
Integrity Unit'"
Sandra
Peddie's April 1, 1999 note to CJA
Sandra
Peddie's June 2, 1999 note to CJA
CJA's October 7, 1999 fax to Sheryl McCarthy -- "RE: NYS Commission
on Judicial Conduct"
CJA's October 8, 1999 fax to Sheryl McCarthy -- "RE: NYS Commission
on Judicial Conduct lawsuit"
CJA's
November 12, 1999 letter to Jack Sirica, Investigative Reporter --
RE: "Proposed Investigative Series: (1) 'Merit Selection'; (2) NYS
Commission on Judicial Conduct"
2000
CJA's
January 4, 2000 letter to Jack Sirica, Investigative
Reporter -- "RE: Installments #3, #4, & #5 of the Newsday series:
'Judges'"
CJA's
January 12, 2000 letter to Jack Sirica, Investigative Reporter --
"RE: THE REAL NEWS ABOUT JUDICIAL PATRONAGE"
CJA's
November 3, 2000 letter to Albany Bureau -- "RE: Follow Up to 'Pataki's
Justice Pick', Newsday, 11/3/00"
CJA's
November 3, 2000 fax to Jordan Rau -- "RE: Vindicating the
Public's Right to 'Merit Selection' to the NY Ct of Appeals"
CJA's
November 16, 2000 letter to Jordan Rau --"RE: Upholding the
Public's Right to 'Hear' and "Be Heard' at the Upcoming Senate Judiciary
Committee Hearing on Justice Graffeo's Confirmation to the New York
Court of Appeals"
CJA's
November 22, 2000 letter to Albany Bureau -- "RE: The Public's
Right to 'Hear' and "Be Heard' at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
on Justice Graffeo's Confirmation to the NY Court of Appeals: Wednesday,
November 29th"
CJA's
November 22, 2000 letter to Albany Bureau --"RE: The Public's
Right to 'Hear' and "Be Heard' at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
on Justice Graffeo's Confirmation to the NY Court of Appeals: Wednesday,
November 29th"
2001
CJA's
November 28, 2001 letter to Robin Topping
-- "RE: An Investigative Expose of the New York State Commission on
Judicial Conduct - Based on Readily-Verifiable Case File Evidence"
CJA's
December 12, 2001 letter to Robin Topping
-- "RE: An Investigative Expose of the New York State Commission on
Judicial Conduct - Based on Readily-Verifiable Case File Evidence"
2002
CJA's
April 1, 2002 fax to Zachery Dowdy -- "RE: Politically-Explosive
Commission Case"
CJA's
April 10, 2002 fax to Zachery Dowdy -- "RE: Law Day Gift to the Ct
of Appeals: The Commission Case"
CJA's
April 12, 2002 letter to Zachery Dowdy -- "RE:
Politically-Explosive Public Interest Lawsuit against the NYS Commission
on Judicial Conduct -- Going Up to the Court of Appeals on 'Law Day',
May 1st"
CJA's
April 26, 2002 letter to Zachery Dowdy -- "RE: 'Law Day': May 1st
-- and Beyond"
CJA's
May 7, 2002 letter to Zachery Dowdy -- "RE: Informing Newsday
readers about the Politically-Explosive Public Interest Lawsuit against
the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct, now at the Court of Appeals"
CJA's
July 30, 2002 letter to Zachery Dowdy -- "RE: An expose of the
Readily-Verifiable Corruption of the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct,
encompassed by the public interest lawsuit against it at the Court of
Appeals"
CJA's
September 23, 2002 letter to Zachery Dowdy -- "RE: Your September
19th request for L. I. Contacts, etc."
CJA's
September 24, 2002 letter to Jordan Rau, Albany Bureau Chief --
"RE: ELECTION COVERAGE: Exposing the REAL Attorney General Spitzer -
not the P.R. version"
CJA's
September 30, 2002 letter to Reginald Gale, Editor/Investigations
-- "RE: Election Year Investigative Expose: The REAL Attorney General
Spitzer - Not the P.R. Version"
CJA's
October 9, 2002 memo to James Klurfeld, Editorial Page Editor --
"RE: Editorial Endorsements for Attorney General and Governor"
SEE:
Correspondence - State: Governor
Pataki
Correspondence- State: Attorney
General Spitzer
Test Cases - State (Commission)
Correspondence -
State: NYS Ethics Commission
Correspondence -
State: U.S. Attorneys for the Eastern & Southern Districts of NY
Correspondence -
State: Manhattan District Attorney Morgenthau
Judicial
Selection -- State: NYS
CJA's
December 16, 2002 e-mail to Rick Brand -- "Subj: URGENT: Stopping
Tomorrow's 'Rubber Stamp' Senate Confirmation Proceedings"
CJA's
December 16, 2002 fax to Rick Brand -- "RE: Lack confirmation"
CJA's
December 16, 2002 e-mail to Jordan Rau, Andrew Metz -- "Subj:
Stopping Tomorrow's Sham Senate Confirmation Proceedings"
CJA's
December 23, 2002 e-mail & fax to Alex Martin, Assistant Managing Editor
-- "Subj: Vindicating the Rights of Long Islanders to be Heard"
2003
CJA's
January 2, 2003 letter to Rick Brand -- "RE: An Investigative
Expose of the Nomination and Confirmation of James Lack as an Acting
Supreme Court Justice"
CJA's
February 14, 2003 letter to Alex Martin, Assistant Managing Editor
-- "RE: Vindicating the Rights of Long Islanders to be Heard in
Opposition to Albany Deal-Making in Long Island Judgeships: An
Investigative Expose of the Nomination and Confirmation of James Lack"
CJA's February 28, 2003 letter to Robin Topping -- "RE: LEGISLATIVE
OVERSIGHT HEARING OF THE NYS COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT, ETC.",
with enclosed October 26, 2001 letter to NYS Senator David Paterson
CJA's
February 28, 2003 fax to Robin Topping -- "RE: Oversight Hearing
of Commission"
CJA's February 28, 2003 e-mail to Robin Topping -- "RE: Legislative
Oversight Hearing/Investigation of Commission"
CJA's
March 3, 2003 letter to Robin Topping -- "RE: Upholding the
Public's Rights in Spargo v. Commission and Beyond"
CJA's
March 6, 2003 e-mail to Robin Topping -- "RE: Vindicating the
Public's Rights against a CORRUPT Commission on Judicial Conduct"
2005
CJA's
September 2, 2005 memo -- "RE:
Election Coverage: Examining Manhattan D.A. Morgenthau's Record with
Respect to Judicial Corruption and Conflicts of Interest -- and Getting
His Response and that of Would-Be D.A. Snyder"
SEE:
CORRESPONDENCE-NYS
Officials: Manhattan D.A. Morgenthau
SEE:
CORRESPONDENCE-NYS
Officials: Brooklyn D.A. Hynes
--
CJA's
September 2, 2005 memo to D.A. Morgenthau & Would-Be D.A. Snyder
-- "RE: THE VOTERS" RIGHT TO YOUR RESPONSE"
-- CJA's September
8, 2005 memo to Democratic Candidates for Brooklyn D.A.-- "RE:
Informing the Voters -- and the Mainstream and Editorializing Press --
of Brooklyn D.A. Hynes' Cover-Up of Systemic, High-Level Judicial
Corruption, Including with Respect to 'Clubhouse' Control of Nominations
for Elective Judgeships"
--
CJA's September 8, 2005 memo to Brooklyn
D.A. Hynes -- "RE: THE VOTERS" RIGHT TO YOUR RESPONSE"
2006
CJA's August 25, 2006 memo to James Klurfeld, Editorial Page Editor
& Dan Janison, Political Editor -- "RE: YOUR UPCOMING EDITORIAL
ENDORSEMENTS AND ONGOING ELECTION COVERAGE: The Races for New York
Governor, U.S. Senator from New York, and New York Attorney General"
SEE:
Elections 2006: Informing the Voters
CJA's October 27, 2006 memo
- "RE: THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE HEVESI SCANDAL -- AND THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT YET-TO-BE REPORTED SCANDALS that will throw open the
non-competitive statewide races for Governor and Senator -- & the hardly
competitive race for Attorney General -- for the benefit of all New
Yorkers
CJA's October 30, 2006 memo --
"RE: THE HEVESI SCANDAL -- AND THE PLATFORM OF DECEIT UPON THE PUBLIC
IT IS PROVIDING TO ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER & GOVERNOR PATAKI, AMONG
OTHERS"
2007
January 17, 2007: "Spitzer
gets list of seven nominees for state's highest court", Associated
Press-Mark Johnson
February 8, 2007: "Spitzer
moves to have top state judge stay on", Associated Press
February 12, 2007: "Judge Kaye's
new term: No Spitzer can help achieve reforms", editorial
CJA's
February 12, 2007 e-mail to Melissa Mansfield -- "Subject: What took
Place 'Behind the Scenes' at
today's Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing to Confirm Justice Jones to
the NY Court of Appeals"
SEE:
Judicial Selection-NYS-"Merit Selection"-NY Court
of Appeals-Jones
CJA's February 26, 2007 e-mail to Dan Janison (Political
Editor/Albany) -- "Subject: Citizen Opposition to Senate Confirmation of Chief
Judge Kaye's Reappointment to the NY Court of Appeals"
SEE:
Judicial Selection-NYS-"Merit Selection"-NY Court
of Appeals-Kaye
CJA's March 2, 2007 e-mail to Dan Janison & Melissa Mansfield -- "Subject --
CJA's opposition to Chief Judge Kaye & for concurrent legislative resolution for
her impeachment/removal"
CJA's March 6, 2007 e-mail to Dan Janison & Melissa Mansfield - "Subject:
PRESS ALERT: POSTPONEMENT OF CHIEF JUDGE KAYE'S CONFIRMATION"
March 6, 2007 newsday.com "Chief Judge Kaye reconfirmed over some
Republican opposition" -- AP by Mark Johnson
