THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Paper Trail of Suppression, Protectionism & Blackballing

1990

NJC's September 27, 1990 fax to Metro & Metro-Legal with press release, "JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS SUBJECT TO COURT CHALLENGE: Party Bosses' 'Three-Year-Plan' Condemned as 'Illegal Contract'"
SEE: Judicial Selection - NY: Election Law case, Castracan v. Colavita

NJC's October 4, 1990 fax to Tessa Melvin with press release, "JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS SUBJECT TO COURT CHALLENGE: Lawsuit Seeks to Set Aside Cross-Endorsements as 'Illegal Contract'"

"Agreement on Judicial Candidates" by Tessa Melvin, NYT - Westchester Section, October 14, 1990

NJC's October 23, 1990 fax to Jonathan Landman with 1-page summary

NJC's October 23, 1990 fax to Jonathan Landman
-- enclosing Order to Show Cause for preference, & Supporting Affirmation of Doris L. Sassower, Esq.

NJC's October 23, 1990 fax to Tessa Melvin, enclosing proposed Letter to the Editor by NJC Chairman Eli Vigliano, Esq.

NJC's October 29, 1990 fax to Dorothy Samuels/Editorial Board, enclosing October 26, 1990 press release of NY League of Women Voters, "Cross-Endorsement Case Should be Heard", and Associated Press feed with release date of October 29, 1990 and thereafter

NJC's October 31, 1990 fax to Wendy Sclight/Editor, Westchester Weekend Edition, enclosing proposed column by NJC Chairman Eli Vigliano, Esq.

NYT's November 4, 1990 publication of letters to the editor by Rachel Sady and Westchester Women's Bar Association

NJC's November 19, 1990 fax to Jim Feron, Westchester Bureau Chief, enclosing Gannett's November 4, 1990 publication of Guest Column, "In voting for judges this year, 5 + 6 equals zero and so does 10", by NJC Chairman Eli Vigliano, Esq.

1991

NJC's February 11, 1991 fax to Jim Feron, enclosing February 8, 1991 letter from NAACP/LDEF to Appellate Division, Third Dept, requesting permission to submit amicus brief in Castracan v. Colavita

NJC's March 26, 1991 fax to Jim Feron with copy of Doris Sassower's March 25, 1991 oral argument before Appellate Division, Third Dept. in Castracan v. Colavita

Rachel Sady's April 11, 1991 letter to George Judson/Assistant Metro Editor, Regional News

Rachel Sady's April 11, 1991 3-page letter to George Judson

George Judson's May 1, 1991 letter to Rachel Sady

NJC's May 3, 1991 letter to George Judson

N JC's May 6, 1991 fax to George Judson

George Judson's May 8, 1991 letter to NJC

NJC's May 10, 1991 fax to Tessa Melvin

"Lawyer to Pursue Suit on Cross-Endorsement" by Tessa Melvin, May 19, 1991

NJC's May 30, 1991 faxes to George Judson and Roland Miller, transmitting Doris Sassower's proposed letter to the editor, "Who is Being Protected, By Whom, and Why?"

N JC's June 9, 1991 Letter to the Editor by Doris Sassower, "Cross-Endorsement: Questions of Protection"

NJC's October 3, 1991 fax to Sam Verhovek

NJC's October 3, 1991 fax to Westchester Bureau Chief Jim Feron

NJC's October 26, 1991 coverletters to David Margolick, Anthony Lewis, Editorial Board
    -- enclosing Doris Sassower's October 24, 1991 letter to Governor Cuomo with enclosures
              (1) written 3-year judge-trading deal ;
              (2) Doris Sassower's ltr to the editor, "Cross-Endorsement: Questions of Protection", NYT, 6/9/91;
              (3) Doris Sassower's 10/22/71 column in NYLJ "Judicial Selection Panels: An Exercise in Futility"
              (4) Doris Sassower's 1989 Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory listing
         SEE: Judicial Elections: Castracan v. Colavita
         SEE: Test Cases - Federal (Mangano)

NJC's October 29, 1991 fax to Sam Roberts

NJC's October 30, 1991 fax to Sam Verhovek

NJC's November 1, 1991 letter to Albany Desk

NJC's November 1, 1991 fax to Westchester Section: Lisa

NJC's November 22, 1991 faxes to Westchester Section & Assignment Desk/Legal, enclosing NJC's November 20, 1991 letter to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joseph Biden and November 19, 1991 published item in Gannett

1992

   SEE: Judicial Selection - Federal: 1992-3

NJC's May 15, 1992 fax to Editorial/Jack Rosenthal, Editorial Page Editor, with advance copy of NJC's May 18, 1992 letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell

NJC's May 15, 1992 fax to Neil Lewis/Washington Bureau, with advance copy of NJC's May 18, 1992 letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell

NJC's May 18, 1992 fax to Editorial/Jack Rosenthal, enclosing "Now It's a Bush Court", NYT editorial, May 7, 1992

NJC's May 18, 1992 fax to National Desk/Norma Sosa

NJC's May 19, 1992 fax to Neil Lewis

NJC's May 19, 1992 letter to Neil Lewis
   -- transmitting copy of CRITIQUE & COMPENDIUM OF EXHIBITS
-- NJC's May 18, 1992 letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitchell

NJC's May 19, 1992 fax to Linda Richards

May 26, 1992 postmark of package returned by Neil Lewis, containing Critique & Compendium of Exhibits

NJC's June 3, 1992 letter to Jack McKenzie/Editorial Board
-- NJC's June 2, 1992 letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitchell
       SEE: Judicial Selection - Federal: 1992-3

NJC's June 5, 1992 fax to William Glaberson/Jim Feron

NJC's June 11, 1992 fax to Jack McKenzie/Editorial Board

NJC's June 14, 1992 letter to Max Frankel, Executive Editor
            SEE Judicial Selection - Federal: 1992-3
-- transmitting CRITIQUE & COMPENDIUM OF EXHIBITS
   -- NJC's May 18, 1992 letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitchell
   -- NJC's June 2, 1992 letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitchell
   -- NJC's June 11, 1992 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee

NJC's June 18, 1992 fax to National Desk--Soma Golden, National Editor

NJC's June 18, 1992 fax to Jack McKenzie/Editorial Board

Max Frankel's June 18, 1992 letter

NJC's June 30, 1992 complaint to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Publisher, enclosing NJC's complaint to NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs that "All the News That's Fit to Print" is a false and misleading advertising claim

NJC's July 10, 1992 proposed Letter to the Editor

July 14, 1992 letter from Vice-President & General Counsel Solomon B. Watson, IV to NYC Dept. of Consumer Affairs

Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.'s July 15, 1992 letter

NYT's July 17, 1992 publication of NJC 's Letter to the Editor, "Untrustworthy Ratings?", as expurgated

NJC's August 5, 1992 fax to Jack McKenzie, Editorial Board

NJC's August 21, 1992 letter to James Feron/Westchester Weekly
   -- transmitting CRITIQUE & COMPENDIUM OF EXHIBITS

NJC's September 25, 1992 fax to William Glaberson

         SEE: NJC's October 26, 1992 letter to Associated Press Bureau Chief Sam Boyle, etc.

1993

NJC's March 9, 1993 letter to Joseph Berger, Westchester Bureau Chief -- RE: "Story Angles" for NJC's critique

NJC's September 2, 1993 fax to James Dao/Albany Bureau
-- NJC's August 24, 1993 letter to NYS Senate Judiciary Committee outlining NJC's opposition to Howard Levine's Senate confirmation to the NY Court of Appeals

NJC's September 7, 1993 fax to James Dao
-- NJC's September 7, 1993 written statement in opposition to Senate confirmation of Howard Levine to the NY Court of Appeals

NJC's September 9, 1993 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "Judge Levine Is Confirmed To Top Court" by James Dao, NYT, September 8, 1993
SEE: Judicial Selection- NY Court of Appeals: "merit selection"- Levine

NJC's September 21, 1993 letter to Joseph Berger

"A Meeting With Cuomo Brings Out the Critics", by James Dao, NYT, December 11, 1993

NJC's December 15, 1993 fax to James Dao
-- NJC/CJA's December 15, 1993 written statement in opposition to Senate confirmation of Carmen Ciparick to the NY Court of Appeals
SEE: Judicial Selection-NY Court of Appeals: "merit selection" - Ciparick

1994

CJA's August 2, 1994 fax with proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: judicial disclosure & disqualification -- and NY Attorney General Koppell
SEE: Correspondence - NYS Officials: A.G. Koppell
SEE: Test Cases - Federal (Mangano)

CJA's September 10, 1994 letter to Ian Fisher on Democratic primary for Attorney General
-- enclosing CJA's September 9, 1994 letter to Gabe Pressman/NBC News Forum

CJA's September 25, 1994 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "New York's Mystery General", NYT editorial, 9/17/94

CJA's September 26, 1994 fax to Letters Editor

CJA's September 29, 1994 letter to the Board of Editors -- RE: "New York's Mystery General" & "No Way to Pick a Judge", NYT editorial, 9/27/94"
     -- enclosing
       (1) CJA's September 25, 1994 proposed Letter to the Editor; and
       (2) CJA's September 29, 1994 letter to Republican A.G. nominee Dennis Vacco, with CJA's August 4, 1994 letter to Democratic A.G. nominee Karen Burstein & her handwritten response

CJA's September 30, 1994 fax to Editorial Board -- Att: Howell Raines

CJA's October 3, 1994 fax to Joseph Fried

CJA's October 3, 1994 letter to Joseph Berger
Ex A: Appellate Division, Second Dept's June 14, 1991 interim suspension order of Doris Sassower's law license
Ex B: Appellate Division, Second Dept's September 16, 1994 interim suspension order in Matter of Maiolo
Ex C: Appellate Division's rules; Ct of Appeals' 1984 decision in Matter of Nuey
Ex D: Court of Appeals 1992 decision in Matter of Russakoff
   Ex E: Doris Sassower's October 24, 1991 letter to Governor Cuomo with enclosures
              (1) written 3-year judge-trading deal ;
              (2) Doris Sassower's ltr to the editor, "Cross-Endorsement: Questions of Protection", NYT, 6/9/91;
              (3) Doris Sassower's 10/22/71 column in NYLJ "Judicial Selection Panels: An Exercise in Futility"
              (4) Doris Sassower's 1989 Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory listing
Ex F: Judiciary Law 14 & Rules of Judicial Conduct
Ex G: Doris Sassower's September 19, 1994 judicial misconduct complaint to the Commission on Judicial Conduct
Ex H: "Judge's Ties to Jewish Leader Stir Debate in Crown Hts. Case", 9/20/94
Ex I: "No Way to Pick a Judge", NYT editorial, 9/27/94; "New York's Mystery General", NYT editorial, 9/17/94
Ex J: "A Meeting With Cuomo Brings Out the Critics", NYT, 12/11/93
Ex K: CJA's September 25, 1994 proposed Letter to the Editor

CJA's October 5, 1994 fax with proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "No Way to Pick a Judge" (9/27/94 editorial) and "New York's Mystery General" (9/17/94)

CJA's October 6, 1994 fax to Ian Fisher

CJA's October 8, 1994 letter to Jan Hoffman -- RE: "Stories"

CJA's $16,770 ad, "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", NYT Op-Ed page, October 26, 1994

NYT's November 8, 1994 letter from Adam Liptak/Counsel -- copy to CJA

CJA's November 27, 1994 letter to Hilton Kramer, NY POST-"Times Watch" (with copies to NYT Publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. and NYT Executive Editor Joseph Lelyveld, sent certified mail/rrr)
    Ex. A: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770 public interest ad, NYT Op-Ed page,
               10/26/94
    Ex. B: illustrative NYT items "Woman Sues Town Over Slip on Dog Drool"; "Candidate Arrested in Prostitution
              Sweep"
    Ex. E-1: coverletters to NYT for October 24, 1991 letter to Governor Cuomo
    Ex. E-2: Doris Sassower's October 24, 1991 letter to Governor Cuomo with enclosures
              (1) written 3-year judge-trading deal ;
              (2) Doris Sassower's ltr to the editor, "Cross-Endorsement: Questions of Protection", NYT, 6/9/91;
              (3) Doris Sassower's 10/22/71 column in NYLJ "Judicial Selection Panels: An Exercise in Futility"
              (4) Doris Sassower's 1989 Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory listing
    Ex. F-2: "After the Primaries: New York's Mystery General", NYT editorial, 9/17/94
    Ex. I: CJA's August 2, 1994 proposed NYT letter to the editor, with fax coversheet
    Ex. J: CJA's September 25, 1994 proposed NYT letter to the editor, with fax coversheet
    Ex. K: CJA's October 5, 1994 proposed NYT letter to the editor, with fax coversheet
    Ex. L: CJA's September 30, 1994 coversheet and hand-delivered 9/29/94 ltr to NYT editorial board,
              enclosing (1) CJA's September 29, 1994 ltr to Attorney General candidate Dennis Vacco;
                             (2) "4 in Attorney General Race Trade Attacks in TV Debate", by Ian Fisher, NYT, 9/12/94
                             (3) CJA's August 4, 1994 ltr to Karen Burstein & her response;
                             (4) judicial disqualification statute & rules of judicial conduct
    Ex. M: "Some Light Sparring for 4 Attorney General Candidates", by Ian Fisher, NYT 9/10/94;
               September 10, 1994 letter to Ian Fisher and October 6, 1994 fax to Ian Fisher
    Ex. N: CJA's October 3, 1994 fax to NYT reporter Joseph Fried, enclosing CJA's September 14, 1994 complaint
               to NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct
    Ex. O: CJA's October 3, 1994 letter to Joseph Berger/Westchester Bureau Chief/NYT
    Ex. P: CJA's October 4, 1994 letter to NYT reporter Jan Hoffman
    Ex. Q: "Running on Empty: Where Did All the Issues Go?", NYT, 10/23/94, Week in Review
    Ex. R: "The Way She Died", column, A.M. Rosenthal, NYT, 3/15/94
    Ex. S: NJC's October 23, 1991 faxes to Jonathan Landman, enclosing press release & October 29, 1991 fax
              to Dorothy Samuels, enclosing statewide alert of NY League of Women Voters

CJA's December 7, 1994 letter to Susan Edgerley, Assistant Metro Editor

1995

CJA's January 17, 1995 letter to Gene Roberts, Managing Editor-- RE: "News Fit to Print"
Ex 1: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770 ad, NYT, 10/26/94
Ex 2: "Telling the Truth: Paying the Price", Philadelphia Inquirer, 1989
Ex 3: CJA's November 27, 1994 ltr to Hilton Kramer
Ex 4: certified mail/rrr to Sulzberger & Lelyveld
Ex 5: NYT articles
Ex 6: NJC's March 20, 1992 memo to Gov. Cuomo's Task Force on Judicial Diversity
Ex 7: NYT editorials, "New York's Judicial Upheaval"; "New York's Courts, Still in Disarray"
Ex 8: CJA's December 15, 1993 testimony in opposition to confirmation of Carmen Ciparick to the NY Court
           of Appeals
Ex 9: NJC's September 9, 1993 proposed ltr to the editor with substantiating September 7, 1993 written opposition
           statement to the confirmation of Howard Levine to the NY Court of Appeals
Ex 10: "Untrustworthy Ratings?", NJC's expurgated letter to editor, NYT, 7/17/92

CJA's January 23, 1995 letter to Jane Fritch, Investigative Projects Editor

CJA's February 7, 1995 letter to Jane Fritch
   SEE: Test Cases - Federal (Mangano)

CJA's March 12, 1995 letter to Jane Fritch

CJA's September 29, 1995 letter to Doug Frantz
    SEE: Judicial Discipline - NYS: Doris L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct

Doug Frantz's October 2, 1995 letter to CJA

1996

CJA's January 2, 1996 fax to Don Van Natta, Jr.
SEE: Judicial Selection -- NY: NYC's "Merit Selection"

CJA's January 3, 1996 proposed Letter to the Editor, New Year's Resolve: Open the Judicial Selection Process" -- RE: "The Mayor Ruins His Own Case", NYT editorial, 12/29/95)

CJA's February 28, 1996 fax to Don Van Natta, Jr.

CJA's February 29, 1996 fax to Jessica Hampton: NY 1

CJA's March 6, 1996 letter to Op-Ed Page -- RE: "THE DUCKMAN TRANSCRIPTS"

CJA's March 21, 1996 letter to Howard Goldberg, Editor/Op-Ed Page

CJA's March 25, 1996 letter to Joyce Purnick, Jan Hoffman

CJA's May 7, 1996 faxed press release to Westchester Bureau

CJA's June 7, 1996 news story memo to New York Bureau

CJA's June 10, 1996 fax to Clifford Levy
SEE Judicial Selection -- NYS lower courts

CJA's June 10, 1996 fax to Clifford Levy

CJA's June 12, 1996 letter to Joyce Purnick

CJA's August 27, 1996 letter to Joyce Purnick

CJA's September 16, 1996 letter to Jan Hoffman

CJA's September 20, 1996 memo to Jan Hoffman, Joyce Purnick

CJA's October 1, 1996 letter to Joyce Purnick

CJA's October 10, 1996 letter to Jan Hoffman

CJA's October 11, 1996 letter to Nancy Chan, Project Coordinator/Corporate Communications-- RE: "Complaint of Times' Suppression and Black-Balling"

CJA's October 21, 1996 comprehensive complaint -- RE: "Complaint of Times' Suppression and Black-Balling"
(given in-hand to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. on May 8, 1997)
   Ex A: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770 op-ed ad, NYT, 10/26/94
   Ex B: "Comm'n Abandons Investigative Mandate", CJA's ltr to editor, NYLJ, 8/14/95
   Ex C: "No Justification for Process's Secrecy", CJA's ltr to editor, NYLJ, 1/24/96
   Ex D: NYT op-ed ad, "The celebration of a century", 4/5/96
   Ex E: "From The Publisher", NYT editorial page, 1/17/92
   Ex F: "Without Fear or Favor", NYT editorial page, 8/19/96
   Ex G: "The Color of Mendacity", NYT editorial, 7/19/96

Compendium I:    judicial elections
Compendium II:   federal judicial selection - O'Rourke
Compendium III: NY Ct of Appeals -"merit selection" - Levine, Ciparick
Compendium IV: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?"
Compendium V:   NYC "merit selection"
Compendium VI: NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct - Judge Duckman
Compendium VII: Governor Pataki's manipulations

CJA's November 13, 1996 fax with proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "No Way to Choose Judges" NYT editorial, 11/11/96

CJA's November 13, 1996 fax to Letters Editor

CJA's November 14, 1996 letter to Letters Editors

NYT's Nov. 16, 1996 publication of CJA's Letter to the Editor, "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", as expurgated

CJA's November 18, 1996 letter to Michael Oreskes, Metro Editor

CJA's November 18, 1996 letter to Letters Editors

CJA's November 20, 1996 letter to Michael Oreskes, Metro Editor

CJA's November 22, 1996 letter to Letters Editors

CJA's November 22, 1996 letter to Michael Oreskes, Metro Editor

CJA's November 27, 1996 letter to Gene Roberts, Managing Editor

CJA's December 2, 1996 supplement to October 21, 1996 comprehensive complaint (given in-hand to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. on May 8, 1997)

CJA's December 3, 1996 fax to James Dao
-- enclosing CJA's April 29, 1996 letter to Michael Finnegan, Counsel/Governor Pataki with Executive Order #10 and Executive Order #11 ; CJA's June 12, 1996 letter to Michael Finnegan & CJA's June 11, 1996 letter to NYS Senators

CJA's December 3, 1996 letter to James Dao -- RE: "follow up to my 11/16/96 ltr to the Editor"

1997

CJA's February 18, 1997 coverletter and proposed Letter to the Editor RE: "Too Many Federal Court Vacancies", NYT editorial, 2/14/97
SEE: Judicial Selection - Federal: 1996

CJA's February 19, 1997 coverletter and proposed Letter to the Editor RE: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Hatch's 2/19/97 published ltr to the editor and 2/19/97 article by Neil Lewis, "Head of Senate Judiciary Panel Reconsiders ABA Advisory Role"
--transmitting CJA's June 28, 1996 letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Hatch

CJA's February 20, 1997 coverletter and proposed Letter to the Editor

CJA's February 24, 1997 coverletter and proposed Letter to the Editor

CJA's February 25, 1997 coverletter and proposed Letters to Editor

CJA's March 7, 1997 memo to Metro Desk (Joyce Purnick, Jan Hoffman) -- RE: "CJA's Response to Governor Pataki's belated implementation of Executive Order #10, setting up permanent judicial screening committees"
-- enclosing "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", CJA's ltr to the editor, NYT, 11/16/96
-- enclosing CJA’s March 7, 1997 letter to City Bar President Michael Cardozo -- "RE: Supplement to City Bar's February 7, 1997 Report"
      SEE: Correspondence-Bar Associations: City Bar

CJA's March 7, 1997 memo to Albany Bureau -- RE: "Governor Pataki's belated implementation of Executive Order #10, setting up permanent judicial screening committees"
-- enclosing "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", CJA's ltr to the editor, NYT, 11/16/96
-- CJA’s March 7, 1997 letter to City Bar President Michael Cardozo

CJA's April 15, 1997 memo to Albany Bureau -- RE: "New York State Ethics Commission"
-- enclosing CJA's April 15, 1997 memo to Governor Pataki

CJA's April 30, 1997 letter to NYT columnist and Former NYT Executive Editor A.M. Rosenthal -- RE: "Ethics at The Times"
-- enclosing (1) CJA's October 21, 1996 comprehensive complaint
   Ex A: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770 op-ed ad, NYT, 10/26/94
   Ex B: "Comm'n Abandons Investigative Mandate", CJA's ltr to editor, NYLJ, 8/14/95
   Ex C: "No Justification for Process's Secrecy", CJA's ltr to editor, NYLJ, 1/24/96
   Ex D: NYT op-ed ad, "The celebration of a century", 4/5/96
   Ex E: "From The Publisher", NYT editorial page, 1/17/92
   Ex F: "Without Fear or Favor", NYT editorial page, 8/19/96
   Ex G: "The Color of Mendacity", NYT editorial, 7/19/96
    (2) CJA's December 2, 1996 supplement to October 21, 1996 comprehensive complaint

A.M. Rosenthal's May 7, 1997 letter to CJA

CJA's July 3, 1997 fax and proposed Letter to the Editor, "On Choosing Judges: Part 2" -- RE: "In a Candid Book, Lawyers Judge the Judges" front-page metro, 7/2/97

CJA's August 27, 1997 press releases to Metro/Assignment Desk; Purnick/Hoffman; Albany Bureau
-- CJA's $3,077 public interest ad, "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", NYLJ, pp. 3-4, 8/27/97
        SEE: Correspondence - NYS Officials: A.G. Vacco
       SEE: Judicial Discipline - NYS: Doris L. Sassower v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of NY
         SEE: Test Cases - Federal (Mangano)

CJA's December 19, 1997 memo to Jack Kadden, Metro Editor -- RE: "Governor Pataki's manipulation of judicial appointments"
      -- resent on December 23, 1997 to Jerry Gray, Political Editor

CJA's December 24, 1997 letter to Jerry Gray -- RE: "Our Critique of Andrew O'Rourke's judicial qualifications and the failure of the federal judicial screening process"
          SEE: Judicial Selection - Federal: 1992-3

CJA's December 26, 1997 memo to Jerry Gray -- RE: "Citizen Opposition to Governor Pataki's Appointment of Andrew O'Rourke to the Court of Claims"
        SEE: Judicial Selection - NY - Appointments to Lower State Courts: O'Rourke

CJA's December 26, 1997 memo to Jerry Gray -- RE: "Citizen Opposition to Governor Pataki's Appointment of Andrew O'Rourke to the Court of Claims"

1998

CJA's January 5, 1998 fax to Jerry Gray, Political Editor/Metro -- RE: "Citizen opposition to the O'Rouke nomination and confirmation"

CJA's January 8, 1998 fax to Jerry Gray -- RE: "Citizen Opposition to O'Rourke Ct of Claims judgeship"

CJA's January 9, 1998 fax to Joyce Purnick, Metro Editor -- RE: "Citizen Opposition to O'Rourke Ct of Claims judgeship and the Public's Right to Basic Information"

CJA's January 9, 1998 letter to Joseph Lelyveld, Executive Editor -- RE: "NYT suppression of important and time-sensitive stories concerning the integrity of essential governmental processes"

CJA's January 9, 1998 fax to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray, Jack Kadden) -- RE: "O'Rourke Nomination - Public's Right to Information"

CJA's January 9, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Publisher -- RE: "NYT Suppression of newsworthy & time-sensitive stories"

CJA's January 12, 1998 memo to Joseph Lelyveld -- RE: "NYT suppression of important and time-sensitive stories concerning the integrity of essential governmental processes"

CJA's January 12, 1998 fax to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray, Jack Kadden) -- RE: "The sham 'processes' of state judicial screening & confirmation"

CJA's January 12, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. -- RE: "NYT suppression of newsworthy & time-sensitive stories"

CJA's January 13, 1998 summary, hand-delivered to Albany Bureau --

CJA's February 2, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "O'Rourke waiver"

CJA's February 5, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "O'Rourke waiver"

CJA's February 9, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "Andrew O'Rourke waiver"

CJA's February 9, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "Andrew O'Rourke waiver"

CJA's February 11, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "Andrew O'Rourke waiver"

CJA's February 12, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. -- RE: "Complaint: Immediate Attention Required"

CJA's February 12, 1998 comprehensive complaint to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. -- RE: "Suppression of important, time-sensitive, and electorally-significant stories"
   Ex A-1: CJA's October 21, 1996 complaint coverltr
   Ex A-2: "Times Columnist Wins a Columbia Award", NYT, 5/16/97
   Ex A-3: "Times Names 4 to Senior Positions on the News Staff", NYT, 5/24/97
   Ex B: "Creating a Forum to Rake the Media's Muck", NYT
   Ex C-1: "Untrustworthy Ratings?", NJC's ltr to editor, NYT, 7/17/92
   Ex C-2: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", CJA's ltr to editor, NYT, 11/16/96

CJA's February 12, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "Your Suppression of Important, Time-Sensitive, and Electorally-Significant Stories"

CJA's February 12, 1998 memo to Joseph Lelyveld -- RE: "Times suppression of important, time-sensitive, and electorally-significant stories"

CJA's February 12, 1998 fax to Ray Hernandez/Albany -- RE: "Your Suppression of Important, Time-Sensitive, and Electorally-Significant Stories"

CJA's February 16, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray) -- RE: "O'Rourke waiver"

Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.'s February 18, 1998 response

CJA's July 8, 1998 follow-up -- RE: "Times' Suppression and Black-Balling", constituting "CJA's answer to Mr. Sulzberger's disingenuous February 18, 1998 response" (with indicated copy to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)

CJA's September 10, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Jerry Gray): RE: "Electorally-significant -- AND UNREPORTED -- issues of government integrity in the race for New York State Attorney General"
      SEE: Correspondence - NYS Officials: A.G. Vacco
    SEE: Test Cases-Federal (Mangano)

CJA's September 14, 1998 letter to Anthony Lewis -- RE: "The Test of Judicial Independence: cert petition in Sassower v. Mangano, et al, S.Ct. #98-106, Court Calendar Conference: September 28, 1998"

CJA's October 9, 1998 letter to Elsa Brenner, Westchester reporter

CJA's October 19, 1998 letter to Roland Miller, Editor/Westchester Section -- RE: "Lawyer's Challenge - 10/18/98, Westchester Weekly, NYT"
(indicated copy for Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)

CJA's October 19, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. -- RE: "Inadequate and Libelous Story -- 10/18/98 Westchester Weekly"

CJA's October 20, 1998 letter to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. -- RE: "The Razor-Close Race for New York State Attorney General: Dennis Vacco's litigation fraud in defense of state judges and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, sued for corruption, and Eliot Spitzer's Wilful Failure to Raise the Issue"
Ex A: "In a 'Virtual' Race, Politics Without Kissing Babies", NYT, 10/18/98
           "Party Boss Has Firm Grip On Judgeships", NYT, 10/19/98
Ex B: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
Ex C: CJA's October 10, 1998 memo to Metro, with enclosure "IS CASE FILE EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION AND COLLUSION BY THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL 'TOO HOT' FOR THE CANDIDATES?", CJA's September 9, 1998 City Bar handout
Ex D: CJA's September 8, 1998 memo to NYLJ & City Bar, with copies to Democratic Attorney General
             candidates, with attached correspondence to A.G. candidate Spitzer
Ex E: "The Primary for Attorney General", NYT editorial, 9/12/98
Ex F: "Company Investigated by Vacco Linked to Funds for His Campaign", NYT, 10/13/98; "Mr. Vacco's Questionable Investigation", NYT editorial, 10/14/98

November 4, 1998 letter of NYT Counsel Adam Liptak -- RE: "Correction Demand"

CJA's November 11, 1998 letter to Adam Liptak-- RE: "A PROPER CORRECTION -- AND PROPER STORY: Impeachment Complaint against the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court"

CJA's November 15, 1998 letter to Anthony Lewis -- RE: "Testing the Rhetoric about Judicial Independence and Accountability"

CJA’s November 17, 1998 letter to Jack MacKenzie, former NYT Editorial Board member
   Ex A-1: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770 ad, NYT, 10/26/94
   Ex. A-2: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
   Ex. B: annotation to The Appearance of Injustice

CJA's November 30, 1998 letter to Anthony Lewis

CJA's December 11, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) -- RE: "Governor Pataki's nomination of Albert Rosenblatt to the Court of Appeals" (indicated copy to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)
       SEE: Judicial Selection-NYS-"Merit Selection" to the NY Court of Appeals: Rosenblatt

CJA's December 14, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) -- RE: "Governor Pataki's nomination of Albert Rosenblatt to the Court of Appeals--NYT Editorial, 'Governor Pataki's Wise Choice', 12/12/98" (indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines & to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)

CJA' s December 17, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --RE: "No-Notice, 'By Invitation Only', fraudulent confirmation hearing of Albert Rosenblatt to the Court of Appeals"
(indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., & Clifford Levy)

CJA's December 17, 1998 fax to Clifford Levy -- RE: "Fraudulent - Without-Notice 'Hearing' of Albert Rosenblatt's Nomination to Ct of Appeals"

CJA's December 18, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) -- RE: "Vindicating the public's right to 'merit selection' to the Court of Appeals"   (indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., & Clifford Levy)

CJA's December 28, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) -- RE: "THE TIMES' OBLIGATIONS TO THE PUBLIC"
(indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., & Clifford Levy)

1999

CJA's March 15, 1999 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "Caseload Forcing Two-Level System for U.S. Appeals" (front-page, March 14, 1999)

CJA's March 18, 1999 follow-up -- RE: "Caseload Forcing Two-Level System for U.S. Appeals" (front-page, March 14, 1999)

August 26, 1999: metro, front-page article by John Sullivan,   "Spitzer Sets Up Unit to Investigate Both State and Local Corruption"

CJA's August 27, 1999 letter to John Sullivan-- RE: "Your Metro Front-Page Story, 'Spitzer Sets Up Unit to Investigate Both State and Local Corruption', 8/26/99"

August 28, 1999: metro, front-page column by David Rohde, "If a Judge Gets Out of Line: Seeking a Cure"

CJA's August 30, 1999 proposed Letter to the Editor
   SEE: Test Cases - NYS (Commission)
            Correspondence- State: Attorney General Spitzer

CJA's August 30, 1999 fax to John Sullivan -- RE: "A.G. Spitzer's 'Public Integrity Unit"

CJA's September 1, 1999 fax to David Rohde -- RE: "Follow-up to 'Seeking a Cure'" 8/28/99"

CJA's September 13, 1999 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Follow up 'If a Judge Gets Out of Line: Seeking a Cure' NYT, 8/28/99; AND 'Spitzer Sets Up Unit to Investigate Both State and Local Corruption'", NYT, 8/26/99"

CJA's September 28, 1999 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Follow up 'If a Judge Gets Out of Line: Seeking a Cure' NYT, 8/28/99; AND 'Spitzer Sets Up Unit to Investigate Both State and Local Corruption'", NYT, 8/26/99"

Michael Mantell's October 6, 1999 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Your Article of August 28, 1999 'If a Judge Gets Out of Line: Seeking a Cure'"

CJA's October 25, 1999 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Following up 'If a Judge Gets Out of Line: Seeking a Cure' NYT, 8/28/99; AND 'Spitzer Sets Up Unit to Investigate Both State and Local Corruption'", NYT, 8/26/99"

CJA's November 9, 1999 letter to Clifford Levy-- RE: various NYT articles and editorial

CJA's December 14, 1999 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Times coverage of pending Article 78 proceeding against the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct (NY Co. #99-108551)"

CJA's December 23, 1999 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Evaluating CJA's Readily-Verifiable, Document-Supported Allegations that the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct: (1) is dismissing, without investigation, facially-meritorious judicial misconduct complaints, which the law requires it to investigate (Judiciary Law 44.1); (2) has been unlawfully defended by the State Attorney General, who has used fraudulent litigation tactics to thwart the three most recent Article 78 proceedings challenging its unlawful dismissals of judicial misconduct complaints; (3) is the beneficiary of fraudulent judicial proceedings in two of those recent Article 78 proceedings -- with the third proceeding now pending before a judge disqualified for both self-interest and bias"

CJA's December 28, 1999 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "JOURNALISM THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE"

2000

CJA's January 5, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "MEETING JOURNALISTIC RESPONSIBILITIES"

CJA's January 7, 2000 letter to John Sullivan -- RE: "The Truth Behind Eliot Spitzer's 'Public Integrity Unit': An Investigation on the Occasion of its First Anniversary"

CJA's January 25, 2000 letter to Officer Skeeter
NYT article, "Officer and a Judge Trade Charges After a Fender Bender"

CJA's January 12, 2000 letter to John Sullivan -- RE: "The Truth Behind Eliot Spitzer's 'Public Integrity Unit': An Investigation on the Occasion of its First Anniversary"

CJA's February 11, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "AN INVESTIGATIVE EXPOSE: On the occasion of the 3rd lawsuit against the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct to be 'thrown' by a fraudulent judicial decision of Supreme Court/NY County"

CJA's February 28, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "'RANDOM ASSIGNMENT', etc."

CJA's March 10, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "WHAT'S HAPPENING?"

CJA's March 17, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "TIME TO BRING IN THE EDITORS & TO PREPARE STORIES FOR 'LAW DAY' -- MAY 1st"

CJA's April 12, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "The 25th Anniversary of the Commission on Judicial Conduct: An Investigative Expose on the Occasion of LAW DAY: May 1st"

CJA's April 17, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Moving Forward with Document-Supported Stories on (1) the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct; (2) the NYS Attorney General; (3) the NYS Commission on Judicial Nomination -- among others"

CJA's May 18, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "Arranging a Meeting with your Editors"

CJA's June 5, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "My unresponded-to May 18th letter to you"

CJA's June 30, 2000 letter to Anthony Ramirez/Metro Section -- RE: "Including the 'public hearings' for Mayor Giuliani's judicial appointees in The Times' Metro calendar"

CJA's October 17, 2000 letter to David Rohde
-- enclosing CJA's October 16, 2000 report on the corruption of "merit selection"

CJA's October 20, 2000 letter to David Rohde -- RE: "The demonstrated abandonment of 'merit selection' principles by the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination (a.k.a. corruption)"

CJA's October 26, 2000 letter to Tony Marcano, Metro Editor -- RE: "Governor Pataki's imminent appointment of an associate judge to the New York Court of Appeals"
SEE: Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to the NY Court of Appeals: Graffeo

CJA's October 27, 2000 letter to Tony Marcano, Metro Editor -- RE: "Times upcoming coverage of Governor Pataki's imminent appointment of a third associate judge to the New York Court of Appeals"

CJA's November 1, 2000 letter to Albany Bureau -- RE: "Governor Pataki's imminent appointment to the NYS Court of Appeals versus the People's right to 'merit selection'"

CJA's November 1, 2000 letter to Jane Gross, Metro Editor -- RE: "Governor Pataki's imminent appointment (tomorrow a.m.) to the NY Court of Appeals"

CJA's November 2, 2000 letter to Tony Marcano and Jane Gross, Metro Editors, and to David Rohde -- RE: "Following the New York Law Journal's Front-Page Scoop on NYS Commission on Judicial Nomination and its Findingless October 4, 2004 Report of Recommendees for the NY Court of Appeals"

CJA's November 6, 2000 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "The Uses of Secrecy" (NYT column, 11/4/00, Anthony Lewis)

CJA's November 17, 2000 letter to Jonathan Landman, Metro Editor -- RE: "Upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation 'Hearing' on Justice Graffeo's Appointment to the New York Court of Appeals"

CJA's November 21, 2000 letter to Jonathan Landman and Tony Marcano, Metro Editors -- RE: "The Times' Duty to Report on the Destruction of the Public's Rights in Matters of Judicial Selection and Discipline"

CJA's December 6, 2000 letter to Laura Mansnerus -- RE: "Evaluating the 'Experiment' of 'Merit Selection' to New York's Highest State Court"

Tony Marcano's December 6, 2000 e-mail response to CJA -- "re your letter"

CJA's December 15, 2000 letter to Anthony Ramirez/Metro Section -- RE: "Including the public hearings for Mayor Giuliani's judicial appointees in the Times Metro Calendar: SEVEN JUDICIAL APPOINTEES SLATED FOR HEARING - DECEMBER 18, 2000, 9:00 a.m."

2001

CJA's March 25, 2001 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "THE WHITE HOUSE AND THE BAR (Editorial, March 23)"

CJA's June 19, 2001 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Tomorrow's Confirmation 'Hearing' for Court of Claims Judge William A. Wetzel, Scheduled for Tomorrow, 10 a.m. - A case study of the Senate Judiciary Committee's sham confirmation 'hearings', covering up Governor Pataki's demonstrably fraudulent 'judicial selection process', as well as the readily-verifiable corruption of the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct"
        SEE: Judicial Selection - NY - Appointment to Lower State Courts: Wetzel

CJA's November 19, 2001 fax to James McKinley, Jr. -- notice of oral argument of the Commission case appeal

CJA's December 20, 2001 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Getting a Head Start on Governor Pataki's 2002 Re-Election Campaign by Examining his Record on Judicial Appointments"
     SEE: Judicial Selection - NY - Chronological Paper Trail of Appointments to Lower State Courts
                Judicial Selection - NY - "Merit Selection" to the NY Court of Appeals -- Rosenblatt, Graffeo

2002

CJA's April 26, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "'Law Day': May 1st -- and Beyond"

CJA's May 14, 2002 fax to James McKinley, Jr. -- "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems"

CJA's June 18, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr.-- RE: "The REAL Attorney General Spitzer -- NOT the 'P.R.' version"

CJA's June 27, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "The REAL Attorney General Spitzer -- NOT the 'P.R.' version"

   Transmittal to James McKinley of a copy of the record in Test Case - State (Commission)

CJA's July 16, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "The explosive political ramifications of the pending public interest lawsuit against the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct on Attorney General Spitzer and Governor Pataki"

CJA's July 19, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "The explosive political ramifications on Attorney General Spitzer and Governor Pataki of the pending public interest lawsuit against the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct"

CJA's September 18, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "ELECTION YEAR COVERAGE: THE REAL ATTORNEY GENERAL SPITZER -- NOT THE PR VERSION: Balancing Coverage of Lawsuits he has INITIATED by Examination of Lawsuits he has DEFENDED"

CJA's September 20, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "ELECTION COVERAGE: Exposing the REAL Attorney General Spitzer -- not the P.R. Version"

CJA's September 26, 2002 letter to Marianne Giordano, Political Editor/Metro -- RE: "ELECTION COVERAGE: Exposing the REAL Attorney General Spitzer -- not the P.R. Version"

CJA's October 1, 2002 e-mail to Marianne Giordano, Political Editor/Metro -- RE: "September 26, 2002 letter: 'ELECTION COVERAGE: Exposing the REAL Attorney General Spitzer -- not the P.R. Version'"

CJA's October 4, 2002 e-mail to Campbell Robertson, Clerk/Metro -- RE: "ELECTION COVERAGE: The REAL Attorney General Spitzer -- NOT the P.R. Version"

CJA's October 8, 2002 memo to Gail Collins, Editorial Page Editor RE: "Editorial Endorsements for Attorney General and Governor"
      SEE:   Correspondence - State: Governor Pataki
                Correspondence- State: A. G. 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 D.A. Morgenthau
                Judicial Selection -- State: NYS

James McKinley's October 8, 2002 e-mail to CJA (3:50 p.m.)

CJA's October 8, 2002 e-mail to James McKinley, Jr.   (5:57 p.m.) -- RE: "The reason why"

James McKinley's October 8, 2002 e-mail to CJA   (6:09 p.m.) -- RE: "RE: the reason why"

CJA's October 8, 2002 e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. (8:25 p.m.) -- RE: "Pataki's appointments"

CJA's November 11, 2002 letter & e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "The upcoming 'merit selection' appointment to the New York Court of Appeals and the pending lawsuit before that Court exposing the corruption of the 'merit selection' process"

CJA's November 18, 2002 letter & e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "The upcoming 'merit selection' appointment to the New York Court of Appeals and the pending lawsuit before that Court exposing the corruption of the 'merit selection' process"

CJA's November 25, 2002 e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Scheduling for December 3rd, 11th, etc."

CJA's December 2, 2002 e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Senate Judiciary Confirmation of Gov. Pataki's Judicial Appointees"

CJA's December 5, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Meeting next Wed. Dec 11th to Review FOIL-Requested Docs"

CJA's December 13, 2002 fax to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Lack"

CJA's December 16, 2002 e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "URGENT: Letter to Senate Leadership to Postpone Lack Confirmation, Etc."
         SEE: Judicial Selection - State -NYS lower courts: Lack

CJA's December 18, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- Lack nomination

CJA's December 19, 2002 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- Lack nomination

CJA's December 19, 2002 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "State Senate Votes to Confirm One of its Own to a Judgeship (news article, Dec. 18)"

CJA's December 20, 2002 e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Fwd: Dec. 18 article: 'State Senate Votes to Confirm one of Its Own for a Judgeship"

James McKinley's December 20, 2002 e-mail to CJA -- RE: "Fwd: Dec 18 article: 'State Senate Votes to Confirm One of Its Own for a Judgeship"

CJA's December 26, 2002 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "'The Odd Man Out in Albany's Triumvirate of Power' (front page, metro, Dec. 26)"

CJA's December 26, 2002 e-mail to Corrections Department-- RE: December 18 metro

December 31, 2002 correction

2003

CJA's January 21, 2003 fax to James McKinley, Jr.
      SEE: Judicial Selection - State - "Merit Selection" to the NY Court of Appeals: Read

CJA's January 22, 2003 e-mail to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "CJA's testimony in opposition to Read confirmation"
  -- CJA's January 22, 2003 written testimony

CJA's January 29, 2003 letter to James McKinley, Jr. -- RE: "Essential News & Editorial Coverage: The Corruption of 'Merit Selection' to the New York Court of Appeals -- The Senate Judiciary Committee's Role"

CJA's January 29, 2003 memo to the Editorial Board -- RE: "Essential News & Editorial Coverage: The Corruption of 'Merit Selection' to the New York Court of Appeals -- The Senate Judiciary Committee's Role"

CJA's February 7, 2003 e-mail to Eleanor Randolph, Editorial Board -- RE: "Vindicating the Public's Rights by Your Powerful Editorial Voice"

CJA's February 11, 2003 proposed Letter to the Editor -- RE: "The New York Process: How Not to Get Heard at a Legislative Hearing (2/7/03)"

CJA's March 6, 2003 e-mail to Gail Collins, Eleanor Randolph, & James McKinley -- RE: "FIXING ALBANY: The NYS Judiciary Committees"

CJA's June 11, 2003 memo-complaint to Editorial Board -- RE: "The Scandal of Federal Judicial Selection in the Second Circuit and the Betrayal of the People of New York by New York Senators Schumer and Clinton -- as Readily-Verifiable from the 'Paper Trail' of Primary-Source Materials Posted on the Home-Page of www.judgewatch.org"
   [indicated copies to Washington Bureau]
   CJA's e-mail transmittal message
        SEE: "Paper Trail to Jail" in the "disruption of Congress" case

CJA's June 19, 2003 letter to Asst. Managing Editor Allan Siegal -- RE: "Ensuring Journalistic Integrity and Quality by Examining How The New York Times Handles Complaints -- Starting with CJA's June 11, 2003 Memorandum-Complaint"
   [indicated copies to Editorial Board, Washington Bureau, & Public]

CJA's June 24, 2003 memo to Allan Siegal, Editorial Board, & Washington Bureau (ATT Jill Abramson/Bureau Chief -- RE: "Superseding June 19, 2003 letter on how The New York Times handles complaints"

CJA's July 31, 2003 e-mail to Greg Brock, Washington News Editor

CJA's August 13, 2003 e-mail to Ass't to Philip Taubman, Deputy Editorial Page Editor
    [indicated copy to Greg Brock]

CJA's August 26, 2003 letter to Jill Abramson, Outgoing Washington Bureau Chief/Incoming Managing Editor for Newsgathering -- RE: "Clarifying Your View of the Supervisory Responsibilities of Times Editors -- Before CJA Takes its Unresponded-to June 11, 2003 Memorandum-Complaint, Embodied and Supplemented by its Unresponded-to June 19, 2003 Letter, to the Soon-To-Be-Appointed Times Ombudsman/'Public Editor'"
   [indicated copies to Siegal, Taubman, Brock]

CJA's September 25, 2003 letter to Executive Editor Bill Keller -- RE: (1) "Appointing a public editor/ombudsman who will not be a meaningless camouflage for continuing 'journalistic fraud'; (2) Providing a 'role model example' for handling CJA's unresponded-to June 11, 2003 memorandum-complaint, in the absence of a public editor/ombudsman -- or, alternatively, referring it to the public editor/ombudsman as his/her FIRST order of business"
   [indicated copies to Sulzberger, Abramson, Siegal, Taubman, Editorial Board (each & every member), Purnick, Sridhar Pappu (NY Observer), Jayson Blair]

CJA's October 13, 2003 letter to Executive Editor Bill Keller -- RE: "(1) Misconduct complaint against Jonathan Landman for his leading role as metro editor in the 'journalistic fraud' summarized by CJA's June 19, 2003 letter, disentitling him to elevation to the newly-created position of assistant managing editor for enterprise and warranting his discharge; (2) Immediate investigation of the politically-explosive metro-based corruption stories long-suppressed by Mr. Landman -- beginning with the corruption of 'merit selection' to the New York Court of Appeals, as documented by CJA's October 16, 2000 and November 13, 2000 reports and the record then and thereafter in Elena Ruth Sassower, Coordinator of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc., acting pro bono publico v. Commission on Judicial Conduct of the State of New York"
    [indicated copies to Sulzberger, Abramson, Siegal, Landman, Editorial Board (each & every member), Purnick, Jerry Gray, Clifford Levy, Kevin Flynn, John Sullivan, David Rohde, Raymond Hernandez, Laura Mansnerus, James McKinley, Jr., Marianne Giordano, William Glaberson, Tony Marcano (Ombudsman-Sacramento Bee), Tom Goldstein, Blair]

CJA's November 1, 2003 letter to Executive Editor Bill Keller -- RE: "Status of CJA's time-sensitive complaints against The Times embodied by its September 25th and October 13th letters to you"
    [copies to Sulzberger, Abramson, Siegal, Landman, Editorial Board (each & every member), Brock, Purnick, Gray, Levy, Flynn, Sullivan, Rohde, Hernandez, Mansnerus, McKinley, Jr., Giordano, Glaberson, Marcano (Ombudsman-Sacramento Bee), Blair]

CJA's December 1, 2003 letter to Public Editor Daniel Okrent -- RE: "Bringing Long-Overdue Accountability and Responsiveness to The Times"
   [indicated copy to Keller]

CJA's December 24, 2003 e-mail to Public Editor Okrent -- RE: "Center for Judicial Accountability's Long-Standing & Unresponded-to Complaints, embodied by our Unresponded-to December 1st Letter to You"

December 24, 2003 automated e-mail acknowledgment -- "Thank you for your message"

December 24, 2003 e-mail from Arthur Bovino/Office of the Public Editor -- RE: "RE: Center for Judicial Accountability's Long-Standing & Unresponded-to Complaints, embodied by our Unresponded-to December 1st Letter to You"

2004

CJA's January 21, 2004 memo to James McKinley, Albany Bureau Chief
SEE: Judicial Selection - NY -- "Merit Selection" to the NY Court of Appeals: Smith

CJA's March 1, 2004 story proposal to Michael Janofsky/Linda Greenhouse
SEE: Press Suppression - Special Topics: National Commission on Judicial Discipline & Removal -- Test #2

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Paper Trail of Suppression, Protectionism & Blackballing

THE NEW YORK TIMES:
Paper Trail of Suppression, Protectionism & Blackballing