Independent Judiciary and Independent Press Are Crucial to Free Society

By Janet DiFiore

April 30, 2019

Independent Judiciary and Independent Press Are Crucial to Free Society

4.30.2019

By Janet DiFiore

The New York Law Journal published Chief Judge DiFiore’s op ed mentioning President-elect Hank Greenberg and future bench/bar collaborations. (may require subscription)

Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the State of New York, writes: As judges and lawyers who value the rule of law and understand the power and purpose of the First Amendment, we must be vigilant in responding to new challenges created by the rise of the Internet and social media, and by the powerful ways in which they are influencing our public discourse.

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