New York Fair Trial Free Press Conference (2018)

Featuring a distinguished panel of federal and state judges, prosecutors, print and broadcast journalists, and defense and media counsel, this program will explore the interplay of First Amendment rights to attend and report on criminal trials and the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.

Learn about the use of video recordings on smartphones, the use of social media as evidence and media and the law. 

This program combines a discussion of a hypothetical case scenario with an overview of media law.

Moderators

Rex Smith, Editor & Vice President, Times Union

Hon. Albert Rosenblatt, Associate Judge (retired), New York Court of Appeals

Speakers

Hon. Mae D’Agostino, Judge, U.S. District Court

Hon. Craig D. Apple Sr., Albany County Sheriff

Hon. Thomas A. Breslin, Judge, New York State Supreme Court

Gary Craig, Investigative Reporter, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Michael J. Grygiel, Esq., Greenburg Traurig LLP

Hon. Kathleen B. Hogan, District Attorney of Warren County, New York

Elaine Houston, Reporter/Anchor, NewsChannel 13 WNYT-TV

Grant C. Jaquith, Esq., Chief Deputy U.S. Attorney for Northern New York

Brendan J. Lyons, Investigations Editor, Times Union

Hon. Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of New York

David E. McCraw, Esq., Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, The New York Times

Mickey H. Osterreicher, Esq., General Counsel, National Press Photographers Association

Terence L. Kindlon, Esq., Defense Lawyer, The Kindlon Law Firm, PLLC