Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age – Annual Meeting (2020)

From Body Cam Footage to Sealed Court Records: Rethinking Access Law in a Digital Age:

The NYSBA Task Force on Free Expression in the Digital Age is looking at possible reforms in the state Freedom of Information Law and the legal rules that determine the rights of journalists and other citizens to get access to court records. This session is one in a continuing series of forums that the task force is hosting as part of a project investigating the crisis in local journalism and what the law and lawyers can do to help assure that citizens have access to the vital information they need.

Moderator:

Lynn Oberlander | Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel. | Univision

Panelists:

Saul Shapiro | Partner | Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Ernest Hart | Deputy Commissioner of Legal Matters | NYPD

Hon. Paul McDonnell | Criminal Court Judge | NYC Criminal Court

Omar Mohammedi | Partner | Law Firm of Omar T. Mohammedi

Rachel Strom | Partner | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Al-Amyn Sumar | Legal Department | The New York Times Company

Task Force Co-Chairs:

Cynthia S. Arato | Shapiro Arato Bach LLP | New York, New York

David E. McCraw | The New York Times | New York, New York