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Founded in 1969, the Fair Trial/Free Press Conference brings together members of the press and the criminal legal system to promote understanding and to assure both the right to a fair trial and the protection of a free press. On November 20, 2024, a…

On November 20, 2024, a distinguished panel of experts from the media, courts, and bar will discuss the rights and responsibilities of the press and legal system during a conference presented by the Government Law Center at Albany Law School and the…

On May 1, 2024, the Government Law Center at Albany Law School commemorated Law Day with a virtual program, Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Social Media, Gag Orders, and Freedom of the Press, in collaboration with the Columbia Journalism…

The Government Law Center at Albany Law School, New York University School of Law, and the New York Fair Trial/Free Press Conference convened the 2023 Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Local Media, the Law, and Alleged Police Misconduct on April 24,…

Judges, journalists, attorneys, and law enforcement officials discussed the rights, responsibilities, and liability of the media, courts, and law enforcement in a fictional criminal trial during the Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Gag Orders,…

Legal scholars and media personalities debated the balance of rights, responsibilities, and liability of both the media and the government during a hypothetical health crisis as part of the New York Fair Trial/Free Press Conference at Albany Law…