Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Gag Orders, Anonymous Juries, and the Media
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Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Gag Orders, Anonymous Juries, and the Media
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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, Anonymous Juries, and the Media, on Friday, November 3, 2023, at Albany Law School.
The program explored the legal, political, and ethical issues that could arise in a hypothetical scenario in which a fictional gubernatorial candidate was indicted on federal financial fraud charges and a turbulent trial ensued. Panelists discussed the interplay of the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial and First Amendment rights to attend and report on trials, including social media, gag orders, anonymous juries, police conduct, and protection of the press and its sources.
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The program explored the legal, political, and ethical issues that could arise in a hypothetical scenario in which a fictional gubernatorial candidate was indicted on federal financial fraud charges and a turbulent trial ensued. Panelists discussed the interplay of the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial and First Amendment rights to attend and report on trials, including social media, gag orders, anonymous juries, police conduct, and protection of the press and its sources.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=braFZlnVE4Q
Listen on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-952955809-873766748/fair-trialfree-press-conference-gag-orders-anonymous-juries-and-the-media
Download the Hypothetical Scenario: https://www.albanylaw.edu/media/20391
Download Program Materials:
Creator
Chel Miller
Publisher
Government Law Center at Albany Law School and New York Fair Trial/Free Press Conference
Date
November 3, 2023
Format
Video recording
Language
English
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Event Type
Panel discussion
Participants
Panelists included:
• Rosemary Armao — Investigative reporter, news editor, and Adjunct Professor at the SUNY University at Albany
• Martin Bell, Esq. — Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
• Natalie Brocklebank, Esq. — Deputy Director of the New York State Defenders Association
• John M. Czajka, Esq. ’04 — Division Counsel for the New York State Police
• Hon. Mae D’Agostino — United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York
• Carla DiRienzo — New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Field Command Office
• John J. Flynn, Esq. — Erie County District Attorney and President of the District Attorneys' Association of the State of New York
• Prof. Roy Gutterman — Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech and Professor of Communications, Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism at the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Mark Mahoney —Journalist and Editorial Page Editor at the Schenectady Gazette
The discussion was moderated by:
• Hon. Albert Rosenblatt – Retired Judge on the New York Court of Appeals
• Rex Smith – Former Editor of the Albany Times-Union
• Rosemary Armao — Investigative reporter, news editor, and Adjunct Professor at the SUNY University at Albany
• Martin Bell, Esq. — Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York
• Natalie Brocklebank, Esq. — Deputy Director of the New York State Defenders Association
• John M. Czajka, Esq. ’04 — Division Counsel for the New York State Police
• Hon. Mae D’Agostino — United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York
• Carla DiRienzo — New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Field Command Office
• John J. Flynn, Esq. — Erie County District Attorney and President of the District Attorneys' Association of the State of New York
• Prof. Roy Gutterman — Director of the Tully Center for Free Speech and Professor of Communications, Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism at the Syracuse University Newhouse School of Public Communications
• Mark Mahoney —Journalist and Editorial Page Editor at the Schenectady Gazette
The discussion was moderated by:
• Hon. Albert Rosenblatt – Retired Judge on the New York Court of Appeals
• Rex Smith – Former Editor of the Albany Times-Union
Duration
2 hours
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Citation
Chel Miller, “Fair Trial/Free Press Conference: Gag Orders, Anonymous Juries, and the Media,” Government Law Center at Albany Law School , accessed December 4, 2025, https://governmentlawcenter.omeka.net/items/show/549.