THE NEW YORK TIMES
Paper Trail of Suppression, Protectionism,
Blackballing, & Election-Rigging

1998

CJA's January 5, 1998 fax to Jerry Gray, Political Editor/Metro --
"Citizen opposition to the O'Rouke nomination and confirmation"


CJA's January 8, 1998 fax to Gray --
"Citizen Opposition to O'Rourke Ct of Claims judgeship"


CJA's January 9, 1998 fax to Joyce Purnick, Metro Editor --
"Citizen Opposition to O'Rourke Ct of Claims judgeship and the Public's Right to Basic Information"


CJA's January 9, 1998 letter to Joseph Lelyveld, Executive Editor --
"NYT suppression of important and time-sensitive stories concerning the integrity of essential governmental processes"


CJA's January 9, 1998 fax to Metro (Purnick, Gray, Jack Kadden) --
"O'Rourke Nomination - Public's Right to Information"


CJA's January 9, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Publisher --
"NYT Suppression of newsworthy & time-sensitive stories"


CJA's January 12, 1998 memo to Joseph Lelyveld --
"NYT suppression of important and time-sensitive stories concerning the integrity of essential governmental processes"


CJA's January 12, 1998 fax to Metro (Purnick, Gray, Jack Kadden) --
"The sham 'processes' of state judicial screening & confirmation"


CJA's January 12, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. --
"NYT suppression of newsworthy & time-sensitive stories"


CJA's January 13, 1998 summary, hand-delivered to Albany Bureau --


CJA's February 2, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Gray) --
"O'Rourke waiver"


CJA's February 5, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Gray) --
"O'Rourke waiver"


CJA's February 9, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Gray) --
"Andrew O'Rourke waiver"


CJA's February 9, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Gray) --
"Andrew O'Rourke waiver"


CJA's February 11, 1998 memo to Metro (Joyce Purnick, Gray) --
"Andrew O'Rourke waiver"


CJA's February 12, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. --
"Complaint: Immediate Attention Required"


CJA's February 12, 1998 comprehensive complaint to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. --
"Suppression of important, time-sensitive, and electorally-significant stories"
  Ex A-1: CJA's October 21, 1996 complaint coverletter
   Ex A-2: "Times Columnist Wins a Columbia Award", NYT, 5/16/97
   Ex A-3: "Times Names 4 to Senior Positions on the News Staff", NYT, 5/24/97
   Ex B:  "Creating a Forum to Rake the Media's Muck", NYT
   Ex C-1: "Untrustworthy Ratings?", NJC's ltr to editor, NYT, 7/17/92
   Ex C-2: "On Choosing Judges, Pataki Creates Problems", CJA's letter to editor, NYT, 11/16/96

 
CJA's February 12, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"Your Suppression of Important, Time-Sensitive, and Electorally-Significant Stories"


CJA's February 12, 1998 memo to Joseph Lelyveld --
"Times suppression of important, time-sensitive, and electorally-significant stories"


CJA's February 12, 1998 fax to Ray Hernandez/Albany --
"Your Suppression of Important, Time-Sensitive, and Electorally-Significant Stories"


CJA's February 16, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"O'Rourke waiver"


Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.'s February 18, 1998 response


CJA's July 8, 1998 follow-up --
"Times' Suppression and Black-Balling", constituting "CJA's answer to Mr. Sulzberger's disingenuous February 18, 1998 response" (with indicated copy to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)

CJA's September 10, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"Electorally-significant -- AND UNREPORTED -- issues of government integrity in the race for New York State Attorney General"
      SEE:  Correspondence - NYS Officials: A.G. Vacco
      SEE:  Test Cases-Federal (Mangano)


CJA's September 14, 1998 letter to Anthony Lewis --
"The Test of Judicial Independence: cert petition in Sassower v. Mangano, et al, S.Ct. #98-106, Court Calendar Conference: September 28, 1998"


CJA's October 9, 1998 letter to Elsa Brenner, Westchester reporter


CJA's October 19, 1998 letter to Roland Miller, Editor/Westchester Section --
"Lawyer's Challenge - 10/18/98, Westchester Weekly, NYT"
  (indicated copy for Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)


CJA's October 19, 1998 fax to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. --
"Inadequate and Libelous Story -- 10/18/98 Westchester Weekly"


CJA's October 20, 1998 letter to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. --
"The Razor-Close Race for New York State Attorney General: Dennis Vacco's litigation fraud in defense of state judges and the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, sued for corruption, and Eliot Spitzer's Wilful Failure to Raise the Issue"
  Ex A: "In a 'Virtual' Race, Politics Without Kissing Babies", NYT, 10/18/98
           "Party Boss Has Firm Grip On Judgeships", NYT, 10/19/98
  Ex B:  "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
  Ex C:  CJA's October 10, 1998 memo to Metro, with enclosure "IS CASE FILE EVIDENCE OF CORRUPTION AND COLLUSION BY THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL 'TOO HOT' FOR THE CANDIDATES?", CJA's September 9, 1998 City Bar handout
  Ex D:  CJA's September 8, 1998 memo to NYLJ & City Bar, with copies to Democratic Attorney General
             candidates, with attached correspondence to A.G. candidate Spitzer
  Ex E: "The Primary for Attorney General", NYT editorial, 9/12/98
  Ex F: "Company Investigated by Vacco Linked to Funds for His Campaign", NYT, 10/13/98; "Mr. Vacco's Questionable Investigation", NYT editorial, 10/14/98

 
November 4, 1998 letter of NYT Counsel Adam Liptak --
"Correction Demand"


CJA's November 11, 1998 letter to Liptak --
"A PROPER CORRECTION -- AND PROPER STORY: Impeachment Complaint against the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court"


CJA's November 15, 1998 letter to Anthony Lewis --
"Testing the Rhetoric about Judicial Independence and Accountability"

CJA’s November 17, 1998 letter to Jack MacKenzie, former NYT Editorial Board member
   Ex A-1: "Where Do You Go When Judges Break the Law?", CJA's $16,770 ad, NYT, 10/26/94
   Ex. A-2: "Restraining 'Liars in the Courtroom' and on the Public Payroll", CJA's $3,077 ad, NYLJ, 8/27/97
   Ex. B: annotation to The Appearance of Injustice


CJA's November 30, 1998 letter to Anthony Lewis


CJA's December 11, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"Governor Pataki's nomination of Albert Rosenblatt to the Court of Appeals"  (indicated copy to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)
         SEE:  Judicial Selection-NYS-"Merit Selection" to the NY Court of Appeals: Rosenblatt


CJA's December 14, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"Governor Pataki's nomination of Albert Rosenblatt to the Court of Appeals--NYT Editorial, 'Governor Pataki's Wise Choice', 12/12/98"    (indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines & to Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.)


CJA' s December 17, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"No-Notice, 'By Invitation Only', fraudulent confirmation hearing of Albert Rosenblatt to the Court of Appeals"  (indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., & Clifford Levy)


CJA's December 17, 1998 fax to Clifford Levy --
"Fraudulent - Without-Notice 'Hearing' of Albert Rosenblatt's Nomination to Ct of Appeals"


CJA's December 18, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"Vindicating the public's right to 'merit selection' to the Court of Appeals"   (indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., & Clifford Levy)


CJA's December 28, 1998 memo to Metro (Purnick, Gray) --
"THE TIMES' OBLIGATIONS TO THE PUBLIC"
  (indicated copies to Editorial Page Editor Howell Raines, Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., & Clifford Levy)