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CHAMPIONING THE FIRST AMENDMENT --
                                      & VINDICATING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHTS

 CJA'S Public Interest Lawsuit vs GANNETT

 

SUPREME COURT -- SUFFOLK COUNTY

Plaintiffs' October 4, 2010 Verified Complaint

Exhibit 1a:      Elena Sassower’s published article “Without Merit: The Empty Promise of Judicial Discipline”, The Long Term View (Massachusetts School of Law), Vol. 4, No. 1: Summer 1997 

Exhibit 1b:     “True Believers”, Westchester County Weekly, March 19, 1998

Exhibit 1c:     “Delfino – Nicoletti – Sassower White Plains Persons of the Year”, White Plains CitizeNetReporter, January 3, 2005

Exhibit 1d:        Doris Sassower’s Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Listing, 1989

Exhibit 1e:       Doris Sassower’s front-page article “Judicial Selection Panels:
             An Exercise in Futility?
”, New York Law Journal, October 22, 1971

Exhibit 1f:        Giraffe Project Press Release -- "A Giraffe's been sighted in your territory!",
                        with October 21, 1997 Commendation to Doris Sassower

Exhibit 2a:        Elena Sassower’s April 4, 1992 fax to Gannett Suburban Newspapers –
        “RE: Your Libelous and Malicious story appearing in today’s newspaper –
         Saturday, April 4, 1992”

Exhibit 2b:        Doris Sassower’s April 4, 1992 fax to Gannett Suburban Newspapers –
       “RE: Your latest libelous and malicious story appearing today, Saturday,
        April 4, 1992”

Exhibit 3a:        Doris L. Sassower’s October 26, 1992 Summons with Notice against Gannett

Exhibit 3b:        Elena Sassower’s December 5, 1995 letter to Richard Liebson, Columnist/Gannett Suburban Newspapers – “RE: Gannett’s follow-up to Sea Star” 

Exhibit 3c:        Elena Sassower’s December 6, 1995 letter to Nancy Blair, Local Editor/Gannett Suburban Newspapers

Exhibit 3d:        December 21, 1995 letter from Gannett Suburban Newspaper attorneys Satterlee, Stephens, Burke & Burke, LLP – “Re: Sassower v. Gannett

Exhibit 4a:        “ACCURACY”, The Journal News, May 6, 2009 issue, page 2

Exhibit 4b:        “Corrections”, www.lohud.com, May 6, 2009, accessible via “Contacts-Reader Services”

Exhibit 5:          LoHud.com: “Comments for White Plains woman heckles city judge during confirmation”, May 10, 2009

Exhibit 7:     CJA's analysis of article
    Exhibit A:  "Hecklers try to derail new city judge" (newspaper);
                     "White Plains woman heckles city judge during confirmation
" (website)
     Exhibit B: CJA's March 20, 2009 letter to Corporation Counsel Dunphy (by Elena Sassower)
     Exhibit C: CJA's March 23, 2009 letter to Mayor Delfino (by Elena Sassower)
     Exhibit D: CJA's April 30, 2009 memo to Mayor & Common Council (by Elena Sassower)
     Exhibit E:  CJA's May 4, 2009 letter to Mayor  (by Elena Sassower)
     Exhibit F:  CJA's May 4, 2009 e-mail (from Doris Sassower) to Mayor & Common Council
     Exhibit G:  Elena Sassower's May 5, 2009 e-mails to Journal News Editor Fredericks 
     Exhibit H:  "More light on 'sunshine'", editorial, March 22, 2009;
                      CJA's March 22, 2009 blog entry (by Doris Sassower)
                      CJA's March 22, 2009 e-mail letter to editor, proposal for coverage (by Doris Sassower)
     Exhibit I:  "Council's actions questioned" (newspaper), May 14, 2009, Keith Eddings
                    
"State: White Plains Common Council's executive session on the budget was illegal"
                      (website) "Wrong advice", May 15, 2009, editorial
     Exhibits J: "Party chief contacts White Plains Dems over schools race", May 14, 2009, Keith Eddings
     Exhibit K:  "Awards and Contest Winners", pp. 1-2 of webpage from lohud.com website

Exhibit 6:          CJA’s July 14, 2009 letter to CynDee Royle – “RE:    (1) Retraction of The Journal News’ knowingly false and defamatory May 6, 2009 article ‘Hecklers try to derail new city judge’/‘White Plains woman heckles city judge during confirmation’;       (2) Journalistic expose of the issue of legitimate public concern the article purposefully concealed, to wit, the corruption of the judicial appointment process by which White Plains gets its City Court Judges, as established by primary-source documentary evidence”

Exhibit 8:          CJA’s August 18, 2009 letter to CynDee Royle, with copies to Faubel, Fredericks, and Eddings – “RE:  CJA’s July 14, 2009 letter to you:   1. Retraction of The Journal News’ knowingly false and defamatory May 6, 2009 article ‘Hecklers try to derail new city judge’/‘White Plains woman heckles city judge during confirmation’;   2.   Journalistic expose of the issue of legitimate public concern the article purposefully concealed, to wit, the corruption of the judicial appointment process by which White Plains gets its City Court Judges, as established by primary-source documentary evidence”

Exhibit 9:          CJA’s October 27, 2009 e-mail to CynDee Royle, with copies to Freeman, Faubel, Fredericks, and Eddings – “Subject: Elections: Common Council & Mayor – Retraction/Journalistic Expose, Etc.”

click here for:
CJA's "Paper Trail" of Gannett's Suppression,
Protectionism, & Blackballing



 

            

           
 

 

 

 

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