Linda Fairstein

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March 18, 2020
Ava DuVernay and Netflix are being sued by ex-prosecutor Linda Fairstein, over the way she was portrayed in ‘When They…
Central Park Five
June 17, 2019
The chief prosecutor in Manhattan says he has no plans to look back at sex crimes cases prosecuted by Linda…
June 13, 2019
Elizabeth Lederer, the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, who prosecuted the “Central Park Five” whose convictions were ultimately overturned, has resigned…
When They See us
June 12, 2019
Linda Fairstein is doubling down on her role in the case, but Ava DuVernay essentially says 'no surprises there'
Yusef Salaam, Korey Wise, Ava DuVernay, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson and Antron McCay attend Netflix's FYSEE event for "When They See Us" at Netflix FYSEE at Raleigh Studios on June 09, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
June 10, 2019
Since the release of Ava DuVerynay’s masterful portrayal of the railroading of five teens of color in 1989 in When…
June 7, 2019
Since the release of "When They See Us," Linda Fairstein has been forced to resign from at least two nonprofit…
Illustration shows court officers restraining Kharey Wise in New York State Supreme Court
June 7, 2019
Five prominent legal experts determine how the unethical results of Central Park Five case have impacted the criminal justice system…
June 6, 2019
It's time that Linda Fairstein be disbarred for what she did as part of the prosecuting team that sent the…
Central Park Five The Exonerated Five thegrio.com
June 5, 2019
A former prosecutor in the Central Park Five case has resigned from at least two nonprofit boards as backlash intensified…
Linda Fairstein attends The 16th Annual Authors In Kind Benefiting God's Love We Deliver at The Metropolitan Club on April 17, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
June 4, 2019
Linda Fairstein the deceitful prominent figure who led the prosecution of the five Black boys who were dubbed the Central…
June 3, 2019
The Central Park Five case has been mostly seen through the eyes of the wrongly convicted, but it the criminal…
Central Park Five
November 30, 2018
The prosecutor who was blamed for incarcerating the Central Park Five has been heavily criticized since the case took prominence