The intersection of law, journalism, and justice.
From trying cases in federal and state court to offering analysis on national television, my work bridges practice and public understanding of the law.
Press & Media Features
Stormy Daniels Testifies About Alleged Trump Affair
CNN, NewsNight with Abby Phillip: 5.7.24
Mahmoud Khalil Remains in Custody After Detention Hearing
LIVE NOW FOX with Andrew Craft: 3.12.25
Prosecution Case Closes in Trump’s Election Interference Trial
CNN, NewsNight with Abby Phillip: 5.20.24
Cassie Takes the Stand in Sean Combs Trial
NewsNation Now with Connell McShane: 05.13.25
Legal Analysis
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NY Weinstein Response Would Allow Irrelevant Testimony in Court
Bloomberg Law
June 4, 2024
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With this serious misstep, Trump may have been handed a get-out-of-jail-free card
CNN
April 29, 2024
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'Discarded by Society': States Must Revisit Mandatory Life Without Parole Sentences For Adolescent Offenders.
The New York Law Journal
July 7, 2023
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Amid Attacks on Press Protections, the Fox-Dominion Case Missed an Opportunity for Media Law
The New York Law Journal
April 21, 2023
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How fighting political disinformation could collide with the First Amendment
The Washington Post
March 20, 2019
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Can Giuliani invoke attorney-client privilege to avoid congressional testimony?
The Washington Post
Oct. 3, 2019
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The 2020 presidential election could determine whether Trump faces consequences for alleged crimes
The Washington Post
Dec. 11, 2018
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How the indictment of Julian Assange could criminalize investigative journalism
The Washington Post
May 27, 2019
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“With years on the inside of the justice system, and with enough time and distance, I permitted my adult curiosity to steer me back to these events. As a girl, I’d seen my father’s odyssey in simplistic terms, as children often do. Now I know that no crime is victimless. Life in prison broke his heart, too, and I couldn’t see that clearly at the time.”
When my father went to prison, I wrote him off. We found a way back together.
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“As a former sex crimes prosecutor, I’m familiar with the unique challenges these cases pose. I also know how powerful evidence of prior bad acts—particularly allegations of sexual misconduct—can be, and its potential to convince a jury of wrongdoing.”
NY Weinstein Response Would Allow Irrelevant Testimony in Court: Bloomberg Law published Deanna Paul's piece on the New York bill proposed in response to the reversal of Harvey Weinstein's 2020 sex crimes conviction.
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