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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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The whistleblower complaint has Congress and Trump at an impasse. Here’s what the law says.
The Washington Post
Sept. 22, 2020
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When my father went to prison, I wrote him off. We found a way back together.
The Washington Post
June 18, 2020
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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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I was a prosecutor. Here’s what stands out to me about Manafort’s deal with Mueller.
The Washington Post
Sept. 15, 2018
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The battle between privacy and law enforcement isn't going away
The Guardian
June 26, 2018
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Your Own Pacemaker Can Now Testify Against You in Court
Wired
Jul 29, 2017
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How Smart Devices Could Violate Your Privacy
Rolling Stone
July 24, 2017
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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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“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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