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PODCAST: Part Two – A Discussion of No-Knock Search Warrants With The Hon. Mark D. Cohen

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In the second part of this podcast, the Hon. Mark D. Cohen discusses Ferreira v. City of Binghamton, a recent New York Court of Appeals decision involving civil liability for negligence in connection with the execution of a no-knock search warrant.  As Judge Cohen explains, although Ferreira is a civil case, it nevertheless may be the most important criminal case decided by the Court of Appeals this year.  The case arose out of an incident in which an unarmed occupant of a home was shot in the stomach during the execution of a no-knock search warrant. The individual filed a negligence suit against the officer, the police department, and the city. In a 5-2 decision, the Court of Appeals held that municipalities have a special duty to protect innocent bystanders when executing such a warrant.

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Our guest today is Hon. Mark D. Cohen.

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PODCAST: Part One -“Hitting the Trifecta” With the Hon. Mark D. Cohen

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The Hon. Mark D. Cohen has been a prosecutor, a judge, and now, in private practice, a defense attorney.  In short, he has hit the trifecta as a trial attorney.  In the first part of this podcast, Judge Cohen joins Associate Dean Rodger Citron to talk about his very interesting and rewarding career in the law.  Among the highlights:  As a young man, Judge Cohen trained as a cellist before deciding to go to law school.  After an extended stint in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, he served as the Deputy Director and Chief Counsel of the New York State Department of Homeland Security – perhaps the most challenging position he ever has held.  Throughout the discussion, Judge Cohen makes the case for going to law school and for a career in public service.

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Our guest today is Hon. Mark D. Cohen.

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PODCAST: Justice Frank Murphy: The Man Unafraid to Tell the Truth With Greg Zipes

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When we think of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s appointments to the Supreme Court, the legends – Justices Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, and Robert H. Jackson – come to mind.  Yet FDR appointed other justices, including Frank Murphy, who is remembered today for dissenting in the infamous Korematsu case but not much else. 

Greg Zipes, an attorney and an adjunct professor at New York University’s School of Professional Studies, believes that Murphy demands more of our attention today.  He is the author of an engaging biography of Justice Murphy. In this podcast, Zipes discusses his book, Justice and Faith: The Frank Murphy Story, with Associate Dean Rodger Citron. Greg Zipes is speaking on his own behalf and not on behalf of his employer, the Department of Justice.

As their discussion shows, Murphy is as fascinating as any of the legendary justices with whom he served.  He held many interesting positions before joining the Court, was a loyal New Dealer, and, as Zipes states, was “unafraid to speak truth to power.”  Zipes elaborates on these points and addresses others relating to law, history, and biography in this podcast.  

Our guest today is author, Greg Zipes.

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