Lesser-Known Central Park Five Co-Defendant Exonerated on Related Robbery Conviction
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Steven Lopez avoided a rape charge by striking a plea deal just before his rape trial was set to begin
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Former Prosecutor Sues Netflix, Ava DuVernay Over Central Park Five Miniseries
Posted in: Culture NewsLinda Fairsteins claims When They See Us defamed her
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Why Is It So Hard for Politicians to Be on the Right Side of the Central Park Five Case?
Posted in: Politics NewsAmy Klobuchar is returning a March donation from the prosecutor and Michael Bloomberg had to walk back some of his comments about the case
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‘The Preppy Murder’ Has a Very Different Take on Linda Fairstein’s Legacy
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe show depicts another side of a hotly debated public figure, one that’s sometimes hard to square with Fairstein’s current status as persona non-grata
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Who’s the Villain in ‘When They See Us’?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe fallout from Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five miniseries should focus not on just its flesh-and-blood villains, but look at the failures of the system at large
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Who Is Linda Fairstein, the Prosecutor in ‘When They See Us’?
Posted in: Culture FeaturesThe 72-year-old prosecutor is facing a firestorm of controversy over her role in the unjust prosecution of the Central Park Five
