‘Sovereign’ Status of Manhattan Federal Prosecutor Hangs in the Balance

If Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney, agrees to drop the prosecution of Mayor Eric Adams, the decision could threaten the reputation of a famously independent office.

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Shirah Neiman, Pathbreaking New York City Prosecutor, Dies at 81

In 1970 she broke an unwritten rule against women lawyers in the Southern District’s criminal division. She went on to mentor a long list of prominent lawyers.

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