Trump Names Interim U.S. Attorney for Manhattan, Bypassing Schumer

Senator Chuck Schumer had said he would block the permanent appointment of Jay Clayton, the president’s choice to head one of the nation’s most prestigious prosecutor’s offices.

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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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