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Deanna Paul

  • Associate, Walden Macht & Haran LLP
New York
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Trial lawyer | Former prosecutor | Adjunct @columbiajourn | @washingtonpost and @WSJ alum | dpaul@wmhwlaw.com
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Perspective | When my father went to prison, I wrote him off. We found a way back together.

Perspective | When my father went to prison, I wrote him off. We found a way back together.

The Washington Post — I decided that I would not tell anyone about my dad when I began attending a new middle school. My father, David L. Paul, was then almost four years into an 11-year sentence for 68 counts of banking and securities fraud, and I thought I'd already suffered enough from what had happened - an act of predictable adolescent avoidance.
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Judicial Elections Draw Attention Amid Battles Over Abortion, Voting Rules

Judicial Elections Draw Attention Amid Battles Over Abortion, Voting Rules

The Wall Street Journal — Down-ballot races could prove pivotal in states including Michigan, North Carolina and Ohio. In total, more than 80 state supreme court seats are on the ballot, along with far more races for lower courts.
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'There's No Escape': Finding New Ways to Help Domestic-Violence Victims Trapped in Lockdown

'There's No Escape': Finding New Ways to Help Domestic-Violence Victims Trapped in Lockdown

The Wall Street Journal — Authorities and advocates are launching text lines, handing out prepaid cell phones that abusers can’t track, setting up remote systems for restraining orders and offering free apartments.
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WSJ News Exclusive | Coronavirus Puts a Prison Under Siege

WSJ News Exclusive | Coronavirus Puts a Prison Under Siege

The Wall Street Journal — A prison 200 miles west of New Orleans has emerged as a focal point of the coronavirus pandemic inside the nation’s lockups: Five prisoners have died there from the disease, the most of any federal prison.
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Coronavirus Testing Chaos Across America

Coronavirus Testing Chaos Across America

The Wall Street Journal — State and local governments are struggling to keep pace in testing for the coronavirus. Officials have set up a chaotic patchwork of screening sites, with access varying wildly from one place to another, but they are slowed by equipment shortages. With resources limited, some states and counties are retrenching and testing only the most vulnerable.
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Republicans say they have a right to confront the whistleblower. Here's why that's wro...

Republicans say they have a right to confront the whistleblower. Here's why that's wro...

The Washington Post — The president's Sixth Amendment right to face his accuser applies only to criminal, not impeachment proceedings.
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Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is willing to comply with House impeachment inquiry, his attorney s...

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is willing to comply with House impeachment inquiry, his attorney s...

The Washington Post — Joseph A. Bondy also challenged the notion that President Trump does not know his client.
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After decades visiting his parents in prison, this lawyer wants to be San Francisco's next DA

After decades visiting his parents in prison, this lawyer wants to be San Francisco's next DA

The Washington Post — At 39, public defender Chesa Boudin might upend the justice system in one of the nation's largest cities with a viewpoint developed from inside correctional facilities.
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Presidents don't have 'limitless' immunity, and other takeaways from the Trump tax-ret...

Presidents don't have 'limitless' immunity, and other takeaways from the Trump tax-ret...

The Washington Post — A judge dismissed Trump’s lawsuit seeking to block state prosecutors from obtaining his tax returns. The 75-page ruling addresses his expansive view of presidential power.
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'All my friends are dead'

'All my friends are dead'

The Washington Post — One raced to Tree of Life, the other had stayed home. Healing has been a struggle for both.
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Fall of Roe v. Wade Upends Abortion Landscape for American Women

Fall of Roe v. Wade Upends Abortion Landscape for American Women

The Wall Street Journal — Clinics will close and telemedicine abortions could expand as half of U.S. states are expected to ban or restrict the procedure.
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The whistleblower complaint has Congress and Trump at an impasse. Here's what the law ...

The whistleblower complaint has Congress and Trump at an impasse. Here's what the law ...

The Washington Post — As tensions between Congress and the Trump administration mount, whistleblower laws are under a national spotlight.
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'I will not be silenced': Epstein may have avoided justice, but his alleged victims spoke loudly ...

'I will not be silenced': Epstein may have avoided justice, but his alleged victims spoke loudly ...

The Washington Post — At least two dozen of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers accepted the Manhattan judge’s invitation to share their stories in his courtroom Tuesday.
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Harvey Weinstein's third indictment could open the door for actress Annabella Sciorra to take sta...

Harvey Weinstein's third indictment could open the door for actress Annabella Sciorra to take sta...

The Washington Post — The former Hollywood producer was already facing five felony charges stemming from allegations of sexual assault in 2006 and a rape in 2013.
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'Police must first do no harm': How one of the nation's roughest cities is reshaping use-of-force...

'Police must first do no harm': How one of the nation's roughest cities is reshaping use-of-force...

The Washington Post — Since 2015, the Camden, N.J., department has embraced use-of-force training and procedures that promote de-escalation and make clear that force is a last resort. It was put into writing in a policy released Wednesday.
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It's Alan Dershowitz vs. David Boies, again and again

It's Alan Dershowitz vs. David Boies, again and again

The Washington Post — Accusations and a secretly taped phone call populate the years-long conflict between the famed attorneys, now playing out in the Jeffrey Epstein case.
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These former officers say the CIA and NSA are censoring them. Now they're suing.

These former officers say the CIA and NSA are censoring them. Now they're suing.

The Washington Post — The lawsuit alleges the government’s pre-review process for published work is an unconstitutional “system of censorship.”
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Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, the notorious drug lord, receives life sentence in U.S. federal court

Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán, the notorious drug lord, receives life sentence in U.S. federal court

The Washington Post — The United States “will send me to a prison where my name will never be heard again,” the leader of Mexico’s violent Sinaloa Cartel told the judge.
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How fighting political disinformation could collide with the First Amendment

How fighting political disinformation could collide with the First Amendment

The Washington Post — With increasing misinformation and malevolent actors, what responsibility do social networks have in the 2020 election cycle?
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The real reason the Trump administration is constantly losing in court

The real reason the Trump administration is constantly losing in court

The Washington Post — Federal judges have ruled against the Trump administration at least 63 times, often agreeing with plaintiffs that agency decision-making is arbitrary and capricious.
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Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and a satirical cow over mean tweets. Does he have a case?

Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and a satirical cow over mean tweets. Does he have a case?

The Washington Post — Some experts believe there’s more to the suit than Nunes's desire to create a spectacle.
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El Chapo escaped two prisons in Mexico - but no one's ever busted out of the American 'ADX'

El Chapo escaped two prisons in Mexico - but no one's ever busted out of the American 'ADX'

The Washington Post — Duncan Levin, a former federal prosecutor, described the convicted drug kingpin's likely next stop as a secure housing unit for “the most dangerous and notorious criminals in the world.”
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Trump's tweets could be used against him in court if he declares a national emergency

Trump's tweets could be used against him in court if he declares a national emergency

The Washington Post — Courts have been using Trump's tweets and public statements in their rulings. Could the president's tweets undercut his 'national emergency'?
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How domestic violence leads to murder

How domestic violence leads to murder

The Washington Post — Nearly half of the women who were murdered during the past decade were killed by an intimate partner; in five cities, about a third of the male killers were known threats.
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