Court TV to Present Osama Bin Laden On Trial December 6 At 10:00 PM ET/PT.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2001 One-Hour Special Edition of Court TV's The System Takes the Bin Laden Case Inside an American Court of Law; Noted Defense Attorney Alan Dershowitz Alan Morton Dershowitz (born September 1, 1938) is an American lawyer and criminal law professor known for his extensive published works, career as an attorney in several high-profile law cases, and commentary on the Arab-Israeli conflict. , Former Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder to Participate It would truly be the trial of the 21st century. World leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. from President George W. Bush to British Prime Minister Tony Blair are demanding that Osama bin Laden Osama bin Laden: see bin Laden, Osama. be brought to justice. What would happen if the man who has been called "The World's Most Wanted" were captured and tried in a United States courtroom for the horrific attacks of September 11th? In a special presentation of its signature documentary series, The System, Court TV joins forces with ABC News to take a provocative and in-depth look at how bin Laden might be prosecuted -- and defended -- in an American courtroom. OSAMA BIN LADEN ON TRIAL will premiere on Court TV on Thursday, December 6 at 10:00 PM (ET/PT). Court TV Anchor and Executive Editor, Legal News Specials, Catherine Crier, herself a former judge, will host. OSAMA BIN LADEN ON TRIAL will utilize a unique format to place this complex story in a court of law. Using an actual courtroom and its familiar trappings as the setting, Crier CRIER. An inferior officer of a court, whose duty it is to open and adjourn the court, when ordered by the judges; to make proclamations and obey the directions of the court in anything which concerns the administration of justice. will be joined by well-known attorney, author and Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. professor Alan Dershowitz, who will discuss what the defense strategy might be, and former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder Jr., who will discuss how the prosecution might approach the case. They will provide the spirited commentary that will surround highly produced segments that look at every aspect of the trial, from opening statements to the evidence to the summations. Appearing in those segments will be a wide range of noted legal experts, from defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey and Ron Kuby to former federal prosecutors Ronald Goldstock and Matthew Fishbein. Also featured are exclusive interviews with two award-winning investigative journalists who have spent years looking into bin Laden's terror trail: ABC News correspondents Brian Ross and John Miller. Miller, one of the only American journalists to interview bin Laden face to face, offers unique insight into the suspect and the evidence that has been amassed so far. "Court TV's mission is to shed light on the U.S. system of justice and with OSAMA BIN LADEN ON TRIAL, we hope to help the public understand the complex legal issues facing the government and defense lawyers if Mr. bin Laden is apprehended and brought to trial in this country," said Henry Schleiff, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Court TV. "This documentary brings together some of the most preeminent legal and journalistic talent in the country. It is an unprecedented look at what would be involved in crafting a case against the world's most notorious and elusive terrorist." In addition to the program itself, there will be a wide range of additional materials and background information on Court TV's website, www.courttv.com. Alan Dershowitz is a noted appellate lawyer, prolific author and is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He has written extensively on the subject of criminal law and has authored several books including the best-selling Chutzpah chutz·pah also hutz·pah n. Utter nerve; effrontery: "has the chutzpah to claim a lock on God and morality" New York Times. and the current release, Letters to a Young Lawyer. He is also a frequent host of Court TV's daytime trial coverage. Eric Holder Jr. served as Deputy Attorney General during the Clinton administration. Prior to that post, he was the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . He was also an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia The Superior Court of the District of Columbia hears cases involving crimes and civil law. The court also handles specialized cases in the following areas: family court, landlord and tenant, probate, tax, and traffic offenses. . He is currently Of Counsel to the Washington, D.C. law firm of Covington & Burling Burling may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Burling. If an internal link for a specific person referred you to this page, you may wish to add the given name(s) to that . For Court TV, Executive Producers are Ed Hersh and Anthony Horn. For ABC News, Executive Producer is Lisa Zeff. Pete Simmons is Senior Producer. Court TV (www.courttv.com or AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Keyword:Court TV), a basic cable network, provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both entertains and informs. As the destination for programming that focuses on justice and criminal investigations, Court TV broadcasts trials by day and compelling stories of the criminal justice system in the evening. Court TV is 50% owned by AOL Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp. The network has over 65 million subscribers. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion