HOW’S THIS FOR A TURNABOUT: Local DA Candidate seeks Brooklyn Prosecutor’s emails

In a lawsuit to block the early summer “News”/Reality Show  “Brooklyn D.A.”  —   Brooklyn D.A. candidate Abe George wants Emails between Brooklyn D.A. Hynes’ and CBS

Tomorrow Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten will make a decision on various aspects of D.A. candidate Abe George’s suit to enjoin the broadcast of a six-part series about the Brooklyn D.A. that is scheduled to start shortly and continue into July  —  or the Court might simply dismiss the candidate's action against Hynes and CBS.

The twist, especially in light of recent DOJ attempts to subpoena journalists’ emails is that in this case,  it is the  private citizen that is seeking the prosecutor’s and the broadcaster’s emails about the projected show about the Brooklyn prosecutor. In this instance, CBS is expected to claim that its communications with the Brooklyn D.A. are privileged material from a confidential "news" source. If that reasoning prevails, and it might well do so, it would be an ironic application of the privilege to shield a prosecutor’s communications.

For the details of this case please see my earlier post, “Friday is a very big day for the presumptive Republican nominee for Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles Hynes ...” posted  below on May 15, 2013; a copy of the complaint by Mr. George can be found as a link in the following posting by Celeste Katz : “Document Drop: George V. Hynes And CBS” by Celeste Katz, 5/14/13 [http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2013/05/document-drop-george-v-hynes-and-cbs].