In his May 15 letter to Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Danny Chun, Mr. Shargel charged that the decision to broadcast "behind the scenes" footage of prosecutors preparing for his client's trial was a "clear violation" of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, which lawyers are mandated to follow.

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Korman is the same judge who liberalized New York's rules in 1996, when Forbes fought the party-backed Bob Dole campaign for ballot access.

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One can only imagine how shocked he must have been to find himself indicted for conduct that he reasonably believed conformed to what the laws of New York and the rules of the legislature required of him.

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