Bloomberg Law
June 12, 2019, 4:40 PM UTCUpdated: June 12, 2019, 9:49 PM UTC

‘Central Park Five’ Prosecutor Drops Columbia Law Post (1)

Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
Special Correspondent

Elizabeth Lederer will no longer teach at Columbia Law school after students demanded her firing for her role in prosecuting the black and Latino teens ultimately exonerated in the Central Park jogger case.

Lederer informed the university late on Wednesday of her decision to not seek reappointment as a part-time lecturer due to the publicity generated by a newly released Netflix portrayal, “When They See Us,” of the case that gripped New York and generated headlines nationally 30 years ago, Law School Dean Gillian Lester said in a statement.

“The mini-series has reignited a painful—and vital—national conversation about race, identity, ...

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