My guest is defense lawyer, legal commentator, and former prosecutor, Michael Shapiro, of Carter, Ledyard, & Milburn. Our topic is the Supreme Court, its recent decisions, its philosophical shift, the challenge to Federalism and the impact of its decisions.

    • A greater role for religion in American life
    • More participation from unions and corporations in elections
    • Broader 2nd Amendment rights- unrestricted gun ownership
    • Abortion rights curtailed
    • Limitations on affirmative action
    • Limiting the protection of rights of the accused

                                                     

Mr. Michael Shapiro is a long-time Scarsdale resident and noted criminal defense lawyer. Mr. Shapiro, who was raised in the Bronx, was educated at the City College of New York, where he received a Bachelor of Arts cum laude, and later earned his JD from New York University. Michael started his legal career as a prosecutor, serving as a special assistant attorney general in the then newly established NY State Office of the Special Prosecutor for Nursing Homes, Health and Social Services.  He is currently a faculty member of the Cardozo Law School’s Intensive Advocacy Program and has been a frequent guest panelist at the Harvard Law School. He is now a partner with the prestigious Wall Street, New York law firm, Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, which was established in 1854.

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