Alvin Kenneth Hellerstein was born on December 28,1933 and is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Alvin Hellerstein has presided over several high-profile cases, including the Harvey Weinstein trial.
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Alvin Hellerstein was born in New York City, New York, to Rose and Max Alvin Hellerstein, and is an Orthodox Jew.
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Alvin Hellerstein attended the Bronx High School of Science, graduating in 1950.
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Alvin Hellerstein received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Columbia College in 1954.
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Alvin Hellerstein received a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1956, and was editor of the Columbia Law Review.
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Alvin Hellerstein was a law clerk for Judge Edmund Palmieri of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1956 to 1957.
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Alvin Hellerstein was in the United States Army, JAG Corps, as a first lieutenant from 1957 to 1960.
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Alvin Hellerstein has been President and Chairman of the Board of Jewish Education.
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Alvin Hellerstein was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21,1998, and received his commission on October 22,1998.
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In 2003, Alvin Hellerstein agreed to hear a consolidated master case against three airlines, ICTS International NV, and Pinkerton's airport security firms, the World Trade Center owners, and Boeing Co.
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On January 12,2006, Alvin Hellerstein dismissed the last remaining property-damage claim against New York City, while leaving pending several other suits against other parties, among them the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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On October 17,2006, Alvin Hellerstein rejected New York City's motion to dismiss lawsuits that requested health payments to the first responders.
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Alvin Hellerstein urged the city to build a memorial and nature reserve at the site.
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On December 20,2004, Alvin Hellerstein said he would deny a government request to delay a review of whether certain Central Intelligence Agency internal files related to Iraq should be made public.
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Alvin Hellerstein said the 144 pictures and videos could be turned over in redacted form to protect the victims' identities.
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On September 29,2005, in ACLU v Department of Defense, Hellerstein ordered the release of 87 more photographs and videotapes.
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In January and September 2017, Alvin Hellerstein ordered the release of additional government documents, including those referred to in the Senate torture report.
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Alvin Hellerstein sought to establish that his Hope poster did not infringe the AP's copyright of a shot taken by AP freelancer Mannie Garcia.
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When Fairey finally admitted to his attempted cover up, Alvin Hellerstein allowed Fairey's original counsel to withdraw.
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On July 23,2020, Alvin Hellerstein granted a temporary restraining order in favor of President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen, ordering that Cohen be released from prison into home confinement.