1. Linda Fairstein was born on May 5,1947 and is an American author, attorney, and former New York City prosecutor focusing on crimes of violence against women and children.
17 Facts About Linda Fairstein
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Linda Fairstein was asked to resign from the boards of at least two not-for-profit organizations.
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Linda Fairstein graduated with honors from Vassar College in 1969, with a degree in English literature.
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Linda Fairstein graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1972, where she was one of a dozen women in her class.
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Linda Fairstein joined the Manhattan District Attorney's office in 1972 as an Assistant District Attorney.
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Linda Fairstein's office supervised the prosecution in 1989 and 1990 of the Central Park Jogger case, which ended in the conviction of five teenagers whose convictions were later vacated.
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Linda Fairstein was forced to resign from various non-profit board roles, including Safe Horizon.
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Linda Fairstein resigned from the Board of Trustees of Vassar College, her alma mater, after considerable pressure from the student body and members of the administration.
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In March 2020, Linda Fairstein filed suit in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Netflix, DuVernay, and series writer Attica Locke for defamation based on her portrayal in the series.
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In 2004 Oliver Jovanovic sued Linda Fairstein, alleging that she engaged in "false arrest, malicious prosecution, malicious abuse of process and denial of his right to a fair trial".
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Linda Fairstein's writing skills came into play in writing up the decision not to charge.
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Linda Fairstein founded the Domestic Violence Committee of the New York Women's Agenda.
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Linda Fairstein is a frequent speaker on issues related to domestic abuse.
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In 2019, shortly after the release of the Netflix series When They See Us about the Central Park Five case, Glamour Magazine said that the 1993 Woman of the Year Award to Linda Fairstein was a mistake and that it was given to her before the full facts of the case were known.
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Linda Fairstein has written several crime novels featuring Manhattan prosecutor Alexandra Cooper.
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Linda Fairstein's mother is of Northern Irish, Finnish and Swedish descent.
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Linda Fairstein was married to lawyer Justin Feldman from 1987 until his death in 2011 at the age of 92.