We have documented 2 statements by Charles Fain Lehman, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, writing a signed article in City Journal
Condemned
Statement summary
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Charles Fain Lehman wrote in City Journal that Krasner has already been reprimanded by another federal judge and seen his conviction-integrity unit constrained by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and that a criminal referral would be the next logical step for an office that seems committed to misleading the courts in the name of its theory of justice.
“The criminal referral would be the next logical step for an office that seems committed to misleading the courts in the name of its theory of justice.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Progressive Prosecutors Have a Crime Problem All Their OwnParagraphs beginning "It's not clear if the U.S. Attorney's office will take up the request" through "theory of justice"
Why we used this label
Lehman says the referral is the next logical step for an office that seems committed to misleading the courts, so we labeled it Condemned.
Role at the time: Manhattan Institute fellow and Atlantic contributor
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Lehman argued that networked license-plate readers can help police investigate crime and should remain available with privacy regulation, rather than be banned.
“Privacy concerns can be best addressed through smart regulation, not bans.”
A federal judge disqualified Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and a top aide from a murder-conviction appeal, declined to disqualify the District Attorney's Office, and referred all three to federal prosecutors, writing they may have violated the law. Krasner disputes the findings and plans to appeal.
Networked automated license-plate cameras can assemble searchable records of vehicle movements. Candidates and officials disagree over whether to ban the systems, keep them with limits, or defend them as investigative tools. This tracker separates outright bans from narrower restrictions.
