Morris E. Lasker - Wikipedia
WEBMorris Edward Lasker (July 17, 1917 – December 25, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Morris Lasker, Judge Who Forced City to Clean Up Jails, Dies at 92
WEBDec 29, 2009 · Morris E. Lasker, a federal judge in New York and Massachusetts for four decades who struck down squalid, often brutal conditions in New York City jails and upheld prisoners’ rights perhaps...
MORRIS LASKER Obituary (2009) - New York, NY - New York Times - Legacy.com
WEBDec 28, 2009 · LASKER--Morris E., a jurist whose humane regard for each individual before the law contributed a legacy that transcends his legal opinions and lives in the better world he left on his watch. Of...
Morris Lasker - Ballotpedia
WEBDec 25, 2009 · Morris E. Lasker (b.July 17, 1917-d.December 25, 2009) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined the court in 1968 after being nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
MORRIS LASKER Obituary (2010) - New York, NY - New York Times - Legacy.com
WEBJan 3, 2010 · MORRIS LASKER Obituary. LASKER--Hon. Morris E. The judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York are deeply saddened by the death of our colleague, and extend...
MAN IN THE NEWS; REFORMER OF CITY JAILS - The New York …
WEBNov 7, 1983 · During a hearing on sanitary conditions in New York City's Tombs jail in the mid-1970's, Judge Morris E. Lasker was approached by an inmate holding what he contended was a mouse, found in a bowl...
Judge Who Made a Difference | Office of Justice Programs
WEBThe efforts of U.S. District Court Judge Morris Lasker to effect positive changes in the correctional facilities of New York City are described. In November 1975, inmate disturbances broke out at New York City's principal jail, …
Judge who sentenced Boesky in NY to prison dies
WEBDec 29, 2009 · NEW YORK — Morris Lasker, the judge who sentenced Ivan Boesky to prison in a 1980s insider trading scandal and helped eliminate horrid conditions in New York City jails, has died. He was 92.
The Birth, Life and—Maybe—Death of Rikers Island
WEBMar 22, 2019 · Press reports and archival records show that Federal Judge Morris Lasker found overcrowding and stench in the old Tombs prison and vermin and unsanitary conditions on Rikers Island, where thousands of prisoners waited months for trial, and where an estimated 25 percent of the inmates suffered from mental health problems.
Judge Lasker Ruled Over Tombs, Monty Python, Menemsha Pond
WEBDec 30, 2009 · Morris E. Lasker, a U.S. District Court judge who was best known as a staunch advocate for prisoners’ rights and for cleaning up the New York city jails in the 1970s and 1980s, died of cancer at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge in the early morning hours of Dec. 25.
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