In Re: Elena Ruth Sassower
Petitioner: ELENA RUTH SASSOWER, individually and as director of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc. and CENTER FOR JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, INC., acting on its own behalf and on behalf of the People of the State of New York & the Public Interest
Respondent: LEGISLATIVE CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC., HEARST COMMUNICATIONS, INC., THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY, NYP HOLDINGS, INC., DAILY NEWS, L.P., ALM, DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC., THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, BLOOMBERG, L.P., NEWSDAY MEDIA, LEE ENTERPRISES INC., POLITICO LLC, NEW YORK FOCUS, NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO, WMHT EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE WNET GROUP, CITY & STATE NY, LLC, THE CITY REPORT, INC., CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., CRAIG NEWMARK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AT THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC, MISSION BROADCASTING, INC., PROPUBLICA, INC., CBS BROADCASTING INC., THE FREE PRESS, being representative of other New York & national media, AUDACY, INC., SCHNEPS MEDIA LLC, CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC., NEWSWEEK PUBLISHING LLC, THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION, WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC., FOX CORPORATION, NEWSMAX, INC. and THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC.
Case Number: 26-1905
Filed: July 14, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on July 15, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
July 15, 2026 Filing 9 MOTION, for admission pro hac vice, on behalf of Petitioner Center For Judicial Accountability, Inc., FILED. No Service. [Entered: 07/15/2026 04:15 PM]
July 14, 2026 Filing 8 PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, SERVED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:55 PM]
July 14, 2026 Filing 7 INSTRUCTIONAL FORMS, to Pro Se litigant, SENT. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:53 PM]
July 14, 2026 Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Gary L. Zerman, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:51 PM]
July 14, 2026 Filing 5 DOCKET SHEET, RECEIVED [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:49 PM]
July 14, 2026 Filing 4 ORIGINAL PROCEEDING, PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, on behalf of Elena Ruth Sassower, Center For Judicial Accountability, Inc., OPENED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:48 PM]
July 13, 2026 Filing 2 SUPPLEMENTARY PAPERS TO ORIGINAL PROCEEDING, PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, on behalf of Elena Ruth Sassower, Center For Judicial Accountability, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:37 PM] [Edited: 07/14/2026 03:41 PM]
July 10, 2026 Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Elena Ruth Sassower, Center For Judicial Accountability, Inc., USCA receipt # 200000618, FILED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:44 PM]
July 10, 2026 Filing 1 ORIGINAL PROCEEDING, PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS, on behalf of Elena Ruth Sassower, Center For Judicial Accountability, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:37 PM] [Edited: 07/14/2026 03:40 PM]

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Petitioner: ELENA RUTH SASSOWER, individually and as director of the Center for Judicial Accountability, Inc.
Represented By: Elena Ruth Sassower
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Petitioner: CENTER FOR JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY, INC., acting on its own behalf and on behalf of the People of the State of New York & the Public Interest
Represented By: Gary L. Zerman
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Respondent: THE CITY REPORT, INC.
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Respondent: CRAIG NEWMARK GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AT THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
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Respondent: THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INC.
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