John Schwartz
Legal reporter, New York Times
John Schwartz has been covering science for the New York Times since 2003. His first science story was on the Columbia space shuttle disaster. He now covers legal affairs for the paper.
John Schwartz appears in the following:
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
More than two years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion that killed 11 workers and caused millions of barrels of oil to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, federal authoriti...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Big banks and over-committed mortgage-holders have been under the foreclosure microscope for a long time. Foreclosure lawyers are next up for scrutiny; according to an article from The New York Times, an increasing number of judges are accusing lawyers of processing inaccurate and even fabricated documents in foreclosure actions when representing banks. Are these accusations accurate, and if so, what is the source of the problem?
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The fate of hundreds of federal lawsuits stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been settled. The cases will go in front of a single judge in New Orleans. The issue of how to handle these suits is a contentious one and some are wondering if it's possible to hold a fair trial. Judge Carl J. Barbier has owned some oil industry bonds, meanwhile New Orleans residents are extremely angry about the spill. National legal correspondent for The New York Times, John Schwartz reports from New Orleans.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
BP’s legal woes are mounting as oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico. Attorney General Eric Holder announced yesterday that federal authorities will open both civil and criminal inquiries into the Gulf Oil spill.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Privaty Takeout: John Schwartz, legal correspondent for The New York Times, says a debate is brewing over balancing privacy and security for airline travelers, following an alleged ...
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The rate of federal prosecutions is at an all-time high, showing an increase of nine percent since last year. According to a new study by Syracuse University's TRAC project, this incr...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. His pick is a New York Puerto Rican who is generally considered left-leaning. But once a judge is ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Advocates for gay marriage in California hoped the State Supreme Court would overturn last November’s ballot initiative that took away the right to same-sex marriage, but their hopes ...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
When New York Times National Legal Correspondent John Schwartz was called for jury duty, he Googled the defendant's name because it sounded familiar. When he realized his error, he al...
Friday, February 27, 2009
An alleged follower of al Qaeda may soon face terrorism-related charges in U.S. federal court.
The move would eliminate the possibility of a military tribunal for the man who is th...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
In 2003, the Columbia space shuttle disintegrated in the skies above Texas. All seven astronauts were lost. A 400-page NASA report released yesterday investigates the equipment fa...