Brooklyn D.A. was a six-part television

mini-series A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format h ...

that focused on "assistant district attorneys and other underlings of Brooklyn District Attorney

Charles Hynes Charles Joseph Hynes (born Charles Aiken Hynes; May 28, 1935 – January 29, 2019) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York who served as Kings County District Attorney from 1990 to 2013. Early life and education Hynes ...

. It aired on CBS prior to the 2013 primary election. In defense of charges for having violated ''equal-time provisions'' CBS claimed that it was a news series. Hearings regarding the legalities involved disclosure requests for eMails. Another matter was "from a lawyer complaining" that some of what was aired might affect his client, since the ''mini-series'' might "prejudice prospective jurors when his client goes on trial."

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