Alvin Hellerstein, judge in Maduro and Trump cases, dies at 92
Topics: Venezuela
2 outlets (CBS News and Fox News) are covering this story.
How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “Maduro”, “judge”, “cases”. Distinct wording: CBS News uses “Hellerstein” and “Alvin”; Fox News uses “Federal” and “oversaw”. (Computed from the headlines below.)
- CBS News reports: “Alvin Hellerstein, a federal judge who for decades oversaw some of the country's most high-profile cases, has died.”
- Fox News reports: “Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who denied Cilia Flores' bond request and oversaw the Nicolas Maduro torture case, died at age 92 of natural causes.”
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- CBS News: Alvin Hellerstein, judge in Maduro and Trump cases, dies at 92
- Fox News: Federal judge who oversaw Maduro, Trump cases dead at 92
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