Nation Robert Morgenthau, the Manhattan DA who inspired ‘Law & Order,’ dies at 99 July 22, 2019Staff Report, Poughkeepsie JournalComments Off on Robert Morgenthau, the Manhattan DA who inspired ‘Law & Order,’ dies at 99 Robert Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney who inspired 'Law and Order,' prosecuted cases against organized and white-collar crime.