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Published on: June 28th, 2019
Journalist Wants To End 'Shitty Media Men' Libel Case
Journalist Moira Donegan is asking a federal judge to end a libel lawsuit filed over her creation of a list of “Shitty Media Men” who have been accused of sexual misconduct, saying she’s shielded by...
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Published on: June 28th, 2019
If Facebook Is Immunized From User Content, What About the "Shitty Media Men" List Creator?
A few weeks ago, a Facebook user posted a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stumbling over her words and appearing to be either drunk or crazy. As esteemed tech journalist Kara Swisher saw...
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Published on: June 28th, 2019
The 2019 Pride Power 100
6. Daniel Dromm
New York City Councilman
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Published on: June 20th, 2019
New York takes progressive steps to combat workplace harassment, bolster LGBT rights and extend statute of limitations for rape
ALBANY — New York is expanding protections for members of the LGBT community, toughening laws to combat sexual harassment and extending the statute of limitations for rape charges.
Gov. Cuomo and...
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Published on: June 18th, 2019
50 years after Stonewall, LGBT rights are a work in progress
NEW YORK — They didn’t set out to change history; they weren’t the first LGBT Americans to mobilize against bias.
Yet the June 1969 uprising by young gays, lesbians and transgender people in New York...
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Published on: June 17th, 2019
Progressive Attorney Pivots to Full-Time Role at Kaplan Hecker & Fink
A progressive, young lawyer and former Supreme Court clerk known for his appellate advocacy and for being one of the leading lights in the legal campaign against the Trump administration has taken a...
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Published on: June 13th, 2019
Actress Mira Sorvino tearfully reveals she was date raped
ALBANY — Mira Sorvino revealed Wednesday that she is a rape survivor.
The Oscar-winning actress spoke about the shame she felt and the difficulty she still has speaking out about her past, during a...
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Published on: June 6th, 2019
LGBTQ flag flies over State Capitol for the first time in history
ALBANY, N.Y. (WKBW) — On Wednesday, the LGBTQ pride flag was raised over the State Capitol for the first time in New York State history.
The flag raising coincides with the opening of the LGBTQ Pride...
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Published on: June 4th, 2019
Cuomo Says Marijuana Bill Won’t Pass Before Summer Break
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he doesn’t see a feasible path to legalizing recreational marijuana before state lawmakers adjourn for the summer.
The Democratic governor told reporters on Monday that he didn...
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Published on: June 4th, 2019
Jeh Johnson, Roberta Kaplan Warn Law Grads of Nation at Risk
Politics and the state of the nation were fertile territory for some law school graduate on speeches this year, including two that were delivered by prominent law firm partners from New York who...