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Simulated Meeting at the Bronx District Attorney's Office
BlogOct 7, 2026

Substantiated Sexual Harassment Followed By Racial Troupes: Bronx DA Supervisor Says She Was Branded “Loud,” “Boisterous,” “Intimidating” And “Out In The Street”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Ieasha Williams Alleges That After Successfully Reporting Sexual Harassment, The Bronx District Attorney’s Office Subjected Her To Racialized Humiliation, Withheld...

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Elastic Standards - Former NYPD Officer Challenges A Disability-Retirement System He Says Changes Depending On the Applicant
BlogOct 6, 2026

Former NYPD Officer Challenges NYPD Pension Fund’s “Elastic” Standards: Different Rules For Different Applicants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lawsuit Alleges Undefined Standards, Opaque Medical Review and Unequal Treatment Allowed Pension Officials to Deny ADR After Conceding Officer Could No...

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Search First, Justify Later
BlogOct 5, 2026

Search First, Justify Later

Brown-Allen v. City of New York Exposes What Happens When Police Authority Expands Before The Facts Do The Search Became The Investigation There is...

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When the Complainant Becomes the One Removed From the Workplace
BlogOct 3, 2026

When The Complainant Becomes The One Removed From The Workplace

Baez v. CUNY Raises A More Serious Question Than The Alleged Sexual Assault: What Happens When The Employer Leaves The Accused Senior Executive In...

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Winning the Case and Losing the Litigation
BlogOct 3, 2026

Winning The Case And Losing The Litigation

Qorrolli v. Metropolitan Dental Associates Is A Cautionary Tale About Trial Evidence, Rule 59, Retrial, Appeal—and The Difference Between Liability And Damages   From...

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The Underlying Discrimination Claim Can Fail and the Retaliation Claim Can Still Survive
BlogOct 3, 2026

The Underlying Discrimination Claim Can Fail And The Retaliation Claim Can Still Survive

Povinelli v. Kroll Reinforces The Independent Statutory Protection Against Retaliation Under The NYSHRL And NYCHRL Retaliation is not merely an extension of an underlying...

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Free P***y - The Cornell Case Study: How Bias, Victim Stereotypes, Institutional Failure, and Civil Litigation Shape Sexual-Abuse Accountability
BlogOct 1, 2026

Who the Media Decides Is a Victim, Part II

The Cornell Case Study: How Bias, Victim Stereotypes, Institutional Failure, and Civil Litigation Shape Sexual-Abuse Accountability   Executive Summary My earlier commentary, Who the...

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Federal Monitoring at the Public Trough
BlogSep 30, 2026

Federal Monitoring At The Public Trough

Thirteen Years, Thirty-Three Reports, Millions In Public Money—and NYPD Is Still Underreporting Terry Stops   Executive Summary More than thirteen years after federal remedial...

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Reforming the New York City Police Pension Fund
BlogSep 28, 2026

Reforming the New York City Police Pension Fund

A Legislative Framework for Transparent Disability Standards, Independent Decision-making, Meaningful Representation, and Consistent Review   The New York City Police Pension Fund (PPF) administers...

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