May 15, 2025
A New York state appellate panel has voiced doubts that a former judicial secretary's sex abuse lawsuit should have been dismissed, challenging the state court system's arguments that it didn't employ her and thus can't be held liable for any harms she suffered.
February 06, 2024
A New York federal judge on Monday refused to toss a court employee's suit accusing the court system of conspiring to protect a judge she claims raped her, adopting a magistrate judge's report finding her retaliation and discrimination claims stemming from being placed on unpaid leave could constitute adverse employment actions.
September 28, 2023
Several New York state judicial bodies told a federal court they properly investigated claims from a longtime employee that a judge raped and harassed her, asking to be dismissed from the staffer's suit against the judge and officials she says protected him for years.
May 31, 2023
The New York state court system will face conspiracy claims by a longtime employee who says officials protected a judge who raped and abused her for years, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, clearing the way for her to seek evidence of an attempt to silence her.
December 21, 2022
A New York state court employee accused the court system Wednesday of conspiring to protect a judge she claims sexually assaulted and harassed her for years, adding claims under the Adult Survivors Act to her advancing federal civil rights lawsuit.