April 11, 2025
The Second Circuit's recent articulation that a New York City law barring discrimination based on marital status doesn't encompass who a person is married to lines up with recent state court precedent and may make it harder for some prospective plaintiffs to get marriage-related claims off the ground, experts say.
April 08, 2025
The Second Circuit reversed a win Tuesday for the ex-husband of television personality Wendy Williams in his suit claiming he lost his producer gig after Williams asked him for a divorce, issuing a ruling that clarified the scope of New York City's marital bias law.
March 14, 2025
This week, the Second Circuit will weigh whether New York City law prohibits discrimination on the basis of marriage to a specific person, as it considers a suit brought by Wendy Williams' ex-husband over claims he was fired as a producer on her talk show after she filed for divorce. Here, Law360 looks at this and other cases on the docket in New York.