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Legal CommentaryWHEN A JUDGE CITES A LAW THAT MAY NOT APPLY
Judge Perry-Bond acknowledges the absence of criminal charges, sidesteps the statutory question, and leaves four important New York decisions conspicuously...
2026-10-25
ARTICLEMAGGIE GANDY: WHO IS THE LAWYER REPORTEDLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR LETITIA JAMES'S CORNELL INVESTIGATION?
A former federal prosecutor, a private practice built partly around sexual-misconduct investigations, and serious unanswered questions about the...
2026-10-25
Legal CommentaryA SPECIAL PROSECUTOR NEEDS A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR?
After publicly expressing support for Lucy Craig, New York Attorney General Letitia James was appointed to independently investigate her allegations. Now...
2026-10-25
ARTICLEWhitney Seals Wants Cornell to “Right a Wrong.”
The pro hoc vice attorney behind the Cornell lawsuit has embraced a national conversation about accountability. His appellate history, however, offers a...
2026-10-24
Editorial RebuttalTO JUSTICE PHAEDRA PERRY-BOND
Our detailed, point-by-point objection to NYSCEF Document No. 86: pseudonymity inside a lawsuit, free expression outside it, the limits of judicial...
2026-10-23
Legal CommentaryThe Prosecutor Spoke First
The Governor and Attorney General have filed their opposition to a challenge over Executive Order No. 64. Their 52-page memorandum raises powerful...
2026-10-23
Legal CommentaryThe Camera Is Not the Court.
Thomas P. Giuffra has made the case for his clients on national television. His litigation record mostly includes dismissed claims, unsuccessful appeals and...
2026-10-22
Take Down DENIEDDear Judge Perry-Bond: That's Not How the First Amendment Works.
We received a removal request from Judge Perry-Bond and promptly published it with our response. Here is the amusing thing about demanding that a journalist...
2026-10-22
Identity ConfirmedBREAKING: Cornell Lawsuit Filing Raises Questions About Redaction Failures in Plaintiff's Court Documents -JANE DOE IDENTIFIED
Documents received by WIJDR show partially redacted identifying information in a sworn affirmation filed in the Cornell sexual-assault lawsuit, raising...
2026-10-22
Legal CommentaryThomas Giuffra, Three Failed Anonymity Appeals, and the Cornell Litigation
From Sean “Diddy” Combs to Cornell University, attorney Thomas P. Giuffra has represented plaintiffs whose explosive allegations attracted national...
2026-10-21
MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITYNamed, Blamed, and Then Dropped
When a sensational lawsuit becomes a substitute for investigative journalism, an innocent-of-the-allegations-by-association fraternity member can become a...
2026-10-20
NY Times (Reproduced)Woman Who Says She Was Raped at Cornell Sends Message to Faculty Senate
In a letter, the former student said she felt “unsupported” after hearing about an exchange between the school president and her sorority sister. Officials...
2026-10-20
Legal CommentaryToo Drunk to Consent?
Voluntary intoxication, involuntary drugging, physical helplessness, and the legal distinction at the center of a statewide debate.
2026-10-20
Legal AnalysisThe First Amendment Does Not End Where Someone's Feelings Begin
In the Cornell litigation, demands for privacy and complaints about criticism have collided with the First Amendment. But anonymity is not absolute,...
2026-10-19
Legal CommentaryWhat Cornell’s Own Title IX Record Reveals About the Cornell Seven
A redacted disciplinary decision, an earlier sworn police statement, and a later civil lawsuit reveal a much more complicated case than the public headlines...
2026-10-19
CommentaryTitle IX and the Cornell Seven: What the Law Actually Says-and What It Doesn't
Title IX was created to prohibit sex discrimination in federally funded education, not to establish a parallel criminal justice system. More than five...
2026-10-19
Timeline of DatesThe Cornell Chi Phi Case / Lucy Craig Timeline
From the October 2024 fraternity-house incident to the reopening of a criminal investigation in 2026 — tracing the evidence, conflicting accounts,...
2026-10-18
Guest Legal CommentatorJane Doe's Frivolous Lawsuit Against Moonies Bar & Nightclub
Even accepting the allegations of sexual assault as true, New York law raises serious questions about whether Moonies Bar & Nightclub can be held...
2026-10-18
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