Publication Date: 2020-01-03
Practice Area: Civil Rights
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Court: Appellate Division, First Department
Judge: Justice Peter Moulton
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Respondent: Zoe Salzman, Jonathan S. Abady and Ilann M. Maazel of counsel, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP, New York.
for defendant: For Appellant: Priya Chaudhry and Joseph Gallagher of counsel, Harris, St. Laurent & Chaudhry LLP, New York, Jeffrey Movit and Christine Lepera of counsel, and Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, New York.
For her Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, Sanctuary for: Yosef J. Riemer, Ashley S. Gregory and Joseph M. Sanderson of counsel, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York.
For Women-New York City, Women's Justice NOW, FreeFrom, National Women's Law Center, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Anti Violence Project, Black Women's Blueprint and C.A. Goldberg PLLC, amici curiae: Families, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, National Organization.
For Professor Sally F. Goldfarb, Professor Julie Goldscheid, Professor Victoria Nourse and Legal Momentum, amici curiae: Jennifer S. Recine, Daniel H. Lewkowicz and Natalie R. Birnbaum of counsel, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, New York.
Case Number: 161137/17
Rape, Sexual Assault Claims Sufficient to Allege Gender-Based Animus Under City's VGM Law