Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Rape is Rape Act into law. The legislation updates the definition of rape in the penal code to ensure that additional forms of nonconsensual, forced sexual conduct can be prosecuted as rape. Its provisions are … [Read more...]
Gov. Hochul Signs Adult Survivors Act
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the Adult Survivors Act which will allow adult sexual abuse survivors the right to sue. The legislation creates a one-year lookback window for survivors of sexual assault that occurred when they were over the age … [Read more...]