Netflix may be in legal trouble over its 2019 series When They See Us by filmmaker Ava DuVernay. The show is a dramatization of the Central Park Five case, where five Black men were falsely accused of sexual assault and...
Tue 10 Aug, 2021
Miltenberg: “Ex-Prosecutor Linda Fairstein Can Sue Netflix Over ‘When They See Us’ Portrayal,” Variety.com
A judge ruled on Monday that former prosecutor Linda Fairstein has a plausible claim that she was defamed by “When They See Us,” the Netflix series from Ava DuVernay about the Central Park Five case. Fairstein sued
Tue 10 Aug, 2021
Miltenberg: “Netflix Must Face Ex-prosecutor’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Central Park Five Series,” Reuters.com
A federal judge on Monday said Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) must face a defamation lawsuit by former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein over her portrayal as a racist and unethical villain in “When They See Us,” a
Wed 30 Jun, 2021
Miltenberg: “University Rebuked for Expelling Accused Student After His Accuser Had to Be Told She Was Sexually Assaulted,” The College Fix
A federal court has said an expelled student can argue that the University of Denver discriminated against him based on sex. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on June 15 that John Doe “has provided sufficient...
Fri 18 Jun, 2021
Levy, Miltenberg: “10th Circuit Reinstates Lawsuit Alleging Anti-male Bias in DU Sex Assault Investigation,” Colorado Politics
A student expelled from the University of Denver after a sexual assault investigation had his lawsuit against the school reinstated on Tuesday, after the federal appeals court based in Denver determined he had plausibly...
