Judge denies gag order request in Cornell sex assault civil case

ABC News reports: The judge called the request a "side show" meant to "muddy the waters." A New York judge on Friday rejected a request to impose a gag order in the civil case brought by a former Cornell University student who alleged she was sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in 2024, calling the request a "'side show' meant to muddy the waters and distract from the merits of the claims and defenses involved in this case." Judge Phaedra Perry-Bond said the public statements made by Jane Doe's attorney that one of the men named in the civil lawsuit used to justify the request "express nothing more than [his] opinions." "Expressing opinions on the case o….

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