# Cornell case puts New York’s progressive image at odds with its rape laws

https://mins.news/en/item/85679

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-04 21:39 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/4/cornell-case-puts-new-yorks-progressive-image-at-odds-with-its-rape-laws?traffic_source=rss

> A lawsuit alleging that a Cornell student was gang-raped has renewed pressure to reform New York’s sexual-assault laws. The state Assembly formed a working group, while Governor Kathy Hochul backed closing the “voluntary intoxication” loophole, which advocates say can make prosecutions harder when victims voluntarily consumed alcohol or drugs.

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