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Justin Baldoni, Jay-Z and Smokey Robinson Are Countersuing Their Accusers, but New York’s Speak Your Truth Act Could Level the Playing Field in Defamation Suits
Speak Your Truth would protect communications about incidents of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination.
In New York, the Speak Your Truth Act would amend the state’s Civil Rights Law to protect communications about incidents of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination. “I felt that the defamation laws, which are intended to be a shield, were suddenly being used as a sword,” says Burke, who began sending her original draft proposal to California legislators in the summer of 2022. As the former governor runs for New York City mayor, he has used aggressive tactics to rehab his image after being accused by multiple women, including former aide Charlotte Bennett, of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior.
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