Ernastiaze Moore knew the name of the state prison guard who he alleges sexually assaulted him on two separate occasions at Sullivan Correctional Facility, where he was incarcerated. He remembered the dates of the abuse and the rooms where the attacks took place. His lawyers obtained video of one of the assaults and internal prison reports of both incidents.

His case seemed like exactly the type that the Adult Survivors Act was created for. The 2022 state law temporarily allowed sexual assault victims to bring civil suits against their alleged abusers outside of the typical statute of limitations, which would have required Moore to begin filing within 90 days.

If you didn’t know better, you might think you were looking at a patch of tall grass.

But it might actually be a wetland — an increasingly rare ecosystem and buffer against flooding.

For the dozens of solar developers rushing to qualify for federal subsidies that President Donald Trump is phasing out next year, finding out the answer could make the difference between building a project or not.

Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing to narrow a bill to protect domestic violence survivors from being held financially responsible for debt incurred as a result of their abuse, according to the bill’s Assembly sponsor.

The bill would make it easier for survivors to get out of “coerced debt,” defined as nonconsensual credit-related transactions that occur in the context of a violent relationship — for example, an abuser forcing someone to sign credit card applications or take out loans under the threat of violence.