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New York's laws on consent and alcohol use could complicate Cornell case prosecution

NPR | By Linah Mohammad,
Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata
Published October 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM CDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Erin Murphy, a professor at NYU School of Law and an expert on sexual assault law, about how New York state considers alcohol use when determining the presence of consent.

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Linah Mohammad
Linah Mohammad is a producer on All Things Considered.
Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
Christopher Intagliata
Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.