Judge in Cornell rape case to consider request to remove Letitia James over social media posts

A state judge overseeing the lawsuit from a Cornell student who alleges she was raped by several members of a fraternity at a party in 2024 will consider arguments on Thursday from the attorney of one of the men accused who wants to see New York Attorney General Letitia James removed from the case. Andrew Miltenberg, an attorney for one of the accused, is asking Judge James R. Farrell to order New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to appoint a special prosecutor “who is free from actual or perceived conflicts of interest or bias," the Associated Press reported. Earlier this month,...