{
  "id": 11285336,
  "title": "State laws on intoxication and consent get new scrutiny after Cornell rape allegations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/state-laws-on-intoxication-and-consent-get-new-scrutiny-after-cornell",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T21:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/state-laws-on-intoxication-and-consent-get-new-scrutiny-after-cornell-rape-allegations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Under New York state law, rape charges generally need to involve force or a clear refusal of sex, unless the victim is physically helpless due to being unconscious, or mentally incapacitated due to being drugged without their consent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Cornell University case: She didn’t initially call it rape. New records show what changed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/cornell-university-case-she-didnt-initially-call-it-rape-new-records",
        "published": "2026-10-01T17:10:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Alleged Cornell gang rape victim said \"I had so much ketamine ... and you still had sex with me,\" roommate claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/alleged-cornell-gang-rape-victim-said-i-had-so-much-ketamine-and-you",
        "published": "2026-10-01T19:07:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}