INTERVIEW: Attorney Sujata Gibson Talks about DiCapua v NYC after Hearing in Staten Island

Petitioners' attorney Sujata Gibson talked with me about the case and other ongoing anti-mandate litigation outside the courthouse after the hearing.

On July 18, 2023, at the Richmond County Courthouse in Staten Island, New York Supreme Court Judge Ralph Porzio denied a motion by the respondents in the DiCapua v NYC lawsuit to dismiss the case, and set a date of August 14 to hear arguments on whether to certify the case as a class-action lawsuit.

The lawsuit was brought by 16 current and former NYC Department of Education employees who were adversely affected by the DOE’s mandate when their requests for religious exemptions were denied, as well as the organization Teachers for Choice. The case is a proposed class-action suit whose outcome could affect many more individuals if certified.