Bravo Was Sued For Real Housewives of NY Pushing McSweeney to Drink so Trial in 2027

Bravo Was Sued For Real Housewives of NY Pushing McSweeney to Drink so Trial in 2027 by Matthew Russell Lee SDNY COURTHOUSE, April 15 – Arguing that she was pressured into drinking alcohol while on the "Real Housewives of New York" show, Leah McSweeney has sued NBC, Bravo, Andy Cohen and others. The defendant argue that they are protected by the First Amendment.      On August 13, this was argued before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman, who mentioned a possible conflict of interest while calling the free speech / anti-SLAPP defense "interesting." Inner City Press was there. From the thread: Bravo / Cohen lawyer Levin: This implicates the First Amendment. It could chill free speech. There are anti-SLAPP laws On August 21 McSweeney opposed the motion to dismiss, arguing that the First Amendment is not a defense to discrimination or retaliation, and that her religious discrimination claims must not be dismissed. On November 14, Inner City Press live tweeted the oral arguments here. Judge Liman said he's never watched the show, and to let him know if he should. Jump cut to April 15, 2026 when a trial date was set: "This case is to be tried to a jury. Motions due by 4/2/2027. Deposition due by 2/26/2027. Fact Discovery due by 10/30/2026. Expert Discovery due by 2/26/2027. Discovery due by 2/26/2027. Status Conference set for 11/12/2026 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 15C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Lewis J. Liman. The parties have conferred and their present best estimate of the length of trial is 7-10 days. (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 4/15/2026)." More on X for Subscribers here & Substack here    The case is McSweeney v. Cohen, et al., 24-cv-1503 (Liman) *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com