New York Attorney General Letitia James has a long history of lawfare, pandering to her political base by targeting Donald Trump, the National Rifle Association, and others. Now, she is thrilling her base by promising to go after Condé Nast after the company fired four employees who had a confrontation with Condé Nast Chief People Officer Stan Duncan outside of his office.
As part of the confrontation, the union members demanded to know what the company was doing to stand up to Donald Trump. However, the main objection concerned layoffs.
Some of the layoffs in question were the result of a restructuring of Vogue’s operations, which included a reduction in staff. Teen Vogue is being moved into Vogue.com as part of the change. There were also layoffs at WIRED.
Union activists have objected that the majority of the editorial staffers laid off were women of color or transgender. According to the union, the move exposes “the trend of layoffs at Condé disproportionately impacting marginalized employees.”
Condé Nast is now under fire from the NewsGuild of New York for firing four of the employees involved in the confrontation with the HR chief outside his C-suite office. The Guild claims that the terminations constitute “grossly illegal tactics” and union busting.
However, the company insists that the four caused a disruption and refused repeated requests to leave the office to allow Duncan and others to work. They will undoubtedly file grievances, but union contracts and federal laws do not give activists the right to disrupt operations anywhere at any time of their choosing.
However, James gave a speech to activists promising to intervene, declaring When we fight, we win,” and “People, united, will never be defeated,” before suggesting the economy is “rigged against working people.” She added:
“Since when is it illegal for an individual, or individuals, to express, or recognize, their First Amendment rights? Since when is that illegal? When is it illegal to ask a question? When is it illegal to speak truth to power? When is it illegal to get answers from your employer?
To all of those who are responsible for the termination of these individuals, let me introduce myself. My name is Letitia James, otherwise known as Tish, and I am here to let you know that I stand with workers now, and I will stand with workers forever.”
James has learned that it does not matter that her efforts often collapse in court, such as her ridiculous effort to shut down the NRA.
The company has stood firm, stating, “The employment terminations were lawful and based on clear violations of company policies. We have an obligation to protect our workplace from harassment and intimidation. If the Attorney General has concerns, we are happy to respond to her.”
The video shows Bon Appétit digital producer Alma Avalle, a NewsGuild of New York leader and trans activist, confronting Duncan with Wired senior White House reporter Jake Lahut, The New Yorker senior fact-checker Jasper Lo, and Condé Nast Entertainment videographer Ben Dewey.
Notably, the company not only claims that the widely circulated videotape does not depict the most disruptive conduct, but also that it has filed three previous grievances this year with the union regarding such behavior. The company told the National Labor Relations Board that the NewsGuild of New York has carried out “repeated and egregious disregard of our collective bargaining agreement.”
The merits of these claims will have to be hashed out by the NLRB and the parties within the grievance process. However, James’s effort to insert herself into the dispute is bizarre. She is suggesting that somehow her office may target the company for downsizing staff and firing those who allegedly disrupted the workplace.
It is another ratcheting up of rhetoric against companies in New York, adding to what is viewed as an increasingly hostile environment in the city. With the election of a Democratic Socialist as mayor, many executives and residents are reportedly considering possible moves to more supportive jurisdictions.
As usual. it’s the judges causing the problems.
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Dershowitz said “sure” because in 2025, the release equals “guilt by accusation.”
He then said he talked to Epstein about Trump between 2006 and 2007, and that Epstein “never” said Trump was involved in improper conduct.
Dershowitz said he told Epstein:
Can you name people who may have had sexual relationships with anybody, and if we can turn those people over to the government, we can maybe get you a better deal. And then I went through a variety of names, including Donald Trump! And Jeffrey Epstein said ‘No, Trump didn’t do anything wrong. I can’t say anything about him that would be helpful to the government, even if the government wanted to get him.
‘I Know What’s in Those Documents’: Alan Dershowitz Says He Has the Epstein Files, But Judges Are Blocking Their Release
Sean JamesNov 12th, 2025, 7:15 pm
what stupid garbage. just make it all up. And, we don’t need a nutjob like to interpret the headlines. You’re not a lawyer.
And you are? !
It is concerning that NY AG Letitia James appears to not understand that the First Amendment protects people from getting arrested for speech, not from getting fired. It is legal to call someone fat. Call your boss fat, and you’ll get fired.
If Letitia James is going to commit law fare against companies for firing people, then the exodus from NYC will increase to a flood.
NY is actively chasing taxpayers and employers right out of the city as fast as ever they can.
1st A protects. No it does not. You are not a lawyer. You are a fool.
Karen is right. WTF do you think 1A does, moron. You think it’s just window dressing?
Moron huh? You did well presenting facts for your argument… Karen is right? That’ll win courts cases in employment law.
Read it then. Its states the gov. can’t suppress a citizen’s, institutions etc. right to speak publicly.
Now how does that affect 3 employees employed by a public co.?
No wonder this country is f-ed up.
It protects free speech, it does not protect you from the consequences of your speech. The government can’t shut you up, your employer can fire you.
Not-So-Free Speech: 5 Limits on 1st Amendment Rights
The First Amendment Is About Government Power
Here are five more examples of when you’re right to free speech may be limited:
1. In a private home.
2. In a private workplace.
3. School activities.
4. School activities.
5. Obscene speech.
No. 2 Applies here. Vogue is a private company.
i. e. In a private workplace. If you work for a private employer, you generally have no right to free speech in the workplace and can be disciplined for what you say. However, your employer may run afoul of other laws, such as discrimination laws if you’re fired for religious expression, or labor laws if you’re fired for reporting labor violations or whistleblowing.
I am not a lawyer, but these people are all lawyers.
https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/not-so-free-speech-5-limits-on-1st-amendment-rights/
3. Should be Defamation. Copy and paste error.
James telling CN who they can fire us about on par with Seattle’s new mayor saying she won’t allow groceries to close.
The dems all have this inner dictator that they just can’t contain.
“. . . Seattle’s new mayor saying she won’t allow groceries to close.”
While in the same breath she condemned private companies as evil.
Shabbat shalom everyone 🙂
Have a peaceful sabbath
The way Democrats like James are inspiring people and businesses to flee New York it will empty out and we can give it back to the Indians.
Alternatively, the judicial branch might begin to implement the Constitution and Bill of Rights and nullify communism, starting, for example, with the absolute 5th Amendment right to private property that allows only the owner to “claim and exercise” dominion in matters such as rent, wages, and prices. Property may be taken only after due process and just compensation. All of the property, including rent, wages, and prices, is private and cannot be denied.
We should demand our beads back
Get the beads back? Too high a price for the Indians to pay for the rubbish heap the Communists will make of Manhattan.
Everyone is calling it trumps ballroom. I have a better name
The DJT Pedophile Pavilion.
^ Gigi fantasizing again ^
Aw…that is so cute. Any I am sure that various Dems who have benefited from his largess will be invited to functions in it to justify its name. B. Hill Salem, VA
Your hatred appears to have overcome your ability to think rationally. Sans proof, the phrase defamation of character come to mind.
Only in your world.
The broken record just hiccuped again, or there is a ghost in the machine that has lost it’s mind.
Lost mind. You have stupid old man.
Bill Clinton would be a better name for a pedophile. Hillary for a cheater. No wonder Vince Foster offed himself, if he was not Arkcancide. Don’t like Clinton for the pedophile? Biden ‘Daughter showerer’ would work too for the pedophile.
How long did it take you to think up that one?
Liberal women enjoying burka-free life celebrate Mamdani win by gleefully saying “Sharia law starts now! . . . Islamic caliphate of New York starts today, baby, woo-hoo!”
And they mean it, it’s not sarcastic.
https://x.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/1986375146995916854
Sounds a bit like chickens cheering for Colonel Sanders, no?
New moniker for liberal left wing feminist. “Gyno-Fascist”.
That is a useful moniker. I like it!👍
FemiNazi!
Father forgive them for they know not what they do.
Even the stupid ones.
“Father forgive them for they know not what they do.
Even the stupid ones.”
Nah. I’m an agnostic with no claim to pull with any deity. But if I did, I’d advocate for wiping out the stupid. I’ve had enough of power-hungry @h0l3$ running the show and ruining things for the rest of us by exploiting their gullibility and stupidity.
So do us a favor in wiping out the stupid, start with yourself.
Did Jamie Raskin become an evil, rotten scoundrel because of his son’s suicide or did his son commit suicide because he knew his father was an evil rotten scoundrel? Birds of a feather……
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer says prison workers fired for leaking client’s emails to Rep Jamie Raskin
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/ghislaine-maxwells-lawyer-says-prison-workers-fired-leaking-clients
Jamie Raskin being an evil, rotten scoundrel predates his son’s birth.
Which came First?
The Raskin or the Rotten Egg?
OT, data centers are energy hogs. States that have them are scrambling to meet electricity demand, and consumer prices are up as a result:
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/data-centers-are-concentrated-in-these-states-heres-whats-happening-to-electricity-prices-.html
One example that sticks out is, Three Mile Island, site of America’s worst nuclear power disaster, is coming back on line because Microsoft needs the energy. Meanwhile, Bill Gates says we need to shift from global warming alarmism to quality of life issues.
https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-topic/reader/three-tough-truths-about-climate
This seems to be the death knell for the climate cult, which is in the throes of death and can be expected to become more extreme before it vanishes in a poof of foul-smelling smoke.
“Meanwhile, Bill Gates says we need to shift from global warming alarmism to quality of life issues.”
I wonder what corporatist scheme Gates has to profiteer on that?
Letitia James et al., you say?
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“[We gave you] a [severely restricted-vote] republic, if you can keep it.”
– Ben Franklin
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Vae Victis!
The American Founders won!
You dastardly milquetoasts without resolve couldn’t keep it or win!
From Alexander Hamilton to Letitia James. New York State has made quite a journey, in the wrong direction.
Conde Nast vs. Kinda Nasty. If you live by the woke, you DEI by the woke.
Nicely done.
Dio- Good one! I just wanna know, WTF is Leticia James looking at?
Rabble:
You have to ask, which direction? that lazy eye doesn’t do her any favors.
Her eye isn’t lazy. It’s trying to escape.
Dio
Reminds me of that guy in the Harry Potter movie.
“Conde Nast vs. Kinda Nasty. If you live by the woke, you DEI by the woke.”
I was trying to do something with “Nasty Condom”, but your formulation works 🙂
Superb 👍