Rolling Stone: ‘I’m Not This Ghost’: Tommy Lee, Bill Cosby Sex Assault Accusers Await New Law to Revive Lawsuits
October 11. 2025
Policy Director & Deputy Legal Director Jessica Ramey Stender is featured in a Rolling Stone Magazine article speaking about ERA-sponsored California bill AB 250, which was part of our 2025 Stronger California Agenda. The bill, which extends the deadline for sexual assault survivors to file complaints if a coverup was involved or attempted, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October and will go into effect January 2026.
Jessica Ramey Stender, deputy legal director at Equal Rights Advocates, says beyond the bill’s clear stance on perpetrator defendants, she’s also impressed with its more liberal, two-year filing window, saying it would offer potential plaintiffs a much broader chance to go after private businesses purportedly engaging in cover-ups.
“Sexual assault is one of the most traumatic experiences a person can endure, so sexual assault survivors often take a lot of time to even be able to come forward and speak out about what happened to them, let alone take action to hold the perpetrator or any other entity accountable,” she says. The new window proposed by AB 250 could be life-changing for survivors, she says, even as it helps “expose patterns of abuse to help prevent future harm by creating accountability within institutions,” she says.
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