The Dispute Index

Katie Phang

Katie Phang is a trial lawyer, independent journalist and legal analyst. She previously hosted The Katie Phang Show on MSNBC and now publishes video commentary and the Law and Disorder newsletter. She earned her undergraduate degree at Yale University and her law degree at the University of Miami.

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What we have documented

We have documented 2 statements by Katie Phang, in 2 cases. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Katie Phang

Katie Phang

Role at the time: Trial lawyer, independent journalist and legal analyst

Challenged the characterization

Statement summary

Katie Phang challenges the interpretation that reflection essays were the only punishment Cornell imposed. She reads Cornell's wording as allowing essays to have been one part of a larger sanction.

“I am going to parse out the language of quote sole consequence.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Katie Phang analyzes Cornell's account of its disciplinary response24:40-25:21 interpretation of 'sole consequence'; 27:10-27:54 limits on public disciplinary evidence
Why we used this label

Phang disputes the description of the sanctions, rather than endorsing Cornell's disciplinary response as adequate.

Read statementFull case: Did Cornell adequately discipline the students named in the Cornell 7 lawsuit?

Katie Phang

Role at the time: Plaintiff in Phang v. Blanche, writing in her newsletter

Condemned

Response to this claim

The Justice Department has violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act by missing its Dec. 19, 2025 production deadline, redacting documents improperly and withholding records the law requires it to publish.

“Why is the Trump Department of Justice participating in an active concealment and cover-up?”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Ou sont les documents? (Katie Phang newsletter, Aug. 15, 2026) · Katie PhangFull post
Why we used this label

The reference point is the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, including its decision not to review foreign-language records, as challenged in Phang's lawsuit. Phang calls the department's conduct an active concealment and cover-up, which is a condemnation of that handling.

Read statementFull case: Katie Phang sues Todd Blanche over the Epstein files; courts order the Justice Department to start reviewing foreign-language records, and DOJ says she cannot sue

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