ades ▁ ▁Fa irst ein ▁reaction ▁and ▁law suit ▁ ▁L inda ▁Fa irst ein , ▁the ▁original ▁New ▁York ▁pro sec utor ▁of ▁the ▁case , ▁wrote ▁of ▁the ▁Net fli x ▁series ▁in ▁an ▁op - ed ▁for ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" so ▁full ▁of ▁dist ort ions ▁and ▁false hood s ▁as ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁out right ▁fabric ation ." ▁The ▁lawyer - turn ed - New ▁York ▁Times ▁best s elling ▁author ▁said ▁she ▁agreed ▁with ▁ex on er ations ▁of ▁the ▁ra pe ▁charges ▁against ▁the ▁five ▁— ▁but ▁said ▁“ the ▁other ▁charges , ▁for ▁cr imes ▁against ▁other ▁vict ims , ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁vac ated .” ▁Ar mond ▁White ▁from ▁National ▁Review ▁critic ized ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁his ▁review , ▁unf avor ably ▁contrast ing ▁its ▁port ray al ▁of ▁ra cial ▁t ension ▁and ▁violence ▁to ▁period ▁films ▁like ▁Bo yz ▁n ▁the ▁H ood ▁and ▁Do ▁the ▁Right ▁Th ing . ▁ ▁John ▁E . ▁Re id ▁& ▁Associ ates ▁took ▁Du V ern ay , ▁her ▁AR RAY ▁sh ing le ▁and ▁Net fli x ▁to ▁court ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁because ▁the ▁series ▁calling ▁the ▁company ’ s ▁once ▁widely ▁used ▁tra dem ark ▁controvers ial ▁inter rog ation ▁technique ▁as ▁" univers ally ▁rejected ." ▁A ▁federal ▁judge ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁law suit ▁" B ecause ▁the ▁First ▁Am end ment ▁protect s ▁non - fact ual ▁assert ions ". ▁In ▁March