 In May 2018, Schneiderman resigned his position as Attorney General after "The New Yorker" reported that four women had accused him of physical abuse.Schneiderman was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Abigail Heyward and Irwin Schneiderman, a lawyer.He graduated from the Trinity School in New York City in 1972 and Amherst College in 1977.