New york appeals court overturns harvey weinstein's 2020 rape conviction articles
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Harvey Weinstein's conviction in NY was overturned. It could lead to a new state law.
The Court of Appeals' decision is breathing new life into legislation in Albany to allow evidence of past sexual crimes at trial. The court decision came as a gut punch to sexual assault survivors. It could spur a change in state law. [ more › ]
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Harvey Weinstein won’t be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial
Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York as a court works out whether he should stay in a city jail while he awaits a retrial in a rape case or be sent back to California to continue serving a prison sentence. The fallen movie mogul denied consent for the extradition request from California during a brief court hearing Thursday. Weinstein will continue to be held in New York with the next appearance set for Aug. 7. Weinstein was released from a city hospital days ago. He showed up for...
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Rudy Giuliani sings ‘New York, New York’ at birthday party before being served with court papers
Rudy Giuliani sang “New York, New York” at his 80th birthday party before being served with notice of his Arizona indictment. According to the New York Post, two officials with Arizona’s attorney general’s office arrived at the gathering around 11pm to hand Mr Giuliani the papers in the case alleging he and 17 others were involved in a 2020 election interference plot. The former New York City mayor was celebrating his birthday in Palm Beach, and a video shows him signing during the party. “It’s...