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...
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 › ]
His defense challenged the extradition request, saying California needs to produce a warrant signed by that state’s governorHarvey 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 his consent for an extradition request from California related to a separate rape conviction during a brief court hearing...
Former mogul, whose New York rape conviction was overturned in April, kept away from other detainees in special medical unitThis story was originally published by the City. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morningHarvey Weinstein is being kept in a private room inside Bellevue hospital’s intensive care unit on a floor away from all other detainees, the City has learned. Continue reading
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers want to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to get his rape conviction overturned, proposing a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed. The state’s highest court late last month threw out Weinstein’s conviction in
New York lawmakers may soon change the legal standard that allowed Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction to be overturned, with momentum building behind a bill to strengthen sexual assault prosecutions after the disgraced movie mogul’s case was tossed
Former film mogul Harvey Weinstein got a break last month when a New York appeals court tossed his sexual assault conviction, ruling that the prosecutors improperly used prior bad acts as evidence at his trial. But the outrage over that decision might mean New York could swiftly change how sexual assault cases are prosecuted — and he could find himself swiftly convicted on the same evidence when he is retried.According to The Daily Beast, "As prosecutors prepare to retry him, a new bill making...
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Former New York City mayor accused of election interference in Arizona
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...
Tonight is the annual Met Gala, where the most artisan bakery of the upper crust goes to show off that they have money, access, and odd ideas about fashion. It is, quite simply, a gathering of the privileged. Most folks might not even be aware of the gala's purpose (to raise money for the Met's Costume Institute, which is the only department at the museum required to pay for itself), but it is a thing we must see covered by news media and plastered all over social media.
Spin-bowler could feature at next month’s T20 World CupNepal’s group includes Sri Lanka and South AfricaNepal’s record wicket-taker, Sandeep Lamichhane, could feature at next month’s T20 World Cup after his rape conviction was overturned by an appeal court.Lamichhane was sentenced to eight years in prison in January but the Kathmandu Post has reported that his guilty verdict has been overturned by the Patan high court. The original decision was taken by the Kathmandu district court and was...