The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the powerful Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement. The court, by a 4-3 vote, ordered a new trial. “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose,” the ruling,...
There has been significant recent controversy and criticism in response to actions taken by the state of Iowa regarding immigration to the U.S. Iowa is now the second state to push against Biden’s immigration policies by creating its own exclusionary laws to be enforced by the local federal officers. In simple terms, Senate File 2340,
On April Fools' Day, the Scottish Parliament’s new hate crime bill came into effect after almost a year of delays. The law claims it is designed to halt hate speech and consolidate similar laws already on the books.
Gabriel Ting has officially been named as the new police chief of Amherst, pending review by the Town Council.
MORAINE, Ohio (WDTN) -- A close call for a Moraine Police Officer was caught on camera this weekend. The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. on Sunday when an officer was investigating a traffic incident on I-75. While walking back to their cruiser, a driver in the right lane failed to move over or slow []
Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy is concerned that the county’s new OPP oversight board will not be able to address community safety concerns promptly enough due to its sparse meeting schedule. The Essex County OPP Detachment Board — North, which dissolved the former police service boards of Essex, Tecumseh and Lakeshore and replaced them with a […]
Convictions laid against Harvey Weinstein in the state of New York for rape and sexual assault have been overturned. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years after he was found guilty in February 2020 of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. The charges are connected to the alleged […] The post Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Sex Crime Convictions in New York Overturned first appeared on The Source.
And while smoking age is a devolved matter, the Scottish Government has agreed to a UK-wide approach and supports the Prime Minister’s plan to stub out smoking for future generations. On paper, the proposal makes public health sense. Four out of five smokers start before the age of 20, so making cigarettes illegal for Generation Alpha seems a logical step. I remember the thrill of my first fag, aged 15, during a school trip to Hadrian’s Wall. The acrid taste of that first Benson & Hedges Gold...
Stephen Lawrence, 18, an aspiring architect, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.
“HPD has educated its officers in the new law, we haven’t had any enforcement activity with that particular law yet,” said HPD Traffic Division Sgt. Thomas Billins.
A top official from the Boston police crime lab admitted Friday that the lab may not be able to follow the state law that requires rape kits to be tested within 30 days.
SUV was VW’s most popular vehicle globally last time around, and this one takes some important steps forward