Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction , Is Overturned.
New York's Court of Appeals
overturned the movie mogul's 2020 rape conviction by a vote of 4-3 on April 25.
According to the appeals court, trial judge James Burke "prejudiced Weinstein with 'egregious' improper rulings," AP reports.
.
For example, he let women bring forth allegations against Weinstein that he wasn't charged with.
The action was an "abuse of judicial discretion," the appeals court said.
.
Without question, this is appalling,
shameful, repulsive conduct that
could only diminish defendant’s
character before the jury, New York's Court of Appeals, via AP.
Although this conviction has been overturned, the 72-year-old will remain in prison due to a separate 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles.
His lawyers have chosen to
appeal that conviction as well.
.
Jennifer Bonjean, who helped free Bill Cosby from
prison, issued a statement about the development.
Jennifer Bonjean, who helped free Bill Cosby from
prison, issued a statement about the development.
A jury was told in California that
he was convicted in another
state for rape ... turns out he
shouldn’t have been convicted
and it wasn’t a fair conviction… , Jennifer Bonjean, Harvey Weinstein's attorney, via AP.
It interfered with his
presumption of innocence in
a significant way in California, Jennifer Bonjean, Harvey Weinstein's attorney, via AP.
On April 25, prosecutors said that "the legal issues identified by the New York Court of Appeal are
not present in the Los Angeles County Case.".
The Manhattan district attorney's office
said they will "do everything in our power to
retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault."
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Trump Gag Order in Hush Money Case , to Stay in Effect.
On May 30, Donald Trump was convicted
on 34 counts of fraud connected to
Stormy Daniels hush money payments.
Prior to the beginning of the trial,
Judge Juan Merchan issued a gag order.
On June 18, it was revealed that the New York Court of Appeals has declined to hear the former president's gag order appeal, CNN reports.
According to Trump's attorneys, the
hush money case puts forth “substantial constitutional questions of the highest importance.”.
This Gag Order restricts President
Trump’s core political speech on matters
of central importance at the height of
his Presidential campaign, where
he is the leading candidate, , Donald Trump's attorneys, via appeals filing.
... and thus it violates the fundamental
right of every American voter to hear
from the leading candidate for
President on matters of
enormous public importance, Donald Trump's attorneys, via appeals filing.
Another avenue in which Trump may
have his case heard would be to file a
motion for leave to appeal, CNN reports.
He has 30 days to do so.
Once filed, New York's highest court will revisit whether to hear the case. .
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged the New York Court of Appeals to dismiss Trump's latest request, .
saying that he has a “well-documented history of leveling threatening, inflammatory, and denigrating remarks against trial participants.”
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Basic LGBTQIA+ Terms , to Learn in Honor of, Pride Month.
Every June, people around the world come together to celebrate
the LGBTQIA+ community and honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.
The Stonewall Uprising, which occurred in Manhattan, was a
tipping point for the United States’ Gay Liberation Movement. .
In honor of this year's Pride Month, here are
some basic LGBTQIA+ terms to learn. .
(L)GBTQIA,
Lesbian, Women who are predominantly attracted to other women.
L(G)BTQIA,
Gay, People who are attracted to other people of the same gender. .
LG(B)TQIA,
Bisexual, People who aren't exclusively attracted to people of one particular gender.
LGB(T)QIA,
Transgender, People who identify differently from the sex assigned to them at birth.
LGBT(Q)IA,
Queer, An umbrella term for the whole community.
LGBTQ(I)A,
Intersex, People born with sexual anatomy outside of the strict gender binary.
LGBTQI(A),
Asexual, People that experience little to no sexual attraction toward other people.
.
Ally, Someone who is actively
supportive of LGBTQIA+ people.
Coming Out, The process through which a person acknowledges, accepts and
shares their sexual orientation or gender identity with others. .
Pansexual, A person who experiences emotional, romantic or
sexual attraction to people of any gender. .
Non-binary, A person who doesn't exclusively identify
with the male or female gender.
Gender Identity, How a person perceives and identifies themself. This can be
the same or different from the sex they were assigned at birth. .
Gender Binary, Considered an outdated system by many, gender is
assigned to two strict categories: male or female. .
Gender Dysphoria, Significant distress that is caused when a person's gender
identity doesn't align with their assigned birth gender. .
Gender Expression, The external appearance of one's gender identity which may
or may not conform to socially-defined norms. .
Gender-fluid, A person who has a fluid or unfixed gender identity
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