A prosecutor told jurors that the stories of the women who will testify that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them tell uncannily similar stories.
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Read More »October 24, 2022 Comments Off on Prosecutor: Women’s stories show Weinstein’s predatory power
A prosecutor told jurors that the stories of the women who will testify that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them tell uncannily similar stories.
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Read More »October 19, 2022 Comments Off on In a #MeToo moment, Hollywood figures face season of trials
The #MeToo movement is having another moment in the spotlight as high-profile sexual assault trials play out in courtrooms from coast to coast.
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Read More »February 10, 2022 Comments Off on Congress approves sexual harassment bill in #MeToo milestone
Congress approved legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, a milestone for the #MeToo movement.
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Read More »November 30, 2021 Comments Off on Cosby prosecutors urge Supreme Court to restore sexual assault conviction
Prosecutors urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction.
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Read More »August 10, 2021 Comments Off on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning over sexual harassment
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday he would resign over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace.
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Read More »July 12, 2021 Comments Off on For top #MeToo legal duo, a pandemic year brings no pause
The COVID pandemic did not slow down the work of civil rights attorneys Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, who specialize in sexual harassment cases in the #MeToo era.
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Read More »January 23, 2020 Comments Off on Actress on the stand: Weinstein held me down, raped me
NEW YORK — “Sopranos” actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood studio boss overpowered and raped her and made other crude overtures that included sending her X-rated chocolates and showing up ...
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Read More »January 6, 2020 Comments Off on Harvey Weinstein indicted on new sex crimes charges in LA
LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on new sex crime charges in Los Angeles, just as his trial on separate rape and sexual assault charges in New York was poised to get underway, prosecutors announced Monday. The Hollywood ...
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Read More »December 10, 2019 Comments Off on Bill Cosby sex assault verdict is upheld
Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. In its ruling, the Superior Court affirmed the right of prosecutors to ...
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Read More »October 21, 2019 Comments Off on DLA Piper harassment debacle deepens with email release
Just after Vanina Guerrero joined one of the world’s biggest law firms, she received a late-night email from the star partner who ran her new team at DLA Piper. “You are helping me reach people I couldn’t before,” Louis Lehot, ...
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