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  • Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction is overturned by New York's top court

    MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVE COLLINS|Apr 26, 2024

    NEW YORK (AP) — New York's highest court on Thursday threw out Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction with a ruling that shocked and disappointed women who celebrated historic gains during the #MeToo era and left those who testified in the case bracing for a retrial against the ex-movie mogul. The court found the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against Weinstein based on allegations that weren't part of the case. Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape. But the New York r...