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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case: What the Jane Doe ruling could mean for the other already-filed cases

Rich, powerful, and influential individuals have built parallel lives that are marred with exploitation, manipulation and sex slavery. The cases of rappers Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Harvey Weinstein and more recently former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries highlight how people with immense wealth have built parallel lives that are marred with exploitation, manipulation and sex slavery.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual offenses in sex crimes cases, a move to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to overturn his rape conviction. New York Senate passes bill to tighten legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to toss rape conviction The Senate approved the …

Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was hospitalised on April 27 upon his return to New York after the city's highest court overturned his 2020 conviction on sex crime charges. The 4-3 decision was a shock reversal of one of the defining cases of the #MeToo movement, but Weinstein will remain jailed on a separate 16-year rape sentence handed down …

A look at past and future cases Harvey Weinstein has faced as his New York conviction is thrown out

Harvey Weinstein's landmark New York sexual assault conviction was thrown out by an appeals court Thursday, and most of the dozens of civil cases filed against him since he became a central target in the #MeToo movement in 2017 have either been settled or dismissed. Here's a look at those, and at some that have come and gone: Weinstein was …

Harvey Weinstein could be brought to California to serve the sentence in that case, or he could remain behind bars in New York while awaiting retrial Harvey Weinstein’s landmark New York sexual assault conviction was thrown out by an appeals court Thursday, and most of the dozens of civil cases filed against him since he became a central target in …

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein’s landmark New York sexual assault conviction was thrown out by an appeals court Thursday, and most of the dozens of civil cases filed against him since he became a central target in the #MeToo movement in 2017 have either been settled or dismissed. Here’s a look at those, and at some that have come and …

Harvey Weinstein conviction overturned: How #MeToo cases find little success in courts

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Masterson, Weinstein cases collide on L.A. County courthouse’s infamous 9th floor

NEW YORK — Jack B. Weinstein, a former federal judge who earned a reputation as a tireless legal maverick while overseeing a series of landmark class-action lawsuits and sensational mob cases in New York City like that of the “Mafia Cops,” has died. In a book about mass tort litigation, Weinstein espoused a belief in “humankind’s obligation to create a …

Coronavirus, working from home and recent high-profile cases are encouraging more women to come forward and revealing the true extent of Australia's sexual harassment problem, authorities have said. Key points: Victoria's equal opportunity commissioner says sexual harassment complaints are up about 8 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Australia Lawyers working in the area said many women felt more …