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Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by NY Court of Appeals

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, on Oct. 4, 2022.

In a dramatic reversal of the nation's landmark #MeToo trial, a New York appeals court on Thursday overturned the sex assault conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, citing errors by the

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