The New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, citing prejudicial rulings by the trial judge. These included admitting testimony from women about allegations not part of the case. The reversal reopens a pivotal #MeToo chapter, with Weinstein facing a retrial that could revive traumas for his accusers. The court’s majority found the rulings to be egregious errors, while a dissenting judge argued that the reversal perpetuated outdated notions of sexual violence and allowed predators to escape accountability.
