The New York appeals court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction, ordering a new trial in the landmark #MeToo case.
The latest ruling by the Court of Appeals will now reopen a tough chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures, which goes back to 2017, when there were a flood of allegations against Weinstein. The court has ordered a new trial and it could mean that his accusers may need to relive their traumas on the witness stand.
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