Tag: sexual misconduct
#MeToo advocates vow the reckoning will continue after Weinstein's conviction is overturned
NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement...
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark...
Strippers' bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections...
Nevada high court dismisses casino mogul Steve Wynn's defamation suit against The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS -- The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press...
CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints
The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency's headquarters prompted a...