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Judge declares a #mistrial in #HarveyWeinstein’s #rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked
While the former #Hollywood mogul has
been convicted of other #SexCrimes on 2 US coasts & remains behind bars, the mistrial leaves the NY rape charge in limbo after 3 trials.
A majority-#male Manhattan #jury had been weighing whether #HarveyWeinstein raped Jessica Mann, a hairstylist & actor, in 2013.
#law #MeToo #ViolenceAgainstWomen #RapeCulture
apnews.com/article/harvey-wein…
#SCOTUS restores #access to #abortion pill #mifepristone through telehealth, mail & pharmacies
#law #health #medicine #AbortionIsHealthcare #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Republicans #ViolenceAgainstWomen
apnews.com/article/abortion-pi…
A manufacturer of the #AbortionMedication #mifepristone asked #SCOTUS Saturday to immediately restore full access to the medication, putting the contentious issue of #abortion back before the justices in an #election year.
#law #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #health #medicine #AbortionIsHealthcare #WomensRights #ReproductiveRights #Republicans #ViolenceAgainstWomen
nytimes.com/2026/05/02/us/poli…
#Republican #ViolenceAgainstWomen
A US appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the #AbortionMedication #mifepristone to be dispensed through the #mail, significantly curtailing #access to the drug #nationwide, particularly in states that banned #abortion.
A 3-judge panel of the ultra-#conservative #5thCircuit ruled unanimously that #Louisiana was likely to prevail in its challenge to the 2023 rule adopted by President #Biden's admin.
