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Harvey Weinstein’s third New York trial ends in mistrial : NPR

Harvey Weinstein’s third New York trial ends in mistrial : NPR

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Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan criminal court on May 14, 2026. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Editor’s note: This story includes descriptions of allegations of sexual assault and rape. Harvey Weinstein’s latest sex crimes trial ended with a hung jury Friday, on the third day of deliberations. It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the same charge. Accusations against the former Hollywood mogul came to define the #MeToo movement, and he was first convicted of assaulting Jessica Mann in 2020. The former aspiring actress testified Weinstein raped her at a DoubleTree hotel in Manhattan in 2013. But that verdict, along with another charge, was later overturned. In a second New York trial last summer, Weinstein was found guilty on one count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and not guilty on another. But a third charge, of raping Mann, ended in a mistrial after the jury foreperson declined to return to deliberations, citing concerns for his safety. …

Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the ‘trial of the century’ against a cardinal

Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the ‘trial of the century’ against a cardinal

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ROME (AP) — The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow to both Pope Francis’ legacy and Vatican prosecutors who had put a cardinal and several other people on trial over alleged financial crimes. In a 16-page ruling, the appeals court ruled that Francis and Vatican prosecutors both made procedural errors that nullified the original indictment against Cardinal Angelo Becciu and the others and required a new trial. The court set a June 22 as the date for the new trial to begin. Defense lawyers said such a ruling was enormously significant if not historic, since it amounted to a Vatican court declaring that an act of the pope had no effect. The ruling was a win for the defense and a huge setback to Vatican prosecutors, who have been scrambling to salvage their case. The prosecution and 2023 convictions against Becciu and others had been held up by the Vatican and late pope as evidence of his willingness to crack down on financial misconduct in …

Elon Musk moves for mistrial in Twitter fraud case because everyone hates him

Elon Musk moves for mistrial in Twitter fraud case because everyone hates him

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Elon Musk’s legal team filed a motion for mistrial in the ongoing Twitter securities fraud class action lawsuit in San Francisco, arguing that the plaintiffs’ lawyers and the judge have created an environment where Musk cannot get a fair trial. The 20-page filing, submitted on March 7, explicitly cites “the animosity in the community toward Mr. Musk apparent during jury selection.” The motion comes just days after Musk took the stand in the Pampena v. Musk trial, where shareholders accuse him of deliberately tanking Twitter’s stock price through misleading tweets about bot accounts before completing his $44 billion acquisition in 2022. What the motion actually argues To be clear, this is not a motion to dismiss the case outright. It is a motion for a mistrial — meaning Musk’s lawyers are asking the court to throw out the current trial and start over with a new jury. Musk’s legal team at Quinn Emanuel, led by Alex Spiro, lists five separate grounds for mistrial in the filing: Advertisement – scroll for more content First, the defense …