In Mixed Verdict, Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Sexual Abuse
NPR's Noel King talks to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, who brought the charges against Harvey Weinstein, about the mixed verdict.
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Harvey Weinstein Defense Lawyer Reacts To Verdict In New York Trial
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Arthur Aidala, a defense attorney representing Harvey Weinstein, about the verdict rendered today in Weinstein's Manhattan sex crimes trial.
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Sexual Abuse In Mixed Verdict
Jurors in Manhattan spared the 67-year-old former producer the harshest penalty he might have faced but convicted him on two out of five counts. He faces the possibility of decades in prison.
Rosanna Arquette Responds To Partial Guilty Verdict In Harvey Weinstein Case
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actress Rosanna Arquette, who has accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, about the verdict rendered in the former movie executive's New York criminal trial.
They Fell In Love Helping Drug Users. But Fear Kept Him From Helping Himself
Sarah and Andy were in love and also advocates, determined to keep drug users from dying. But when his own addiction reemerged, Andy's fear of returning to prison kept him from the best treatment.
Julian Assange Extradition Hearing Begins In London
The U.S. government wants the WikiLeaks co-founder to face 18 charges related to illegally obtaining and disclosing classified data. Assange's lawyers argue that the case is politically motivated.
'Supreme Inequality' Argues That America's Top Court Has Become Right-Wing
In a new book, lawyer/journalist Adam Cohen makes the case that the Supreme Court has been "a right-wing court for 50 years," siding with corporations and the wealthy — and against the poor.
Judge Rejects Roger Stone's Attempt To Remove Her From His Case
In a scathing order, Judge Amy Berman Jackson refused to disqualify herself, two days after the longtime Trump ally's defense team argued that Jackson was biased against him.
Critics Say Mississippi's Cellphone Felony Offense Is Too Harsh
In Mississippi, it's a felony offense for anyone behind bars to possess a cellphone. There's a push there to get the state's supreme court to reconsider one man's 12-year prison sentence.
In London Court, Lawyers Argue Whether Assange Should Be Deported To U.S.
Lawyers representing Julian Assange will start presenting arguments against his extradition to the U.S. on Monday. The co-founder of WikiLeaks faces 18 charges of hacking and espionage in the U.S.