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Bill Cosby
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Simple Justice
Despised Defendant Makes Bad NY Law
Bill Cosby’s conviction was reversed. More recently, Harvey Weinstein’s conviction was reversed. The takeaway in both cases, reversed for different reasons, is that the prosecution overstepped the law in order…
Criminal
High-profile reminder that parole is rarely a given, especially for a prisoner claiming innocence
Though decided earlier this month, a high-profile denial of parole is garnering headlines this week. This USA Today story, headlined "Bill Cosby denied parole after he refuses sex offender treatment…
Simple Justice
Tuesday Talk*: Is Weinstein A Watershed?
It’s almost as if America’s Dad, Bill Cosby, was never convicted, and yet the conviction of Harvey Weinstein for two of the five counts with which he was charged, Rape…
The D&O Diary
Plaintiff’s Sexual Assault Complaint Asserts Claims Against Michigan State’s Board of Trustees
Stories of alleged sexual misconduct have dominated recent headlines. Allegations of sexual assault raised against Supreme Court Brett Kavanagh have been the lead story all week, and there has also…
Family Law Prof Blog
Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for 2004 Sexual assault
By Family Law
From CNN:Bill Cosby, once known as "America's Dad," was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years in a state prison for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand at his home…
Louisiana Law Blog
Recent Headlines Demonstrate the Need for Policies and Training
America’s dad, America’s newscaster, and Louisiana’s Secretary of State all recently occupied headlines regarding allegations of sexual misconduct. Last month, a Norristown, Pennsylvania jury found Bill Cosby guilty of three…
The Law for Lawyers Today
Litigation privilege didn’t shield lawyer’s demand letter; defamation suit vs. Bill Cosby revived
By Karen Rubin
One of Bill Cosby’s accusers can continue with her defamation suit, the California state court of appeals said in an opinion late last year, holding that the trial court erred…
The Right Coast
Brit Marling on Harvey Weinstein and the Economics of Consent – The Atlantic
Part of what keeps you sitting in that chair in that room enduring harassment or abuse from a man in power is that, as a woman, you have rarely seen…
The Right Coast
Why Hollywood is the perfect hunting ground for pervs | New York Post
Cosby and Weinstein have something else in common, of course. They work in show business. And here, too, the habits and behaviors of powerful men in show business set them…
The Right Coast
Why Hollywood is the perfect hunting ground for pervs | New York Post
Cosby and Weinstein have something else in common, of course. They work in show business. And here, too, the habits and behaviors of powerful men in show business set them…