Good Thursday afternoon. The Supreme Court heard Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity today, Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction in New York has been overturned, and police in Georgia deployed a Taser and zip-tied protesters as unrest spreads on college campuses.
Good Thursday afternoon. The Supreme Court heard Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity today, Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction in New York has been overturned, and police in Georgia deployed a Taser and zip-tied protesters as unrest spreads on college campuses. Here is what’s in our Nightly Rundown. |
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Supreme Court hears Trump immunity claim as hush money trial resumes |
Donald Trump’s lawyers have been in two courtrooms today, as the Supreme Court heard arguments over the former president’s claims of “absolute immunity” from prosecution, and testimony resumed in his New York hush money trial. The Supreme Court is considering whether Trump can face trial in the federal election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. At the same time the justices were hearing arguments, Trump was back in a New York courtroom, as his longtime friend David Pecker took the stand for a third day in his criminal trial. Pecker, the former publisher of National Enquirer, further detailed his “catch and kill” scheme allegedly involving Trump and his former attorney Michael Cohen, to buy and bury negative stories about Trump during the 2016 election. The judge in that case is also expected to decide whether to hold Trump in contempt, as prosecutors accused the presumptive Republican presidential nominee today of four more gag order violations. Trump has also been named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the “fake elector” plots to overturn the 2020 election results in Michigan and Arizona, according to a state investigator and court documents. |
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned by New York Appeals court |
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on rape charges has been overturned by New York’s highest court, a stunning reversal in the landmark #MeToo case. The state Court of Appeals found the judge had committed “egregious” errors and had shown prejudice against the former movie mogul, by allowing women whose accusations were not a part of the case to testify. An attorney representing some of Weinstein's accusers called the decision “a major step back in holding those accountable for acts of sexual violence.” A spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office vowed the case would be retried. Weinstein, 72, had been serving a 23-year sentence in New York. Weinstein's attorney said the decision was a “victory” for his client and “every criminal defendant in the United States of America.” Weinstein will remain in prison for his separate 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles. His attorneys are appealing that conviction as well. |
Police deploy Taser, zip-tie protesters in Georgia as campus unrest spreads |
New clashes are breaking out on college campuses today, as police crack down on the pro-Palestinian protests that have been spreading across the country. In Atlanta, video posted to social media shows officers tasing a handcuffed protester and restraining others with zip ties, as police removed demonstrators encamped on the lawn of Emory University. Organizers said police have also used tear gas and pepper bullets on the crowd. It follows 57 arrests at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday, 93 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and more than 100 at Emerson College in Boston. The USC campus is closed today to the general public, and only students, faculty members and employees with proper identification can gain access. |
Bodycam video shows Ohio man’s death in police custody |
Police in Ohio have released bodycam video showing a man dying in custody after officers restrained him in a bar following a traffic accident. The video shows Canton police officers struggling to restrain Frank Tyson. One officer is seen placing handcuffs on Tyson, while the other places his knee on Tyson’s upper back and neck area for 30 seconds. Tyson can be heard yelling, “I can’t breathe.” The video then shows him losing consciousness, and more than five minutes passing before police checked him for a pulse. Officers then administered CPR and several doses of Narcan to Tyson before paramedics arrived and took him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Canton Police Department said both officers involved have been placed on paid administrative leave while the incident is under investigation. |
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There’s a severe weather risk across the Great Plains and Upper Midwest for the next several days, with the potential for tornadoes, 70+ mph wind gusts, softball-sized hail, and 2-3 inches of rain per hour that could lead to localized flash flooding. |
The first cargo ship has crossed the new channel opened around the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, after the catastrophic collapse last month. |
Caught on camera: A Boeing 747 operated by Lufthansa Airlines aborted a landing after bouncing twice on the runway at LAX. |
President Joe Biden posted a photo of his Oval Office meeting with Abigail Idan, the 4-year-old American girl who had been held hostage by Hamas. |
Gross Domestic Product growth slowed to a 1.6% rate in the first quarter, well below the 2.4% estimate. |
The sails have fallen off the red windmill atop the famed Moulin Rouge cabaret club in Paris, a spokesperson said. |
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