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Trauma has shaped Jennifer Siebel Newsom's life. Now it helps fuel her work for California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Written on a dry-erase board in Jennifer Siebel Newsom's office overlooking the dome of the California Capitol are two phrases: "gender equity" and "support for survivors."

Los Angeles Times · Jun 20, 2023

From Harvey Weinstein to Casey Anthony: The unbearable cruelty of the modern American courtroom

Clémence Michallon reports on some of the more distasteful moments from real-life US courtroom dramas in 2022

The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2022

#MeToo will outlast Harvey Weinstein. But his second conviction at a rape trial comes at a pivotal time for the movement

While former movie producer Harvey Weinstein's court case isn't a barometer for #MeToo as a whole, it does offer some insights into the experiences of victims in the justice system, and it comes at a pivotal time for the movement.

ABC News · Dec 23, 2022

Why Weinstein’s team risked vilifying Jennifer Siebel Newsom and other accusers in post-#MeToo trial

To the very end of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in Los Angeles, his defense team lawyers didn’t let up on their efforts to malign and “slut shame” Jennifer Siebel Newsom and the other accusers, arguing that these women falsely accused the producer of assault because they were embarrassed they had…

Tribune News Service · Dec 2, 2022

Weinstein trial ends with final jabs at 'a predator' and his accusers

LOS ANGELES — In summing up the case against Harvey Weinstein for jurors this week, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez didn't hold back.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 2, 2022

Harvey Weinstein will not testify in LA trial; defense begins presenting its case

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein will not testify in his own defense at his Los Angeles rape trial, and his attorneys are expected to wrap their case Wednesday, meaning the disgraced mogul's fate could be in the hands of jurors by the end of the week.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 29, 2022

Robin Abcarian: On the fifth anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the reckoning continues

What a bracing coincidence!

Los Angeles Times · Nov 25, 2022

Commentary: One lesson from the Weinstein case is that men like me must speak out about abuse

Last month, as a new sex crimes trial began for Harvey Weinstein in Los Angeles, defense attorney Mark Werksman insisted that Weinstein was falsely accused by women and was the victim of the #MeToo movement.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 25, 2022

Jennifer Siebel Newsom fends off shame-the-victim tactics in Harvey Weinstein rape trial

The same grotesque stereotypes that the documentary film-maker has exposed in her work were deployed against her

The Guardian - US · Nov 20, 2022

Prosecution rests at Harvey Weinstein's Los Angeles trial

LOS ANGELES — After a month of harrowing testimony from women who say they were raped by the most powerful man in Hollywood, Los Angeles prosecutors rested their case against Harvey Weinstein on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 18, 2022