Tensions rise at Columbia and ease at Northwestern amid nationwide student movement for Gaza Dave Byrnes Erik Uebelacker courthousenews.com/tensions-rise-…

10 minutes past Columbia University’s 2pm deadline, which threatened students participating in the Gaza solidarity encampment with suspension.

Protestors show no signs of going anywhere.

New: The Seventh Circuit has upheld R. Kelly's 2022 federal conviction in Chicago on multiple child porn and sexual enticement charges. The appellate court also rejected his challenges to his sentencing. Story TK Courthouse News

Full story here on Northwestern University students' protest/encampment in solidarity with Gaza. Updates still to come with quotes from a student organizer, once I can get them off my phone (which chose to die at the worst possible moment).
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At a press conference outside Manhattan criminal court just now, Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala says Weinstein wants to go to trial again and take the witness stand this time.

.Max Schrems 🇪🇺, a prominent Austrian lawyer and privacy activist, on Thursday won a key round in his European Union court fight to restrict the use of personal data by Facebook and other digital advertising platforms. Cain Burdeau courthousenews.com/top-eu-court-d…

New York’s highest court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s landmark #MeToo rape and assault convictions JOSH RUSSELL courthousenews.com/new-yorks-high…

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I can’t describe how surreal it is to learn this news while waiting for Donald Trump to walk into the courtroom and sit down in the exact spot Harvey Weinstein was when he was convicted and sentenced to 23 years in prison.

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BIG UPDATE: The Manhattan DA's office says they hope to retry Harvey Weinstein, rather than just let him serve his 16-year sentence in LA.

“We will do everything in our power to retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault' says a spox.

Pretty sure this detail will be lost in the heave of pool notes today, so: One potential People v. Trump juror became so anxious after laying eyes on Trump this afternoon she started chewing on the corner of her jury service card.

⁦George Santos⁩ leaving federal court, feat. off-camera questioning by the great ⁦JOSH RUSSELL⁩

I just spoke to ex-Rep George Santos in the SDNY cafeteria. He’s here for a conference in his IP suit against Jimmy Kimmel. I asked how he’s feeling about the case, and he said “Great. I’m here. Is Jimmy here, or is he going to hide behind corporate lawyers?”

In a case that represents a nationwide struggle, the Supreme Court will hear arguments next week over whether a small Oregon city’s ban on public camping unconstitutionally criminalizes homelessness. ⁦Courthouse News⁩ courthousenews.com/oregon-city-fo…

Have to note that Trump pronounced “honored” with the hard H sound at the beginning, just before entering Judge Merchan’s courtroom on Monday morning.

Did you know Donald Trump’s criminal trial starts today?

Jury selection kicks off this morning. I’ll be here for Courthouse News.

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Trump’s interim application to delay the trial is DENIED.

A student is suing The Fashion Institute of Technology after she was fired as an RA for allowing dorm residents to post a pro-Palestinian flyer to the dorm's bulletin board.