Overview

• Harvey Weinstein's retrial starts with jury selection in Manhattan, expected to take up to five days, under Justice Curtis Farber's oversight.
• The retrial addresses allegations from two accusers from the 2020 trial and a new claim of sexual assault from 2006 by an unnamed woman.
• Weinstein's 2020 conviction was overturned in 2024 by New York's highest court due to improper judicial rulings and prejudicial testimony.
• Weinstein remains incarcerated at Rikers Island, serving a separate 16-year sentence from his 2022 California conviction, while his health continues to deteriorate.
• The retrial is viewed as a significant moment for the #MeToo movement, with evolving legal standards and renewed scrutiny of sexual misconduct cases.