Is Harvey Weinstein’s California conviction in jeopardy after N.Y. appeals ruling? Over the last three decades, a movement has grown to relax the law in sexual assault cases, according to Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern who used to be a criminal appellate attorney in New York.
Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by N.Y. court; California conviction stays “You could think of New York as a dinosaur, but I think of it as New York being very vigilant of protecting the civil rights of defendants,” said Daniel Medwed, a professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University who is a former criminal appellate attorney in New York.
As Colleges Struggle, Universities Need Merger-Focused Panels As mergers increasingly occur—such as those of St. Augustine College and Lewis University, Northeastern University and Mills College, and Saint Joseph’s University and University of the Sciences—an engaged strategic planning committee takes on more importance.