https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2020/feb/19/should-the-harvey-weinstein-jury-really-be-forbidden-to-review-books

The movie mogul’s lawyers sought to discharge one trial juror over books she had read, which is a court role for reading habits I have not seen before

As the jury in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial begin their deliberations, his defence lawyers launched a last-minute bid to to get one juror discharged – by turning their attention to her reading material.

On Tuesday, Weinstein’s lawyer Damon Cheronis complained that juror No 11 was reading “books on predatory older men” and reviewing them online on Goodreads during the proceedings, reports Vulture. Cheronis argued that this was in violation of the court order not to consume media related to the trial, and sought to have her replaced on the jury.