October 2016 – Page 11 – World Justice News

Artificially Intelligent Judge Predicts Case Outcomes in the European Court of Human Rights.

October 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Researchers loaded the text of 584 past cases to see if a computer could predict the outcomes. In cases covering areas of law including torture, privacy and degrading treatment, the artificial intelligence (AI) judge reached the […]

Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone Magazine Continues

October 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

In Charlottesville Virginia, jurors are heading back to court for a second week in the trial pitting the University of Virginia against Rolling Stone magazine over their 2014 story about a rape at the university. The story was the account […]

Guest Fiction: Sharky75

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WJN Member Sharky75 was kind enough to share the following story, which features several of our chat friends. Written for a Fiction Writing Workshop, the assignment was to avoid a happy or sad ending. Sink […]

Female Pastor Found Guilty in Fatal New York Church Beating

October 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Pastor Tiffanie Irwin called for a counselling session at the Word of Life Christian Church in New Hartford, NY and at that session, two brothers were beaten with an electric cord resulting in the death of one. […]

Cyber Attacks Disrupt U.S.A.

October 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

On Friday morning, large swaths of the U.S. experienced a major Internet outage—and it was the kind of large-scale takedown of which security expert Bruce Schneier recently foretold. The outage, which appears to have mainly […]

Former Police Chief Guilty of Child Sex Abuse

October 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

A former north Wales police chief has been found guilty of historical child sex offences. Gordon Anglesea, 79, from Old Colwyn, was convicted of one charge of indecent assault against one boy, and three charges […]

‘Fake Sheikh’ Journalist Jailed

October 21, 2016 World Justice News 0

Undercover journalist Mazher Mahmood, known as the “Fake Sheikh”, has been jailed for 15 months for tampering with evidence in a case involving singer Tulisa Contostavlos. The reporter, 53, and his driver Alan Smith, 67, […]

New York Giants Kicker Josh Brown’s Domestic Violence Case – Details Released

October 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Documents from New York Giants kicker Josh Brown’s 2015 arrest for domestic violence have been released and the details are alarming. Brown was arrested for fourth-degree assault/domestic violence and the charges were dropped. Police had […]

Lucasfilm Files Lawsuit to Protect Intellectual Property

October 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Lucasfilm filed a lawsuit last week against New York Jedi and Lightsaber Academy alleging that the businesses’ use of the words “Jedi” and “lightsaber” along with a Jedi Order logo are in violation of […]

Former NSA Contractor Due In Court

October 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Harold Martin, a former NSA contractor, is accused of stealing classified information and is due to appear in Baltimore federal court today. A Navy veteran, Martin is expected to ask to go free at his first court appearance […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

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A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Month: October 2016

Artificially Intelligent Judge Predicts Case Outcomes in the European Court of Human Rights.

Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone Magazine Continues

Guest Fiction: Sharky75

Female Pastor Found Guilty in Fatal New York Church Beating

Cyber Attacks Disrupt U.S.A.

Former Police Chief Guilty of Child Sex Abuse

‘Fake Sheikh’ Journalist Jailed

New York Giants Kicker Josh Brown’s Domestic Violence Case – Details Released

Lucasfilm Files Lawsuit to Protect Intellectual Property

Former NSA Contractor Due In Court