December 2016 – Page 13 – World Justice News

Strike me off, says lawyer who hounded our troops: He admits touting for business – and acting without integrity

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The human rights lawyer who led the hounding of British troops over the Iraq War faced disgrace yesterday as he admitted drumming up the claims against them. In a humiliating retreat, Phil Shiner pleaded guilty to […]

Spy Agencies Are Spying On Phones In Planes

December 9, 2016 World Justice News 0

BitTorrent users all around the globe are well aware that they’re probably being monitored as they share files from home or workplace. However, it now appears that spy agencies are spying on phones in planes. […]

Judge: PA man can’t use Castle Doctrine defense for killing home intruder

December 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Washington County man has been ordered held without bail after he was arraigned on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of an unarmed intruder last month. Fifty-three-year-old David Murray was charged Thursday with 77 […]

Brexit Appeal Hearing Key Points

December 9, 2016 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has finished a historic four days of hearings on Brexit – and who has the power to trigger it. Now the 11 justices will deliberate on whether government or Parliament has […]

Dutch MP Geert Wilders Convicted In Hate Speech Trial

December 9, 2016 World Justice News 0

Dutch anti-Islam political leader Geert Wilders has been convicted of insulting a group and inciting discrimination. But no penalty was imposed by the court near Amsterdam on Wilders, whose party is leading in polls ahead […]

Actor Judge Reinhold arrested

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Actor Judge Reinhold has been arrested after causing a disturbance in an airport security line at Dallas’ Love Field. The Beverly Hills Cop star was reportedly belligerent when he was selected by Transportation Security Administration […]

Female NY prison officer shot dead execution style

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Femail NY prison officer Alastasia Bryan, 25, was on her way to work when she was shot multiple times in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn on Sunday night. She was sitting in her parked car while […]

First man to be convicted under ‘Clare’s Law’

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Robert Burke, 54, who fired a shotgun at his wife more than 30 years ago ‘as a joke’ has become the first to be convicted under the * ‘Clare’s Law’ domestic abuse scheme. He boasted […]

Jocelyn Wildenstein facing charges of assault in the second degree and inflicting injuries with a weapon

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Jocelyn Wildenstein, 71, is accused of slashing Canadian couturier Lloyd Klein, 49, with a pair of scissors and gouging his face with her nails. Klein was forced to shove the Wildenstein into a closet to […]

Geert Wilders found guilty in hate speech trial but no sentence imposed

December 9, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A Dutch court has convicted populist anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders of hate speech charges at the end of a trial he branded a politically motivated “charade” that endangered freedom of speech. Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

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Month: December 2016

Strike me off, says lawyer who hounded our troops: He admits touting for business – and acting without integrity

Spy Agencies Are Spying On Phones In Planes

Judge: PA man can’t use Castle Doctrine defense for killing home intruder

Brexit Appeal Hearing Key Points

Dutch MP Geert Wilders Convicted In Hate Speech Trial

Actor Judge Reinhold arrested

Female NY prison officer shot dead execution style

First man to be convicted under ‘Clare’s Law’

Jocelyn Wildenstein facing charges of assault in the second degree and inflicting injuries with a weapon

Geert Wilders found guilty in hate speech trial but no sentence imposed