2016 – Page 57 – 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

October 22, 2016 1313ujamaa 1

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

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 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