2016 – Page 76 – World Justice News

Did Chandler Kania Act With Malice?

October 6, 2016 WJN Staff 0

Opening statements in the Chandler Kania trial began Wednesday with prosecutors claiming the argument that ensued between Kania and his best friend would be a big part of their case. It is alleged that Kania […]

Uber, Lyft to Cease Operations in Philadelphia by Court Order

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Less than a week after a temporary agreement of immunity between the services and the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) expired – Ride-hailing services UberX and Lyft were served a cease-and-desist order issued by Common Pleas Judge […]

Lord Help Us! Tennessee Mom Throws A Fit When Her Daughter Learns About Islam In School

October 6, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

“It is time as parents, teachers and administrators we stand up and take back our families, our schools and our country.” A Tennessee mother has launched a crusade against the textbooks used in the local […]

Law & Film: The Best of the Best

October 6, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

Here are my picks for the 5 best legal-themed movies of all time: Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts stars as an unemployed single mother who becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California […]

Kayden Culp: 10-year-old boy with special needs ‘deliberately set on fire’ in Texas

October 6, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

He was allegedly doused with petrol and set on fire by another boy Kayden Culp, 10, is believed to have been playing in a field with two other boys when one doused him with petrol […]

Covering My “Bits”

October 6, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

What makes a good website great? Well, it’s YOU of course! If you’ve followed the evolution of WJN, you know that we have become a tight knit community of very special members, always ready to […]

Human Rights

Experts Appointed to Champion Health and Human Rights

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The world’s governing bodies have tasked a group of experts to expand the health and human rights of women, children and adolescents everywhere. The new working group aims to generate high-level political support and technical […]

Rapper Brings $165,000 Cash to Court to Pay Fines

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Rapper Fetty Wap said he brought about $165,000 in cash to a New Jersey court pay several fines including: driving with tinted windows and a suspended license, failing to replace lost, destroyed or defaced license plates and a […]

Pedro Hernandez Retrial, Juror Questioning Begins

October 6, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Questioning of potential jurors began Wednesday in Manhattan Supreme Court for the upcoming retrial of Pedro Hernandez. Hernandez was charged with kidnapping and murder in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. The first trial of Hernandez, […]

Shocking video shows father-of-four screaming ‘I can’t breathe’ Hours before he dies in cell!

October 6, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

Michael Sabbie died in Bi State Jail in Texarkana, Texas, last July The 35-year-old was facing a misdemeanor domestic assault charge He was found in his cell on July 22, three days after being […]

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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Year: 2016

Did Chandler Kania Act With Malice?

Uber, Lyft to Cease Operations in Philadelphia by Court Order

Lord Help Us! Tennessee Mom Throws A Fit When Her Daughter Learns About Islam In School

Law & Film: The Best of the Best

Kayden Culp: 10-year-old boy with special needs ‘deliberately set on fire’ in Texas

Covering My “Bits”

Experts Appointed to Champion Health and Human Rights

Rapper Brings $165,000 Cash to Court to Pay Fines

Pedro Hernandez Retrial, Juror Questioning Begins

Shocking video shows father-of-four screaming ‘I can’t breathe’ Hours before he dies in cell!