April 2017 – Page 11 – World Justice News

Accused in 2007 triple slaying tried to lure victim to home, Crown alleges

April 6, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

An Ottawa man facing charges of first-degree murder in the 2007 triple homicide of retired tax judge Alban Garon, Garon’s wife and a neighbour had a hatred of taxes and those who collect them and […]

Woman loses Trump golf course urination privacy case

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman who claimed damages after a worker photographed her urinating at an Aberdeenshire golf course founded by Donald Trump has lost her case. Rohan Beyts sought £3,000 in damages from Trump International, saying staff […]

South Africa court permits domestic trade in rhino horns

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s constitutional court has rejected an attempt by the government to keep a ban on the domestic trade in rhino horns. The ruling that the application be dismissed means that rhino horns can effectively […]

Court Orders Pornhub to Expose Copyright Infringers

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

A federal court in California has ordered Pornhub to hand over names, email addresses, IP addresses, and other identifying information related to uploaders of pirated videos. The subpoena was requested by a producer of adult […]

Facebook acts to prevent reposts of revenge porn

April 6, 2017 World Justice News 0

Facebook is taking fresh action to prevent so-called revenge porn from being spread across its platforms. The social network is making it impossible to repost or share intimate images of people thought to have been […]

Man denies ‘body in suitcase’ murder

April 4, 2017 zoshinuk 0

(Live updates were given by Chris Slater) The trial of Ming Jiang, accused of murdering his friend, dismembering his body, and leaving the torso in a suitcase in a lay-by in Derbyshire is set to […]

Florida governor reassigns 21 more murder cases as part of death-penalty dispute with prosecutor

April 4, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that he was removing a state attorney from about two dozen murder cases, escalating a dispute between the two officials over the death penalty in one of the country’s […]

US teen pleads guilty to IS-inspired plot to kill pope

April 4, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A New Jersey teen pleaded guilty Monday to a plot allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group to kill Pope Francis during his 2015 visit to the United States. The US Justice Department said Santos […]

Canada Appeal Court Rules FBI Cannot Examine Megaupload Servers

April 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

When Megaupload was raided in 2012, more than 1,100 servers were seized in the United States. In addition, 32 were targeted in Canada, and the battle to determine who can access them has continued ever […]

Trump golf course urination case starts

April 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A privacy case against Trump International Golf Clubs Scotland is under way at a small claims court in Edinburgh, Scotland. Rohan Beyts is accusing the company of breaching data protection law by filming her without […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

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A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

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Month: April 2017

Accused in 2007 triple slaying tried to lure victim to home, Crown alleges

Woman loses Trump golf course urination privacy case

South Africa court permits domestic trade in rhino horns

Court Orders Pornhub to Expose Copyright Infringers

Facebook acts to prevent reposts of revenge porn

Man denies ‘body in suitcase’ murder

Florida governor reassigns 21 more murder cases as part of death-penalty dispute with prosecutor

US teen pleads guilty to IS-inspired plot to kill pope

Canada Appeal Court Rules FBI Cannot Examine Megaupload Servers

Trump golf course urination case starts