May 2017 – Page 12 – World Justice News

‘Cufflink terrorist’ Samata Ullah given eight years

May 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A man who used a James Bond-style USB cufflink to store extremist data has been jailed for eight years. Samata Ullah, 34, of Cardiff, admitted being a member of so-called Islamic State, as well as […]

Will the (US) Supreme Court Defend Citizenship?

May 2, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Very few Americans have heard of Afroyim v. Rusk, a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case on citizenship, but all Americans can perhaps be grateful for it. Most of the Court’s landmark decisions are famous for […]

Ohio Postpones 8 Executions Amidst Legal Challenge To Lethal Injection Procedure

May 1, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Gov. John Kasich has put Ohio executions on hold until May, citing a legal challenge to the state’s three-drug lethal injection protocol. The governor’s office released a statement saying it had postponed the execution dates […]

Philadelphia DA Seth Williams set for May 31 trial

May 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Philadelphia’s top prosecutor intends to push federal prosecutors to trial in a 23-count bribery case just two months after his arrest. District Attorney Seth Williams’ lawyers tell a judge they’ll be ready […]

Three women arrested by anti-terror police

May 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

Three women have been arrested in connection with last week’s anti-terror operation in London in which a woman was shot by police. The women, two aged 18 and one 19, were arrested on Monday on […]

1 dead, 7 injured in mass shooting at University City apartment complex

May 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8 SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) — A man shot several people at an apartment complex in University City Sunday evening before being shot and killed […]

Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire leaves jail

May 1, 2017 zoshinuk 0

BRAZIL – A Brazilian oil and mining magnate, who was once one of the richest men in the world, has left a notorious prison in Rio de Janeiro for house arrest ahead of a corruption […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

World Justice News

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Month: May 2017

‘Cufflink terrorist’ Samata Ullah given eight years

Will the (US) Supreme Court Defend Citizenship?

Ohio Postpones 8 Executions Amidst Legal Challenge To Lethal Injection Procedure

Philadelphia DA Seth Williams set for May 31 trial

Three women arrested by anti-terror police

1 dead, 7 injured in mass shooting at University City apartment complex

Eike Batista: Brazilian ex-billionaire leaves jail