2017 – Page 14 – World Justice News

US Appeals Court Rejects Cosby Accuser’s Bid to Revive Defamation Suit

October 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Reuters BOSTON—A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a bid to revive a defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby by an actress who said the entertainer raped her in 1974 and then called her a […]

Guilty Verdict in Boston ISIS Beheading Plot

October 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Reuters BOSTON—A Boston-area man was found guilty on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit acts of international terrorism and supporting ISIS for a 2015 plot to attack police and behead a conservative blogger who organized […]

Body Found Of Missing Kindergarten Teacher Who Was Last Seen Bailing Out Felon

October 18, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Catherine Townsend FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Flagstaff police have found a body that they believe is that of a 44-year-old Phoenix-area kindergarten teacher who went missing after posting bond for a felon. The remains of […]

Australia’s Crown casino denies slot-machine ‘tampering’

October 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Australia’s largest casino has denied allegations it deliberately tampered with slot machines and ignored evidence of drug use and domestic violence. The claims, by three people who said they were ex-employees of Crown casino, were […]

Rio Tinto charged with fraud by US authorities

October 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged with fraud in the US, accused of hiding losses by inflating the value of African coal assets. It bought the Mozambique […]

‘Go to the dentist and get fined £100’

October 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Going to the dentist is something that many would want to avoid – but how about if you also faced a penalty fine? More than 40,000 people a year in England are getting fines of […]

Trump’s latest travel ban order blocked

October 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s latest bid to impose travel restrictions on citizens from eight countries entering the US has suffered a court defeat. A federal judge slapped a temporary restraining order on the open-ended ban […]

Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion

October 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier held as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan for five years, has pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehaviour before the enemy. The 31-year-old Army sergeant entered his plea on Monday before […]

Killer drivers to receive life sentences in law change

October 15, 2017 World Justice News 0

Drivers who kill someone in the most serious cases of dangerous and careless driving will now face life sentences. Causing death by dangerous driving, or death by careless driving while drunk or on drugs, will […]

Judge rules Ahmed Timol was murdered

October 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

Pretoria – The North Gauteng High Court ruled that Ahmed Timol was pushed from the 10th floor of the John Vorster police station. An inquest was held in 1972 and the magistrate court in Johannesburg found that […]

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 […]

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Year: 2017

US Appeals Court Rejects Cosby Accuser’s Bid to Revive Defamation Suit

Guilty Verdict in Boston ISIS Beheading Plot

Body Found Of Missing Kindergarten Teacher Who Was Last Seen Bailing Out Felon

Australia’s Crown casino denies slot-machine ‘tampering’

Rio Tinto charged with fraud by US authorities

‘Go to the dentist and get fined £100’

Trump’s latest travel ban order blocked

Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion

Killer drivers to receive life sentences in law change

Judge rules Ahmed Timol was murdered