2017 – Page 31 – World Justice News

Cristiano Ronaldo appears in court on tax charges

July 31, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has arrived at a Spanish court amid allegations he evaded millions in tax. Prosecutors accuse Ronaldo, reported to be the world’s highest paid athlete, of evading €14.7m ($17.3m; £13.1m) in tax since […]

Supreme Court rulings reshape penalties for young offenders

July 31, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Among the U.S. Supreme Court’s many rulings on juveniles and crime, several big cases over the last dozen years have narrowed the instances in which those who commit offenses under age 18 can be subject […]

Record 141 prison sentences increased after people complained they were too lenient

July 30, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Adam Smith The number of criminals whose sentences were increased after complaints they were too lenient has hit a record high. In 2016 the Attorney General’s Office said 141 terms were added to in […]

Video: U.S. border officers tell Mexican teen to drink the liquid meth that killed him

July 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

Cruz Velazquez Acevedo began convulsing shortly after he drank the liquid methamphetamine he’d brought with him from Tijuana, Mexico. The 16-year-old had just crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to San Diego and was going through the San […]

Mississippi man freed after 11 years in jail without a trial

July 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

A Mississippi man who has been in jail for 11 years without a trial for the alleged murder of his father soon will be released. Police say Steven Jessie Harris was arrested in October 2005 for […]

Charlie Gard Dies

July 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Charlie Gard, the baby at the centre of a legal row over his treatment, has died, a family spokesman has confirmed. The 11-month-old was moved to a hospice following a High Court ruling. He suffered […]

British men held in Swiss prison over road ‘race’

July 28, 2017 World Justice News 0

Three Britons have been held for seven weeks without charge in Switzerland over “minor driving offences” during an organised motoring holiday. The men were taking part in the Cannon Run, a European driving tour. They […]

Update – Hillsborough prosecutions

July 27, 2017 zoshinuk 0

This week the CPS has written to the families of those who died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster to update them on the progress of the prosecutions announced on 28 June. While it […]

Winston Blackmore and James Oler found guilty of polygamy in Bountiful, B.C.

July 25, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

CRANBROOK, B.C. — Winston Blackmore was making no apologies Monday after he and another former bishop of an isolated religious community in British Columbia were found guilty of practising polygamy. “I’m guilty of living my […]

Pope’s treasurer faces sex abuse charges in Australia, a grim reminder for his home town

July 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Byron Kaye BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – One of the pope’s top advisers, Cardinal George Pell, makes his first court appearance in Australia this week on charges of historic sex crimes, a bitter reminder for […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo appears in court on tax charges

Supreme Court rulings reshape penalties for young offenders

Record 141 prison sentences increased after people complained they were too lenient

Video: U.S. border officers tell Mexican teen to drink the liquid meth that killed him

Mississippi man freed after 11 years in jail without a trial

Charlie Gard Dies

British men held in Swiss prison over road ‘race’

Update – Hillsborough prosecutions

Winston Blackmore and James Oler found guilty of polygamy in Bountiful, B.C.

Pope’s treasurer faces sex abuse charges in Australia, a grim reminder for his home town