2017 – Page 37 – World Justice News

Dalia Dippolito witness, Mohamed Shihadeh, linked to woman’s drug death

July 5, 2017 WHUsBubbles 0

BOYNTON BEACH —Mohamed Shihadeh and woman overdosed after taking drugs in March The man who first alerted Boynton Beach Police that Dalia Dippolito was trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband, was part […]

New trial date for child murder suspect David Creato Jr.

July 5, 2017 WHUsBubbles 0

CAMDEN, N.J. A judge has set a new trial date for David Creato Jr., the New Jersey man accused of killing his son. The proceedings will begin on September 11, the judge said on Wednesday. […]

Jailed without trial, Canadian casino mogul blames conspiracy of former partners

July 5, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Joseph Loiero, CBC News A controversial Canadian businessman has been languishing in a Dominican Republic prison for over two years — without a trial or prospect of release in a country notorious for a corrupt […]

Bijan Ebrahimi: Police ‘failed’ murdered man for years

July 5, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A disabled Iranian refugee repeatedly reported death threats and racial abuse to police for seven years before being brutally murdered, a report has found. ijan Ebrahimi was beaten to death and set alight on a […]

Judge in Minnesota police shooting offers jurors support (Philando Castile shooting)

July 5, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The judge who presided over the manslaughter trial of a Minnesota police officer acquitted in the fatal shooting of black motorist Philando Castile took the unusual step of writing to […]

Knifeman jailed for nine years set free after court staff blunder

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A knifeman who was jailed for nine years has been set free after court staff accidentally wrote nine months on prison forms. Ralston Dodd, 25, was locked up in November last year after admitting to […]

Lockerbie bomber’s family in bid to overturn conviction

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

The family of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi have launched a new appeal against his conviction. He was convicted of killing 271 people in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 above Lockerbie in […]

Judge rules Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law is unconstitutional

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

MIAMI – Florida’s revised “stand your ground” law is unconstitutional, a Miami judge ruled Monday. Miami-Dade County Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that lawmakers overstepped their authority by revising the self-defense law, putting the burden of proof on prosecutors. Hirsch ruled […]

Boy’s solitary confinement breached human rights

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A 16-year-old boy’s human rights were breached by his being kept in solitary confinement for 23-and-a-half hours a day, a judge has ruled. The High Court said the boy, who is referred to as AB, […]

Father admits murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day

July 4, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has admitted murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day. Lee Parker, 33, of Britton Gardens in Kingswood, Bristol, inflicted “fatal and terrible” injuries on Aya Parker, Bristol Crown Court was told. The […]

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

Dalia Dippolito witness, Mohamed Shihadeh, linked to woman’s drug death

New trial date for child murder suspect David Creato Jr.

Jailed without trial, Canadian casino mogul blames conspiracy of former partners

Bijan Ebrahimi: Police ‘failed’ murdered man for years

Judge in Minnesota police shooting offers jurors support (Philando Castile shooting)

Knifeman jailed for nine years set free after court staff blunder

Lockerbie bomber’s family in bid to overturn conviction

Judge rules Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law is unconstitutional

Boy’s solitary confinement breached human rights

Father admits murdering his six-month-old baby daughter on Christmas Day