2017 – Page 58 – World Justice News

Ugly scenes in the dock at the Old Bailey as youngsters found guilty of Andre Aderemi’s murder

May 3, 2017 zoshinuk 0

There were ugly scenes in the dock at the Old Bailey as two youngsters were found guilty of murdering Andre Aderemi, with one of the convicted murderers lunging at the other. Rodney Mukasa, 20, and […]

Mississipppi funeral home refuses to cremate gay man, says they don’t ‘deal with their kind’: lawsuit

May 3, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

NEW ORLEANS — A south Mississippi funeral home went back on an agreement to cremate an 86-year-old man after he died and paperwork showed he was gay, according to a lawsuit in state court. Picayune […]

Jordan Edwards shooting: Texas police change account of death

May 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Texas police department has changed a key detail in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager, amid mounting calls for the officer to be arrested. Jordan Edwards, 15, died after an officer fired a […]

Mexico arrests ‘El Chapo’ successor Damaso Lopez

May 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A key player in one of the world’s most successful drug cartels has been arrested by security forces in Mexico City. Damaso Lopez, the right-hand man of jailed drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, was […]

‘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 […]

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

Ugly scenes in the dock at the Old Bailey as youngsters found guilty of Andre Aderemi’s murder

Mississipppi funeral home refuses to cremate gay man, says they don’t ‘deal with their kind’: lawsuit

Jordan Edwards shooting: Texas police change account of death

Mexico arrests ‘El Chapo’ successor Damaso Lopez

‘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