2017 – Page 74 – World Justice News

UK: Brexit will launch on March 29th

March 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The world’s biggest divorce since the end of the colonial period will begin next week, and don’t expect it to be amicable. UK prime minister Theresa May will file the required Article 50 statement to […]

Judge signs warrant ordering Google to provide info on anyone who searched for specific name

March 20, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Search warrants are certainly not a new thing, but they tend to have a limited scope of application, as per the Fourth Amendment. It is therefore a little troubling to see this new report detailing […]

Bronx man charged with hijacking ambulance, killing EMT worker has a ‘special place in hell,’ colleagues hurl

March 17, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

The long-haired madman accused of fatally mowing down an FDNY first responder with a stolen ambulance was surrounded by his victim’s uniformed colleagues as cops escorted him from a precinct house in the Bronx early […]

Bystander shot and killed man who was beating up police officer in the middle of the road

March 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Good Samaritan has been called a hero after he shot dead a man who was beating up a police officer. Ashad Russell was filmed as suspect Edward Strother rained punches down on Deputy Dean Barde in Estero, […]

Dozens of rights activists killed in Colombia in 2016

March 17, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Dozens of rights activists were killed in Colombia last year, according to a report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. It says most victims were human rights leaders or members of left-wing groups, […]

New York City mayor will not face corruption charges: prosecutors

March 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Federal and state prosecutors on Thursday said they would not bring criminal charges against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio or his aides in connection with two simultaneous investigations into his fundraising practices. The […]

Police hunt suspect in murder of TAO woman

March 16, 2017 zoshinuk 0

THAILAND: PATHUM THANI – Police are seeking an arrest warrant for a man they suspect murdered a woman, who appeared to have been married the previous day, in her car on Tuesday. Pol Col Amnuayphan […]

UK court rules for animal charities in contested will case

March 15, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against a woman who tried to overturn her mother’s will after the estate was left to animal charities. Britain’s Supreme Court sided against Heather Ilott, a mother of five from […]

Marine conviction reduced to manslaughter

March 15, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A Royal Marine, jailed for shooting an injured Taliban fighter in Afghanistan, has had his murder conviction reduced to manslaughter by an appeal court. Sgt Alexander Blackman, 42, from Taunton, Somerset, had been given a […]

Pesticide-laden medical marijuana spurs third Canadian lawsuit

March 15, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A third class-action lawsuit launched Tuesday over tainted medical marijuana raises new questions about Health Canada’s recent conclusion that patients who consumed products containing banned pesticides were unlikely to experience any adverse health consequences. A […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

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