2018 – Page 17 – World Justice News

Machete-gang attack four guilty of murder

October 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

Four members of a gang that left a 27-year-old man with more than 80 injuries in a machete attack have been convicted of murder. Christopher Lemonius died after being attacked by a gang that was […]

Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: Las Vegas police reopen case

October 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police in Las Vegas have reopened a sexual assault investigation from 2009 at the request of a woman who has alleged she was raped by Cristiano Ronaldo. Kathryn Mayorga says she was attacked by the […]

Teacher Eleanor Wilson ‘had sex with pupil on plane’

October 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

A teacher had sex with a 16-year-old pupil in an aeroplane toilet after the pair drank alcohol on the flight back from a school trip, a court has heard. Eleanor Wilson, 29, of The Rope […]

Tesco Bank fined £16.4m over cyber-attack

October 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

Tesco Bank has been fined £16.4m by the UK financial regulator for failings surrounding a cyber-attack on its customers in November 2016. The Financial Conduct Authority said the bank had failed to exercise due skill, care […]

California just passed its net neutrality law. The DOJ is already suing.

October 1, 2018 zoshinuk 0

by Heather Kelly @heatherkelly The Department of Justice said it is filing a lawsuit against the state of California over its new net neutrality protections, hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on Sunday […]

Brett Kavanaugh Senate vote delayed: Trump orders FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations

September 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump has ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his nominee for the US Supreme Court. The move came after a Senate committee voted to approve Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the […]

Regulators accuse Tesla’s Elon Musk of securities fraud

September 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla boss Elon Musk of securities fraud. The US financial regulator says Mr Musk’s claims that he had secured funding to take the electric carmaker […]

Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify over sex assault claim

September 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

The man nominated for a vacant post on the US Supreme Court by Donald Trump emphatically denied allegations of sexual assault on Thursday. Brett Kavanaugh told the Senate Judiciary Committee his confirmation process had become […]

Beckham is saved by ‘Mr Loophole’: Football legend is CLEARED of speeding after celebrity lawyer successfully fights claim on a technicality

September 27, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By AMIE GORDON and MARTIN ROBINSON, UK CHIEF REPORTER FOR MAILONLINE and JOE MIDDLETON David Beckham has been cleared of speeding after celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, dubbed ‘Mr Loophole’, successfully fought the claim on a technicality. The former England captain, […]

Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford prepared statements

September 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh released the prepared testimony for today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh has denied the allegations. What will happen […]

Human Rights

Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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 […]

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Year: 2018

Machete-gang attack four guilty of murder

Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: Las Vegas police reopen case

Teacher Eleanor Wilson ‘had sex with pupil on plane’

Tesco Bank fined £16.4m over cyber-attack

California just passed its net neutrality law. The DOJ is already suing.

Brett Kavanaugh Senate vote delayed: Trump orders FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations

Regulators accuse Tesla’s Elon Musk of securities fraud

Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford testify over sex assault claim

Beckham is saved by ‘Mr Loophole’: Football legend is CLEARED of speeding after celebrity lawyer successfully fights claim on a technicality

Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford prepared statements