2018 – Page 37 – World Justice News

Brett Kavanaugh picked for Supreme Court by President Trump

July 10, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, setting the stage for a bruising confirmation battle. In a primetime announcement at the White House, Mr Trump praised his pick as a […]

Ruling on sentencing delay could put more pressure on a stressed justice system

July 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Rob Antle producer for CBC’s investigative unit in Newfoundland and Labrador. A recent Ontario Superior Court decision could put even more stress on a justice system already struggling with timelines imposed by the Supreme Court of […]

Dissident Liu Xiaobo’s widow Liu Xia ‘allowed to leave China’

July 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

The widow of Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has been allowed to leave the country, boarding a flight for Germany, reports say. Liu Xia, who had been under house arrest since her husband won […]

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by two Mass. State Police troopers over arrest report of judge’s daughter

July 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

By Scott J. Croteau The lawsuit filed by two Massachusetts State Police troopers who say their supervisors forced them to alter and destroy reports involving the arrest of a Worcester County judge’s daughter were dismissed by […]

Jodi Arias appeals murder conviction from ‘circus-like’ trial

July 9, 2018 World Justice News 0

Jodi Arias is asking an appeals court to overturn her murder conviction in the 2008 death of her former boyfriend, saying a prosecutor’s misconduct and a judge’s failure to control news coverage during the salacious case deprived her of […]

Novichok: Murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess dies

July 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police have launched a murder inquiry after a woman exposed to nerve agent Novichok in Wiltshire died. Dawn Sturgess, 44, died in hospital on Sunday evening after falling critically ill on 30 June. Charlie Rowley, […]

Tyler Honeycutt: Ex-NBA player dies after police shootout

July 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Basketball player Tyler Honeycutt has died after a shootout with US police, local media report. The Los Angeles Police Department said an unnamed suspect appeared to have died of a “self-inflicted gunshot”, after reportedly firing […]

Kim Dotcom Loses Extradition Appeal, Will Take Case to Supreme Court

July 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

Kim Dotcom and former colleagues Mattias Ortmann, Bram van der Kolk and Finn Batato, have failed in their latest bid to avoid extradition to the United States. In a ruling handed down in the New […]

Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term

July 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A Pakistani court has sentenced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to 10 years in prison on corruption charges related to four luxury London flats. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) court handed down the verdict after […]

Tokyo Sarin attack: Aum Shinrikyo cult leaders executed

July 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

Seven members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult which carried out a deadly chemical attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995 have been executed, including cult leader Shoko Asahara. The Sarin attack, Japan’s worst terror […]

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 […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2018

Brett Kavanaugh picked for Supreme Court by President Trump

Ruling on sentencing delay could put more pressure on a stressed justice system

Dissident Liu Xiaobo’s widow Liu Xia ‘allowed to leave China’

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by two Mass. State Police troopers over arrest report of judge’s daughter

Jodi Arias appeals murder conviction from ‘circus-like’ trial

Novichok: Murder inquiry after Dawn Sturgess dies

Tyler Honeycutt: Ex-NBA player dies after police shootout

Kim Dotcom Loses Extradition Appeal, Will Take Case to Supreme Court

Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term

Tokyo Sarin attack: Aum Shinrikyo cult leaders executed