November 2019 – Page 5 – World Justice News

Daca: Dreamers take fight with Trump to Supreme Court

November 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court is to hear arguments in the case of an Obama-era immigration programme the White House has sought to end since 2017. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) policy protects 700,000 […]

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against NY over tax returns

November 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against New York officials that was aimed at preventing the release of his tax returns. Judge Carl Nichols handed down a 19-page ruling, finding the […]

Murder charge after stabbing at knife awareness course

November 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A teenager has been charged with murdering a man stabbed at a knife awareness course in London. Hakim Sillah, 18, was attacked in the youth offending service department of the Hillingdon Civic Centre in Uxbridge […]

Killer claims his life sentence is served because he briefly died

November 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in the US has refused to release a convict who argued that he had completed his life sentence when he briefly “died”. Benjamin Schreiber, 66, was sentenced to life without parole in Iowa […]

Ayodhya verdict: Indian top court gives holy site to Hindus

November 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

The disputed holy site of Ayodhya in northern India should be given to Hindus who want a temple built there, the country’s Supreme Court has ruled. The case, which has been bitterly contested for decades […]

Judge orders Trump to pay $2m for misusing Trump Foundation funds

November 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

A New York judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2m (£1.6m) for misusing funds from his charity to finance his 2016 political campaign. The Donald J Trump Foundation closed down in 2018, after […]

Extinction Rebellion: High Court rules London protest ban unlawful

November 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

A police ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in London last month was unlawful, High Court judges have ruled. The Metropolitan Police imposed the ban, which prevented two or more people from the group taking part […]

Trump envoy Gordon Sondland revises testimony on Ukraine aid

November 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US diplomat has revised his testimony to a congressional investigation that could seek to remove US President Donald Trump from office. Gordon Sondland says he now remembers telling a Ukrainian official that US military […]

Ana Kriégel murder: Two teenage boys sentenced

November 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

A boy who has been convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Ana Kriégel has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of release for 12 years. A second boy has been sentenced to […]

Essex lorry deaths: Vietnamese police arrest eight people

November 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

Eight suspects have been held in Vietnam after 39 people were found dead in a lorry in Essex. The arrests came as a team of Vietnamese officials arrived in Britain to help formally identify the […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

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Month: November 2019

Daca: Dreamers take fight with Trump to Supreme Court

Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against NY over tax returns

Murder charge after stabbing at knife awareness course

Killer claims his life sentence is served because he briefly died

Ayodhya verdict: Indian top court gives holy site to Hindus

Judge orders Trump to pay $2m for misusing Trump Foundation funds

Extinction Rebellion: High Court rules London protest ban unlawful

Trump envoy Gordon Sondland revises testimony on Ukraine aid

Ana Kriégel murder: Two teenage boys sentenced

Essex lorry deaths: Vietnamese police arrest eight people