July 2020 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Portland protests: Oregon sues over ‘unlawful detentions’

July 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

The attorney general for the US state of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, accusing it of unlawfully detaining protesters. There have been nightly protests against police brutality in Portland since the […]

Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi

Iran halts execution of three protesters after online campaign

July 19, 2020 World Justice News 0

Iran has halted the executions of three men who were sentenced to death over anti-government protests last year, according to one of their lawyers. Babak Paknia told reporters that a request for a retrial had […]

EU-US Privacy Shield for data struck down by court

July 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A major agreement governing the transfer of EU citizens’ data to the United States has been struck down by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The EU-US Privacy Shield let companies sign up to higher […]

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

July 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates are among many prominent US figures targeted by hackers on Twitter in an apparent Bitcoin scam. The official accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Kanye West […]

Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans

July 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s government has dropped its plans to deport international students whose courses move fully online because of the coronavirus pandemic. The U-turn comes just one week after the policy announcement. The Massachusetts […]

Paedophile Mark Sutherland loses human rights court challenge

July 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

A convicted paedophile has lost a Supreme Court challenge over using evidence in court gathered covertly by so-called paedophile hunters. Judges unanimously dismissed an appeal which argued that evidence from vigilante groups breached a person’s right […]

Timbuktu’s jihadist police chief before International Criminal Court for war crimes

July 14, 2020 World Justice News 0

The war crimes trial of the former head of the Islamic police in the Malian city of Timbuktu has started at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Mali Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud headed […]

US Supreme Court allows federal executions to resume

July 14, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for the first executions of federal prisoners in 17 years. Several executions were delayed after a judge ruled on Monday that there were still unresolved legal challenges […]

Daniel Lewis Lee: US judge delays first federal execution in 17 years

July 13, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US judge has ordered the first federal execution in more than 17 years to be delayed, just hours before it was due to go ahead The judge issued an injunction on Monday, shortly before […]

Trump taxes: Supreme Court says New York prosecutors can see records

July 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump’s financial records can be examined by prosecutors in New York. In a related case, the court ruled that this information did not have to be shared […]

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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Month: July 2020

Portland protests: Oregon sues over ‘unlawful detentions’

Iran halts execution of three protesters after online campaign

EU-US Privacy Shield for data struck down by court

Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans

Paedophile Mark Sutherland loses human rights court challenge

Timbuktu’s jihadist police chief before International Criminal Court for war crimes

US Supreme Court allows federal executions to resume

Daniel Lewis Lee: US judge delays first federal execution in 17 years

Trump taxes: Supreme Court says New York prosecutors can see records