June 2022 – Page 6 – World Justice News

Court Orders For All US ISPs to Block Pirate Sites Have Been Suspended

June 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Last month we broke some rather unusual news. Successful judgments against three pirate streaming sites required every ISP in the United States to implement blocking measures, so that no subscriber could access them. However, after […]

US shootings: Firm unveils plans for Taser-armed drones

June 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US company behind Tasers plans to produce stun gun-armed drones it claims will help stop school shootings. The Arizona-based company, Axon, says that the high-tech solution is necessary amid a “fruitless” debate on gun […]

YouTube and Uploaded Could be Liable For Pirating Users, Court Rules

June 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

Platforms such as YouTube and Uploaded could be directly liable for the copyright-infringing uploads of their users. The German Federal Court of Justice came to this conclusion based on advice from the EU’s top court. […]

Johnny Depp wins defamation lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard

June 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The Washington Post was defamatory. He was awarded $15m by the court […]

West Ham’s Kurt Zouma given 180 hours community service for kicking and slapping his pet cat

June 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his cat. The 27-year-old has also been banned from keeping […]

Crown Resorts: Casino firm fined over illegal China dealings

June 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Australian gaming operator Crown Resorts has been fined A$80m ($57.4m; £45.6m) for illegally accepting Chinese bank cards at its casino in Melbourne. Regulators say the transactions were falsely classified as hotel services. To deter money […]

Canada trials decriminalising cocaine, MDMA and other drugs

June 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canada has announced it will temporarily decriminalise the possession of small amounts of some illicit drugs in British Columbia (BC). The province asked for the criminal code exemption after overdoses claimed more than two thousand […]

Texas: Supreme Court blocks state’s ‘de-platforming’ law

June 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Texas law forbidding social media giants from regulating certain forms of online speech has been blocked by the US Supreme Court. The legislation would have prevented larger tech companies from banning or censoring Texas […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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Month: June 2022

Court Orders For All US ISPs to Block Pirate Sites Have Been Suspended

US shootings: Firm unveils plans for Taser-armed drones

YouTube and Uploaded Could be Liable For Pirating Users, Court Rules

Johnny Depp wins defamation lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard

West Ham’s Kurt Zouma given 180 hours community service for kicking and slapping his pet cat

Crown Resorts: Casino firm fined over illegal China dealings

Canada trials decriminalising cocaine, MDMA and other drugs