August 2022 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Liverpool shooting: Murder arrests over nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s death

August 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool. A 33-year-old, from Dovecot, Liverpool, was also arrested on suspicion of the murder of nine-year-old Olivia and two counts […]

Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers

August 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers used to justify a search of ex-President Donald Trump’s Florida home. The public version of the affidavit, a court document that […]

Gretchen Whitmer: Two convicted in Michigan governor kidnap plot case

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor have been found guilty on conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say Adam Fox, 39 and Barry Croft Jr, 46, hoped to start a “revolution” by kidnapping Gretchen […]

Rayshard Brooks: No charges in police killing that sparked protests

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

The 2020 police killing of a motorist in the car park of a Georgia fast-food restaurant was legally justified, a special prosecutor has ruled. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was fatally shot about three weeks after the […]

Spain: Gunman euthanised before he can stand trial

August 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man in Spain who was paralysed in a police shootout after opening fire on workmates has been euthanised in prison before he could face trial. Marin Eugen Sabau, 46, shot and injured three former […]

Liverpool shooting: Victim named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nine-year-old girl was fatally shot when a man being chased by a gunman forced his way into her Liverpool home. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in the chest as her mother struggled with the men […]

Nick Kyrgios: Wimbledon fan to take legal action against Australian

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A fan who Nick Kyrgios said was “drunk out of her mind” during the Wimbledon final is taking legal action against the Australian tennis player. Kyrgios, who lost the final to Novak Djokovic in July, said the […]

Liverpool shooting: Girl, 9, shot dead and two injured

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nine-year-old girl has died after being shot in Liverpool. A man was reported to have fired a gun in a house on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot at 22:00 BST on Monday. The girl was […]

Donald Trump sues justice department over Mar-a-Lago search

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze the justice department’s investigation of files seized from his Mar-a-Lago home. In a lawsuit, his legal team asked that an independent lawyer be appointed […]

Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on all-out strike

August 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Barristers have voted to go on an indefinite, uninterrupted strike in England and Wales from next month. The walkout by members of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) will begin on 5 September. Until now, members […]

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 […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: August 2022

Liverpool shooting: Murder arrests over nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s death

Trump: Judge orders release of redacted search court papers

Gretchen Whitmer: Two convicted in Michigan governor kidnap plot case

Rayshard Brooks: No charges in police killing that sparked protests

Spain: Gunman euthanised before he can stand trial

Liverpool shooting: Victim named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Nick Kyrgios: Wimbledon fan to take legal action against Australian

Liverpool shooting: Girl, 9, shot dead and two injured

Donald Trump sues justice department over Mar-a-Lago search

Criminal barristers in England and Wales vote to go on all-out strike