September 2022 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Man arrested at airport on suspicion of attempted murder after four hit by car

September 25, 2022 World Justice News 0

Four men have been injured – two critically – after a hit-and-run in west London. A 20-year-old man was arrested at nearby Heathrow Airport on suspicion of attempted murder just before 7pm. Police said he […]

Abortions banned in Arizona after judge lifts injunction that blocked prosecutions

September 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Abortions have effectively been banned in Arizona after a judge lifted an injunction that had blocked prosecutions for nearly 50 years. Women will have to leave the state to get the procedure done and some […]

Donors spending millions on Trump’s legal battles

September 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

As Donald Trump’s legal woes mount, donors and the Republican party have paid millions in dollars of his legal fees. His newest legal headache saw him and three of his children hit with a fraud […]

María Belén Bernal: Ecuadorian authorities find body of missing lawyer

September 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ecuador’s president has said a body found by authorities is that of a young female lawyer who went missing after visiting a police training school. He named the woman as María Belén Bernal, 34, who […]

Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham gets life in prison for killing his mother

September 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

Canadian actor Ryan Grantham has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his mother, Barbara Waite, in 2020. The 24-year-old, who played Jeffery Augustine in teen drama Riverdale, was sentenced at […]

Nova Scotia shooting: Families say inquiry raises more questions

September 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

Families of the victims in Canada’s deadliest mass shooting say an inquiry into what happened has left them with “more questions than answers”. The joint provincial and federal inquiry is hearing from family members and […]

Fat Leonard: Malaysian criminal in US Navy scandal recaptured after escaping house arrest

September 22, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Malaysian businessman who scammed the US Navy in its biggest fraud scandal ever has been recaptured after he escaped house arrest two weeks ago. Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard”, was captured in […]

Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Record £200k reward in hunt for girl’s killer

September 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A record reward of up to £200,000 has been offered in the search for the gunman who killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel. The nine-year-old was shot during a struggle when two men burst into her home in Liverpool on […]

HS2 wins route-length High Court injunction against protestors

September 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

HS2 Ltd has been granted an “extensive” injunction along the length of the high-speed line from London to Crewe to help tackle unlawful protests. The order makes going onto HS2 land without permission or disrupting […]

US charges dozens with $250m pandemic relief fraud

September 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have charged 47 people in the largest Covid relief fraud scheme alleged to date. The suspects are accused of stealing $250m (£220m) from a government aid programme that was supposed to feed children […]

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: September 2022

Man arrested at airport on suspicion of attempted murder after four hit by car

Abortions banned in Arizona after judge lifts injunction that blocked prosecutions

Donors spending millions on Trump’s legal battles

María Belén Bernal: Ecuadorian authorities find body of missing lawyer

Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham gets life in prison for killing his mother

Nova Scotia shooting: Families say inquiry raises more questions

Fat Leonard: Malaysian criminal in US Navy scandal recaptured after escaping house arrest

Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Record £200k reward in hunt for girl’s killer

HS2 wins route-length High Court injunction against protestors

US charges dozens with $250m pandemic relief fraud