2022 – Page 13 – World Justice News

Mason Greenwood arrest: Man United player in alleged bail breach

October 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions. The 21-year-old striker was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault in January. He was also questioned about claims of making threats […]

January 6 committee issues subpoena for Trump to testify

October 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US congressional committee investigating last year’s Capitol riot has issued a legal summons for former President Donald Trump to testify. “He is required to answer for his actions,” said Representative Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi […]

Florida jury recommends life in prison for school gunman Nikolas Cruz over 2018 Parkland massacre of 17 people

October 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

A jury in Florida has recommended a sentence of life in prison for school gunman Nikolas Cruz over the 2018 Parkland massacre which left 17 people dead. Cruz pleaded guilty last year to premeditated murder […]

Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims’ families

October 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965m (£869m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The families of eight victims, and an FBI agent who […]

Parkland school mass shooting gunman planned ‘systematic massacre’

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man who carried out a mass shooting at a Florida school in 2018 planned a “systematic massacre” and should be sentenced to death, prosecutors say. Nikolas Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty in October last year […]

Court win for man fired for not keeping webcam on

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A telemarketer who was fired after refusing to keep his webcam on while working had his rights breached, a Dutch court has ruled. The employee of US-based IT company Chetu was awarded approximately 75,000 euro […]

Madeleine McCann suspect charged with separate sex offences

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

The prime suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has been charged in Germany with unrelated sexual offences. Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner is accused of five offences between 2000 and 2017 in Portugal. German […]

Man charged with kidnap deaths of California family

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man in California has been charged with kidnapping and murdering a family of four, including an eight-month-old infant. The family were taken at gunpoint from a trucking business in the city of Merced on […]

Adnan Syed: All charges dropped in Serial podcast case

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have dropped all charges against a Baltimore man whose case garnered worldwide attention through the hit true crime podcast Serial. Adnan Syed served 23 years in prison after he was convicted of the […]

10 teens, 6 guns, 42 bullets complicate Iowa murder trials

October 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — From the start, the case stemming from a drive-by shooting death of a 15-year-old boy near a Des Moines high school has been among the most complex prosecutions ever in Iowa’s capital […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2022

Mason Greenwood arrest: Man United player in alleged bail breach

January 6 committee issues subpoena for Trump to testify

Florida jury recommends life in prison for school gunman Nikolas Cruz over 2018 Parkland massacre of 17 people

Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims’ families

Parkland school mass shooting gunman planned ‘systematic massacre’

Court win for man fired for not keeping webcam on

Madeleine McCann suspect charged with separate sex offences

Man charged with kidnap deaths of California family

Adnan Syed: All charges dropped in Serial podcast case

10 teens, 6 guns, 42 bullets complicate Iowa murder trials