2022 – Page 53 – World Justice News

Supreme Court hears case that may derail Biden’s climate plan

March 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

The Supreme Court has heard arguments in the most significant environmental case in a decade, which could undermine President Joe Biden’s climate plan. At issue is the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to […]

Nigerian kidnapping kingpin ‘Evans’ sentenced to life

February 26, 2022 World Justice News 0

Nigerian kidnapping kingpin Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, widely known as “Evans”, has been sentenced to life in prison. A judge in Lagos also sentenced two co-defendants to life for abducting businessman Donatus Dunu in 2017. The CEO […]

Ex-police officers guilty in George Floyd death

February 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

Three ex-Minneapolis policemen present at the death of George Floyd denied the unarmed black man of his civil rights, a jury has found. The officers were charged with showing “deliberate indifference to [Mr Floyd’s] serious […]

Nkosana Makate: The South African set to make millions from Vodacom

February 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

South African Nkosana Makate’s 14-year court battle against a huge corporate opponent is testimony to the idea that it is sometimes worth fighting on, as he is now in line for a pay-out worth millions […]

Judge: Jehovah’s Witness Parodies Are Fair Use. Watch Tower: So What?

February 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

In 2018, Watch Tower filed for a DMCA subpoena that would’ve required YouTube to hand over the identity of an animator who parodied the religious group in his videos. When that stalled, Watch Tower filed […]

Queensland man dies after allegedly having leg sawn off

February 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with murder after allegedly sawing another man’s leg off in north-eastern Australia. A man, 66, died in a park in Innisfail, Far North Queensland, early on Saturday after being found […]

Graham Potter: One of Australia’s most wanted men nabbed after 12-year hunt

February 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Australian police have arrested one of the country’s most wanted fugitives following a 12-year manhunt. Graham Potter, 64, had been on the run since 2010 after he failed to show up to court to face […]

Maryland couple plead guilty in nuclear secrets plot

February 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US Navy engineer’s wife has pleaded guilty to helping her husband try to sell secrets about nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign country. Diana Toebbe, 46, acted as a lookout while her husband left information […]

Ex-police officer Kim Potter jailed for killing Daunte Wright

February 19, 2022 World Justice News 0

A veteran former Minnesota police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison over the fatal shooting of a black motorist last April. In December, a jury convicted Kim Potter, 49, of manslaughter after […]

Kuwait overturns law criminalising ‘imitation of opposite sex’

February 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Kuwait’s constitutional court has overturned a law that criminalised “imitation of the opposite sex” and was used to prosecute transgender people. The Gulf state’s parliament amended Article 198 of the penal code in 2007 to […]

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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Year: 2022

Supreme Court hears case that may derail Biden’s climate plan

Nigerian kidnapping kingpin ‘Evans’ sentenced to life

Ex-police officers guilty in George Floyd death

Nkosana Makate: The South African set to make millions from Vodacom

Judge: Jehovah’s Witness Parodies Are Fair Use. Watch Tower: So What?

Queensland man dies after allegedly having leg sawn off

Graham Potter: One of Australia’s most wanted men nabbed after 12-year hunt

Maryland couple plead guilty in nuclear secrets plot

Ex-police officer Kim Potter jailed for killing Daunte Wright

Kuwait overturns law criminalising ‘imitation of opposite sex’