March 2023 – Page 2 – World Justice News

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The Duke of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd Court Case Explained

March 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

Prince Harry is among a group of claimants who accuse the publisher of The Daily Mail newspaper of phone-tapping and other breaches of privacy. Associated Newspapers deny the allegations and a preliminary High Court hearing […]

Nitrous oxide: Possession of laughing gas to be criminal offence

March 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

Possessing laughing gas is to be made a criminal offence for the first time, the government has announced. There will also be tighter controls on retailers to prevent the supply of nitrous oxide for misuse. […]

Idaho to let prisoners on death row be executed by firing squad if no lethal injections available

March 26, 2023 World Justice News 0

Idaho will allow prisoners on death row to be executed by firing squad due to a US nationwide shortage of lethal injection drugs. Dwindling supplies of the substances needed have increasingly seen pharmaceutical companies ban […]

Eight celebrities charged by US regulators with participating in an illegal crypto scheme

March 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

Eight celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan and Jake Paul, have been charged by US regulators with participating in an illegal crypto scheme. The stars allegedly used their social platforms to boost two crypto tokens without disclosing […]

Conspiracy to murder trial collapsed after jurors researched online – costing taxpayer estimated £1.4million

March 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Four jurors have been sentenced after a conspiracy to murder trial collapsed when they were found to be carrying out their own research on the internet. The jurors used their mobile phones to search for […]

The man extradited to the UK for a 41-year-old pub brawl

March 19, 2023 World Justice News 0

Decades after moving to the US, retired construction worker Rory McGrath was extradited to the UK to face trial for a 41-year-old crime. Eventually he was found not guilty. Rory McGrath had just stepped through […]

Six held over alleged kidnap and torture of Sydney man Peter Vuong

March 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Australian police have charged six men over the alleged kidnapping and torture of a man in Sydney. The 26-year-old victim, named in local media as Peter Vuong, was rescued by police in an armed raid […]

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels

March 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested over a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The former US president said “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan district attorney’s office indicated he […]

Putin arrest warrant issued over war crime allegations

March 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war crimes, and has focused its claims on the unlawful deportation of children […]

Canadian Supreme Court judge on leave after Arizona resort altercation

March 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

An alleged drunken altercation at an Arizona resort has landed a Canadian Supreme Court justice on paid leave. According to a police case report filed in January, a US Marine Corps veteran claimed that Justice […]

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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Month: March 2023

The Duke of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd Court Case Explained

Nitrous oxide: Possession of laughing gas to be criminal offence

Idaho to let prisoners on death row be executed by firing squad if no lethal injections available

Eight celebrities charged by US regulators with participating in an illegal crypto scheme

Conspiracy to murder trial collapsed after jurors researched online – costing taxpayer estimated £1.4million

The man extradited to the UK for a 41-year-old pub brawl

Six held over alleged kidnap and torture of Sydney man Peter Vuong

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels

Putin arrest warrant issued over war crime allegations

Canadian Supreme Court judge on leave after Arizona resort altercation