2024 – Page 29 – World Justice News

Alex Jones assets liquidated to pay Sandy Hook debt

June 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

A judge ordered the liquidation of Infowars host Alex Jones’ personal assets, clearing the way for potential payouts to families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. However, US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher […]

Iranian convicted of war crimes freed in Swedish swap

June 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

An Iranian convicted in Sweden of war crimes has been freed as part of a prisoner swap between the two countries. Hamid Noury, who was serving a life sentence, has returned to Tehran while Johan […]

Protests across Brazil over divisive abortion law

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Thousands of people in Brazil have protested against a proposed nationwide law change which would equate abortion to homicide, even in cases where a pregnancy is the result of rape. It would mean women who […]

Kenya Magistrate Monica Kivuti and Makadara Law Courts

Kenyan magistrate dies after shooting by policeman

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Kenyan magistrate who was shot by a senior police officer earlier this week has died, according to the country’s chief justice. Justice Martha K Koome wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that Makadara Principal Magistrate […]

US Supreme Court lifts ban on gun bump stocks

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has lifted a ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessory used in America’s deadliest mass shooting. The court ruled by a 6-3 majority that the government did not have the […]

US Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Americans will still be able to buy an abortion pill after the US Supreme Court threw out a bid by campaign groups to restrict access to it. The decision was made by the same court […]

Biggest IPTV Piracy Trial in U.S. History Underway and Already Controversial

June 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

According to the U.S. government, subscription IPTV services Jetflicks and iStreamitAll were once two of the largest piracy platforms in the country. Several defendants are now on trial in Las Vegas in a case that […]

New law quashes convictions of Scottish sub-postmasters

June 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sub-postmasters in Scotland who were wrongly convicted as part of the Post Office Horizon scandal have been automatically exonerated. Emergency legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament has been given Royal Assent and came into force […]

Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin jailed for five years

June 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A prominent female #MeToo activist in China has been handed a five-year jail sentence for “subversion against the state”. Sophia Huang Xueqin was convicted and sentenced on Friday, nearly 10 months after she went on […]

US Attorney General Merrick Garland held in contempt of US Congress

June 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. The Republican-controlled chamber passed its resolution by a 216-207 vote, with only one Republican siding with the […]

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: 2024

Alex Jones assets liquidated to pay Sandy Hook debt

Iranian convicted of war crimes freed in Swedish swap

Protests across Brazil over divisive abortion law

Kenyan magistrate dies after shooting by policeman

US Supreme Court lifts ban on gun bump stocks

US Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone

Biggest IPTV Piracy Trial in U.S. History Underway and Already Controversial

New law quashes convictions of Scottish sub-postmasters

Chinese #MeToo journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin jailed for five years

US Attorney General Merrick Garland held in contempt of US Congress