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Chelsea Manning Makes 2nd Prison Suicide Attempt

November 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Manning’s attorneys declined to state details of the suicide attempt last month at a Fort Leavenworth prison. The attorneys said prison conditions contribute to their client’s delicate mental state. They maintain that her solitary confinement is punishment for her […]

Juror Removed from New Brunswick Python Trial

November 5, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Campbellton, NB: A female juror was dismissed from the criminal negligence trial of Jean-Claude Savoie in the deaths of two young New Brunswick brothers killed by a python. No reasons were given for the dismissal, leaving eleven […]

Life in Prison for Aryan Brotherhood Member

November 4, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Frank George Owens of D’Iberville, a member in the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi, was sentenced to life in prison on charges including racketeering and murder following a 2010 killing. He was also sentenced to serve an additional 10 years for […]

Republicans to Defend Voter Intimidation Charges in Court

November 4, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Democrats will go before a federal judge in New Jersey arguing that Republicans are intimidating voters by their use of volunteer poll watchers. The Democrats say Republicans and the Trump campaign are pushing supporters to intimidate and confront […]

Tennessee Supreme Court – No Warrant Blood Sample OK

November 4, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The Tennessee Supreme Court, in a 4-1 decision, has ruled a blood sample from a driver in a fatal car accident can be included as trial evidence even though no warrant was obtained by police. […]

Final Crown Witness in New Brunswick Python Trial

November 4, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The Crown may call its final witness today in the criminal negligence trial of Jean-Claude Savoie; two young boys were killed by Savoie’s African Rock Python during a sleepover in his home. Yesterday, the pathologist who autopsied the boys, […]

Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Arrested

November 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Former Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps has been arrested by the Flowood Police Department. As part of a guilty plea to bribery charges Epps forfeited his old home to the government. He was arrest […]

Arkansas Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Ruling on Medical Marijuana

November 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

In a 5-2 ruling Thursday, the Arkansas Supreme Court justices denied a petition to rehear a ruling blocking the state from counting any votes cast for medical marijuana Issue 7. The court ruled last week […]

Black Lives Matter Activists on Trial for Nottingham Highway Obstruction

November 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

A three-hour protest, which brought Nottingham city center to a standstill, has resulted in Four Black Lives Matter activists going to trial for highway obstruction under the 1980 Highways Act. A man and three women used […]

Update: Emotional Testimony in New Brunswick Python Trial

November 3, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The trial of Jean-Claude Savoie, a former pet store owner charged with criminal negligence causing death, is underway. The court heard emotional testimony from the mother of of two young New Brunswick boys who were suffocated […]

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 […]

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Chelsea Manning Makes 2nd Prison Suicide Attempt

Juror Removed from New Brunswick Python Trial

Life in Prison for Aryan Brotherhood Member

Republicans to Defend Voter Intimidation Charges in Court

Tennessee Supreme Court – No Warrant Blood Sample OK

Final Crown Witness in New Brunswick Python Trial

Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Arrested

Arkansas Supreme Court Won’t Reconsider Ruling on Medical Marijuana

Black Lives Matter Activists on Trial for Nottingham Highway Obstruction

Update: Emotional Testimony in New Brunswick Python Trial