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Mar-a-Lago IT manager implicates Trump in classified files case

August 23, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former US President Donald Trump has been implicated by one of his employees in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, according to a court filing. Yuscil Taveras, an IT director identified as Trump Employee 4 in […]

Trump bail set at $200,000 in Georgia election case

August 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

A judge in Georgia overseeing former US President Donald Trump’s election interference case has set a bail bond of $200,000 (£157,000). Mr Trump and his 18 co-defendants have until Friday afternoon to surrender themselves to […]

Sheffield sex assault trial collapses due to ‘astonishing’ jury problems

August 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

A sexual assault trial has collapsed after one juror fell asleep and a second revealed he had not been able to hear crucial evidence. The entire jury in the case at Sheffield Crown Court was […]

Lucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentences

August 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Lucy Letby will die in prison after being handed 14 whole-life orders for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working on a hospital’s neonatal unit. The judge imposed a whole-life order […]

Michael Jackson lawsuits alleging sexual abuse against boys revived by appeals court

August 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Two men who allege Michael Jackson sexually abused them when they were boys should not have had their cases dismissed, judges at a US court have said. Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who claim Jackson […]

Court Orders SportsBay to Pay Almost Half a Billion Dollars For Violating DMCA

August 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

In the summer of 2021, DISH Network and Sling filed a copyright lawsuit against four unlicensed sports streaming sites, among them the popular SportsBay.org. After the plaintiffs named two alleged operators of the sites, this […]

Pascale Ferrier jailed for 22 years for mailing Donald Trump ricin

August 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Canadian woman has been jailed for 22 years in the US for sending letters laced with ricin poison, including to Donald Trump when he was president. Pascale Ferrier, 56, agreed to the sentence in […]

Fraudster Edwin McLaren complains Crown’s proceeds of crime action ‘affecting his health’

August 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A businessman who made £1.7m from exploiting seriously ill homeowners has told a court how a “malicious” proceeds of crime action is impacting his own health. Edwin McLaren, 58, told judge Lord Arthurson that proceedings […]

Nurse Lucy Letby found guilty of murdering seven babies on neonatal unit

August 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others while working on a hospital’s neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. Lucy Letby – who was in her mid-20s […]

Texas woman arrested after threats to Trump judge Tanya Chutkan

August 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Texas woman has been charged with threatening to kill a judge who is overseeing a criminal case against former US President Donald Trump. Abigail Jo Shry, 43, allegedly phoned the court in Washington DC […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Mar-a-Lago IT manager implicates Trump in classified files case

Trump bail set at $200,000 in Georgia election case

Sheffield sex assault trial collapses due to ‘astonishing’ jury problems

Lucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentences

Michael Jackson lawsuits alleging sexual abuse against boys revived by appeals court

Court Orders SportsBay to Pay Almost Half a Billion Dollars For Violating DMCA

Pascale Ferrier jailed for 22 years for mailing Donald Trump ricin

Fraudster Edwin McLaren complains Crown’s proceeds of crime action ‘affecting his health’

Nurse Lucy Letby found guilty of murdering seven babies on neonatal unit

Texas woman arrested after threats to Trump judge Tanya Chutkan