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Alec Baldwin firearm enhancement in manslaughter charge downgraded

February 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in New Mexico have dropped firearm enhancement charges against Alec Baldwin following the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust. The move reduces possible prison time for the […]

Mastercard and Visa to be hit with £7.5bn compensation claim

February 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

The global payment giants Mastercard and Visa are facing the latest in a string of multibillion-pound competition lawsuits with the launch of a potentially vast class action claim on behalf of British companies. Sky News […]

Domestic abusers to be added to violent and sex offender register in new crackdown

February 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

The most dangerous domestic abusers will be recorded on the violent and sex offender register under new proposals aimed at better protecting the public. Around 2.4 million people in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse […]

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Filmmakers Request Identities of Reddit Users to Aid Piracy Lawsuit

February 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Filmmakers have obtained a subpoena to reveal the identities of Redditors who commented on piracy-related topics. The comments can provide relevant evidence in support of a repeat infringer lawsuit against ISP RCN, the companies argue. […]

US regulator charges ‘cryptocrash’ boss Do Kwon with fraud

February 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

US financial regulators have charged failed South Korean cryptocurrency boss Do Kwon and his company Terraform Labs with “orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud”. The Singapore-based firm created the Terra Luna and TerraUSD […]

R Kelly: Prosecutors ask for singer to serve 25 more years in prison for child pornography convictions

February 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors have asked a judge to give R&B singer R Kelly 25 more years in prison for convictions for child pornography and enticing minors for sex. It would mean the 56-year-old would not be eligible […]

Georgia grand jury report: Witnesses may have lied in Trump 2020 election probe

February 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Georgia judge has released parts of a highly anticipated report on whether former President Donald Trump and allies broke the law in their attempts to overturn his election loss. The report summarises a two-year […]

Payton Gendron: Buffalo white supremacist mass killer jailed for life in hearing disrupted by audience member rushing towards him

February 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

A white supremacist mass murderer, whose sentencing hearing was disrupted by an audience member rushing towards him, has been jailed for life without parole. Payton Gendron, 19, admitted killing 10 black people in a racially motivated attack […]

Italy ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi acquitted in ‘bunga-bunga’ party case

February 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

Italian former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been acquitted of bribing witnesses to lie about his notorious “bunga-bunga” parties. The billionaire media tycoon, 86, was accused of paying young showgirls and others to give false […]

ACE Shuts Down Major Pirate Site Extreme-Down After 15 Years of Resilience

February 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

After being targeted in French courts by movie companies, blocked by French ISPs, and then deindexed by Google, illegal streaming/DDL site Extreme-Down burned domain after domain in an effort to stay in the game. Ending […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

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Alec Baldwin firearm enhancement in manslaughter charge downgraded

Mastercard and Visa to be hit with £7.5bn compensation claim

Domestic abusers to be added to violent and sex offender register in new crackdown

Filmmakers Request Identities of Reddit Users to Aid Piracy Lawsuit

US regulator charges ‘cryptocrash’ boss Do Kwon with fraud

R Kelly: Prosecutors ask for singer to serve 25 more years in prison for child pornography convictions

Georgia grand jury report: Witnesses may have lied in Trump 2020 election probe

Payton Gendron: Buffalo white supremacist mass killer jailed for life in hearing disrupted by audience member rushing towards him

Italy ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi acquitted in ‘bunga-bunga’ party case

ACE Shuts Down Major Pirate Site Extreme-Down After 15 Years of Resilience