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Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case

April 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 hit Shape of You. A judge ruled on Wednesday that the singer-songwriter had not plagiarised the 2015 song Oh Why by Sami Chokri. […]

Supreme Court: Senate panel deadlocks on Ketanji Brown Jackson

April 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US Senate panel has deadlocked in a vote to approve President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Supreme Court, but she is set to be confirmed anyway later this week. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would […]

Sudan Darfur crisis: ICC to try war crimes suspect

April 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

The first trial for atrocities committed in Darfur has opened at the International Criminal Court (ICC), nearly 20 years after violence tore through the Sudanese region. A suspected former leader of the pro-government Janjaweed militia […]

Biden calls for Putin war crimes trial over civilian killings

April 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

US President Biden has again labelled Vladimir Putin a war criminal. He is calling for the Russian leader to face trial over the killings in Bucha. The bodies of civilians have been found strewn on […]

MP David Warburton admitted to hospital after sexual harassment claims

April 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

MP David Warburton has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital after a parliamentary investigation was launched into his conduct, his wife has told the BBC. His wife, Harriet, said he had severe shock and stress. […]

Sacramento shooting: At least six dead in centre of California state capital

April 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

At least six people have been killed and 10 injured in a shooting in the centre of Sacramento, police in California’s state capital say. People fled through the streets after rapid gunfire rang out in […]

Princess Beatrice ‘wedding gift’ claim in court case

April 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Turkish millionaire claims her payment to Prince Andrew was falsely described as a wedding gift for his daughter Princess Beatrice. Nehebat Isbilen is claiming at the High Court in London that her business adviser […]

RIAA Targets Popular YouTube Ripper With 60 Million Monthly Visits

April 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

The RIAA’s legal campaign to crack down on tools and sites that utilize YouTube to provide unlicensed MP3 song downloads looks set to expand. A DMCA subpoena application filed in the United States reveals that […]

Guantanamo inmate sent to Algeria after almost 20 years

April 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

Guantanamo Bay inmate Sufiyan Barhoumi has been repatriated to Algeria, US officials say, after spending nearly 20 years at the detention facility. He was captured at a safehouse in Pakistan with a top al-Qaeda member […]

LiquidVPN Ordered to Pay Filmmakers $14m in Copyright Damages

April 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A group of filmmakers has won over $14 million in damages from VPN provider LiquidVPN. The default judgment finds the company guilty of copyright infringement and DMCA violations, in part by promoting the Popcorn Time […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

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Ed Sheeran wins Shape of You copyright case

Supreme Court: Senate panel deadlocks on Ketanji Brown Jackson

Sudan Darfur crisis: ICC to try war crimes suspect

Biden calls for Putin war crimes trial over civilian killings

MP David Warburton admitted to hospital after sexual harassment claims

Sacramento shooting: At least six dead in centre of California state capital

Princess Beatrice ‘wedding gift’ claim in court case

RIAA Targets Popular YouTube Ripper With 60 Million Monthly Visits

Guantanamo inmate sent to Algeria after almost 20 years

LiquidVPN Ordered to Pay Filmmakers $14m in Copyright Damages