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US man jailed for supplying guns used in 2015 San Bernardino shootings

October 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US man has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for buying guns for a married couple who carried out a mass shooting in California in 2015. Enrique Marquez Jr, 28, was found guilty […]

Boris Becker accused of not handing over tennis trophies to pay debts

October 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

Ex-tennis champion Boris Becker has appeared in court accused of failing to hand over trophies from his playing days so they could be sold to pay debts. The three-time Wimbledon winner was declared bankrupt in […]

Purdue Pharma to plead guilty in $8bn opioid settlement

October 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

The maker of OxyContin painkillers has reached an $8.3bn (£6.3bn) settlement and agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges to resolve a probe of its role in fuelling America’s opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma will admit […]

EU asks: Is a vegetarian sausage really a sausage?

October 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

When is a sausage a sausage? That’s what the European parliament will be voting on this week. A group of farmers are hoping a bill will be passed that would ban vegetarian products from being […]

US woman faces first federal execution since 1953

October 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US is to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said. Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the […]

Terror inquiry after teacher beheaded near Paris

October 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A teacher has been beheaded in a suburb north-west of the French capital Paris, with the attacker shot dead by police. The victim in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is said to have shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad […]

French ex-president Sarkozy charged with ‘criminal conspiracy’

October 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

French investigating magistrates have issued a fourth charge against ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy for allegedly accepting Libyan cash to fund his 2007 presidential campaign. He is accused of “membership in a criminal conspiracy”, in the long-running […]

Man denied £1.7m payout by Betfred takes fight to High Court

October 16, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man who was refused a payout of £1.7m after his online betting company account was credited with the money is taking his case to the High Court. Andy Green, 53, from Lincolnshire, said he […]

Robert Brockman: US tycoon charged over historic tax fraud scheme

October 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US software tycoon has been charged over the biggest alleged tax evasion scheme in American history. Robert Brockman, chief executive of Reynolds and Reynolds, is alleged to have hidden $2bn (£1.5bn) in income from […]

Record-breaking meth haul made in California, says DEA

October 15, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have seized their largest-ever domestic haul of methamphetamine – more than 1,000kg (2,200 pounds). The drugs were found during raids just outside of Los Angeles this month. Another federal […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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Articles by World Justice News

US man jailed for supplying guns used in 2015 San Bernardino shootings

Boris Becker accused of not handing over tennis trophies to pay debts

Purdue Pharma to plead guilty in $8bn opioid settlement

EU asks: Is a vegetarian sausage really a sausage?

US woman faces first federal execution since 1953

Terror inquiry after teacher beheaded near Paris

French ex-president Sarkozy charged with ‘criminal conspiracy’

Man denied £1.7m payout by Betfred takes fight to High Court

Robert Brockman: US tycoon charged over historic tax fraud scheme

Record-breaking meth haul made in California, says DEA