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Lawyers For Paris Attack Suspect Will Not Defend Him

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 1

Lawyers for Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in last year’s Islamist attacks in Paris say they will no longer defend him as he has chosen to remain silent. The attacks in Paris last November killed […]

Trump As President Would Pose Global Danger Warns Human Rights Commissioner

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 1

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein cited Trump’s views on vulnerable communities including minorities and his talk of authorizing torture in interrogations, banned under international law, as “deeply unsettling and disturbing”. […]

Paige Doherty Frenzied Knife Attack Killer Jailed For Life

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

John Leathem, 32, has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the “frenzied” knife murder of 15-year-old Paige Doherty. Leathem admitted killing the teenager at his deli in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, on 19 March. CCTV footage […]

Accused rapist offers to show small size of manhood in court

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 1

Jacques “Porkchop” Rouschop’s is on trial for rape and choking. Both complainants in the rape-and-choking trial have related horrifying accounts of being attacked and choked until they blacked out in the back seat of Rouschop’s pickup […]

Court Rejects Huge Damages Claim – Torrent Admin Avoids Jail

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

A former torrent site operator has avoided demands for years in prison and millions in damages. Instead the 25-year-old owner of private tracker SwePiracy was handed 100 hours community service and told to pay $194,000. SwePiracy […]

Baby Kate accused Sean Phillips acquitted of first-degree murder

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

A judge has acquitted Sean Phillips of first-degree murder charges in the case of the disappearance of Katherine (“Baby Kate”) Phillips. Judge Peter Wadel issued a directed verdict on the first-degree murder charges midday Tuesday, Oct. […]

Mistrial declared in the case of two former Albuquerque police officers

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

A mistrial has been declared in the case of two former Albuquerque police officers charged with second-degree murder in the death of 38-year-old homeless man James Boyd in 2014. The jury panel was deadlocked with nine jurors […]

Kim Kardashian West sues celebrity gossip website

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is suing a celebrity gossip website and its founder for claiming that she faked being the victim of a robbery in Paris last week. The lawsuit seeks unspecified […]

UK minister downplays threat of climate court battle

October 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

According to environmental lawyers at Client Earth, in a report published on today, the UK’s world-leading Climate Change Act has been “dangerously neglected”, leaving the government open to lawsuits. Climate minister Nick Hurd disagreed, saying “Any talk […]

Florida voter registration extended

October 11, 2016 World Justice News 0

(CNN) – A federal court has extended Florida’s voter registration deadline from Tuesday to 5 p.m. ET Wednesday due to Hurricane Matthew’s interruption of last-minute sign-ups. The US District Court ruling comes after the Florida […]

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

Lawyers For Paris Attack Suspect Will Not Defend Him

Trump As President Would Pose Global Danger Warns Human Rights Commissioner

Paige Doherty Frenzied Knife Attack Killer Jailed For Life

Accused rapist offers to show small size of manhood in court

Court Rejects Huge Damages Claim – Torrent Admin Avoids Jail

Baby Kate accused Sean Phillips acquitted of first-degree murder

Mistrial declared in the case of two former Albuquerque police officers

Kim Kardashian West sues celebrity gossip website

UK minister downplays threat of climate court battle

Florida voter registration extended