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San Diego synagogue shooting: One person dead in Poway, California

April 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one woman and wounding three other people, police said. A 19-year-old man named as John Earnest was arrested after the attack, in Poway, […]

David and Louise Turpin: Children forgive parents for torture

April 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A California couple’s children have forgiven them for years of torture and starvation as the parents were sentenced to life in prison. David and Louise Turpin’s children told a court they still loved their mother […]

Family cliff plunge case in California ruled murder-suicide

April 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

A family of eight who died after their car plunged off a California cliff were killed in a “murder-suicide”, the state’s coroner’s office has ruled. The Mendocino County Sheriff-Coroner made the statement after a two-day […]

California death penalty: Governor Gavin Newsom to halt executions

March 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

California Governor Gavin Newsom will announce a moratorium on executions and a temporary reprieve for all 737 inmates on death row in the state. US media report he plans to sign an executive order later […]

Court Sanctions Anti-Piracy Lawyer for “Willful Disobedience”

March 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

A California federal court has sanctioned attorney Lincoln Bandlow for willful disobedience. Bandlow, who’s a partner at Fox Rothschild where he handles hundreds of piracy cases for Strike 3 Holdings, failed to meet the court’s […]

Mexico border wall: US states sue over emergency declaration

February 19, 2019 World Justice News 0

A coalition of 16 US states led by California is suing President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a Mexican border wall. Mr Trump made the declaration […]

Mexico border wall: Trump faces fight in the courts

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

President Trump faces legal challenges to his decision to use emergency powers to build a wall on the US border with Mexico. California and New York said they would take legal action to challenge his […]

California police find gang’s underground ‘shooting range’

February 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in California have shared details and images of an underground shooting range they discovered at the home of a known gang member. The City of Fontana Police Department said they found several weapons and […]

Australia and US make record crystal meth bust

February 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

Australian police have arrested six people in Victoria and New South Wales after the biggest seizure of crystal methamphetamine in US history. Authorities say the 1,728kg (3,800lb) stash – the largest ever intercepted drug shipment […]

Judge blocks Trump’s new birth control rules in 13 states and Washington

January 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A California judge has blocked new Trump administration regulations on birth control from applying in 13 states and Washington DC. The rules allow employers and insurers to decline to provide birth control if doing so […]

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 […]