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US court: Sandy Hook victims’ families can sue Remington

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Connecticut court has ruled that families of schoolchildren killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting can sue American gun-maker Remington. In a 5-4 vote, the US state’s Supreme Court said the lawsuit could […]

Survivor of Cheshire Home Invasion Elected to Connecticut State Senate

November 10, 2016 1313ujamaa 0

The doctor whose family was murdered in a horrific home invasion in 2007 has been elected to the Connecticut state senate. Dr William Petit, the only survivor of the attack that claimed the lives of his […]

Sandy Hook Lawsuit Dismissed

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 1

A judge in Connecticut has dismissed a lawsuit brought by relatives of those killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook primary school in 2012. Twenty children and six adults were killed in the attack. The […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]