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Hearing for current, former Boynton Beach officers accused of beating man

June 28, 2017 WJN Staff 0

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – “There will be a trial” were the adamant words from the lawyer representing Boynton Beach Police Officer Michael Brown after a court hearing Wednesday. The men attended a hearing related […]

Gorsuch Hearing For Top Court Lacks The High Drama Of Those In Recent Past

March 22, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

In a hearing that stretched through nearly 12 hours Tuesday, the Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch took a long step toward Senate confirmation. Barring an utterly unforeseen reversal when the questioning resumes Wednesday, observers […]

Listen Live: Federal Appeals Court to Hear Arguments on Trump’s Travel Ban

February 7, 2017 World Justice News 0

The legal fight over an immigration order by President Trump will escalate on Tuesday, as three appeals court judges hear arguments over whether to reinstate the order, which bans refugees as well as visitors from […]

Federal appeals court decides to schedule a hearing on Trump travel order

February 7, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern on whether to restore President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration order, which a lower court judge has temporarily put on hold. The scheduling of […]

Quebec judge accused of buying cocaine faces second hearing and fresh evidence

January 27, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

MONTREAL — A Canadian Judicial Council committee set to begin a second inquiry next week into alleged drug use by Superior Court Justice Michel Girouard will hear new evidence from a witness who claims her […]

Weed Activists Freaking Out Over Sessions Hearing

January 10, 2017 WJN Administrator 0

Marijuana activists are anxious over President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of Alabama GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, claiming he will orchestrate a federal crackdown on legal weed. Sessions, who is having his confirmation hearing […]

Brexit Appeal Hearing Key Points

December 9, 2016 World Justice News 0

The UK Supreme Court has finished a historic four days of hearings on Brexit – and who has the power to trigger it. Now the 11 justices will deliberate on whether government or Parliament has […]

Charles Manson’s “right-hand man” Refused Parole

October 28, 2016 World Justice News 0

A man who described himself as cult leader Charles Manson’s “right-hand man” has been refused parole in California, 47 years after he helped to kill actress Sharon Tate and six other people. Charles Manson, who […]

Status Hearing for Tyler Hadley Case Today

October 20, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Fort Pierce, Florida: Tyler Hadley’s court-appointed attorneys will meet with a judge to discuss when he will be resentenced for killing his parents. Hadley is not expected to be at the hearing. Hadley was ordered to serve […]

Brexit Challenge Has High Court Hearing

October 13, 2016 World Justice News 0

A legal challenge to the UK government’s right to formally begin Brexit without parliamentary approval is under way. The High Court will consider whether ministers can invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the trigger […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]