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Alex Jones assets liquidated to pay Sandy Hook debt

June 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

A judge ordered the liquidation of Infowars host Alex Jones’ personal assets, clearing the way for potential payouts to families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting. However, US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher […]

Texas judge upholds school’s suspension of black student over dreadlocks

February 23, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Texas judge has ruled that a school district did not discriminate against a black high school student when it punished him over his dreadlocks. Barbers Hill Independent School District suspended Darryl George, 18, last […]

Court Orders SportsBay to Pay Almost Half a Billion Dollars For Violating DMCA

August 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

In the summer of 2021, DISH Network and Sling filed a copyright lawsuit against four unlicensed sports streaming sites, among them the popular SportsBay.org. After the plaintiffs named two alleged operators of the sites, this […]

Texas woman arrested after threats to Trump judge Tanya Chutkan

August 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Texas woman has been charged with threatening to kill a judge who is overseeing a criminal case against former US President Donald Trump. Abigail Jo Shry, 43, allegedly phoned the court in Washington DC […]

Gunman kills five, including child, at Texas home

April 29, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five people – including an eight-year-old boy – have been killed in a shooting in Texas after they asked a man to stop firing rounds in his garden because they were trying to sleep. Authorities […]

Ramon Escobar: Serial murderer suspected of killing prison inmate

February 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Convicted serial murderer Ramon Escobar is suspected of killing his new cellmate on Friday at a central California prison, officials have said. Escobar, 51, shared a jail room with Juan Villanueva at North Kern State […]

Baby Holly: Child of murdered parents found safe after 42 years

June 9, 2022 World Justice News 0

The child of two parents who were found murdered in Texas more than 40 years ago has been located alive and well, the state attorney general has said. “Baby Holly” Crouse, now 42 years old, […]

Astroworld: Travis Scott and Drake sued over deadly US festival crush

November 8, 2021 World Justice News 0

US rapper Travis Scott is facing multiple lawsuits after at least eight people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at his Texas festival Astroworld. One injured concertgoer has accused Scott and surprise performer […]

Texas Court: Pirate Streaming Sites Operator Must Pay $16.8m in Damages

March 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

A court in Texas has handed down a significant judgment against the operator of several ‘pirate’ streaming sites that offered content in breach of copyright law. In addition to statutory damages amounting to $16.8m, a […]

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]