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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 […]

Texas police apologise for horseback officers leading black man by rope

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Texas police have apologised after an image of two white officers on horseback leading a handcuffed black man by a rope caused an outcry online. Galveston Police Chief Vernon Hale said on Monday the technique […]

Jazmine Barnes: Second man charged in drive-by shooting

January 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in Houston have filed capital murder charges against a second man in connection with the drive-by shooting death of a seven-year-old girl. Police say Larry Woodruffe, 24, killed Jazmine Barnes after he fired into […]

Jazmine Barnes shooting: Texas police charge Eric Black Jr with murder

January 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

US police have charged a man in connection with the drive-by shooting of a seven-year-old girl in Texas. Jazmine Barnes was shot dead while in her family’s car near Houston last month. Eric Black Jr, […]

Jazmine Barnes: Texas drive-by gunman kills girl, seven

January 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

A manhunt is under way in Houston, Texas, for a gunman who attacked a young family in a drive-by shooting, killing a seven-year-old girl. Jazmine Barnes, her three sisters and mother, LaPorsha Washington, were driving […]

Suspect in shooting of Houston surgeon kills himself

August 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

he suspected killer of a former surgeon for ex-President George H W Bush has killed himself as officers closed in on him, say police. Joseph James Pappas, 62, allegedly killed cardiologist Mark Hausknecht last month […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]