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Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions

November 8, 2018 World Justice News 0

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump had criticised his top law official for months, mainly over his refusal to oversee the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in […]

Trump on Sessions: ‘I don’t have an attorney general’

September 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump has said he does not “have an attorney general” in his fiercest attack yet on Jeff Sessions. In an interview with Hill.TV, Mr Trump renewed criticism of Mr Sessions’ decision to […]

Jeff Sessions: US attorney general hits back at Trump

August 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has responded to Donald Trump’s latest attack on him by insisting that the justice department he heads will not bend to political pressure. The apparent rebuke of Mr Trump came […]

Trump administration sues California over ‘sanctuary’ laws

March 7, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against California over its laws that extend protections to people living in the US illegally. The department said three state laws, which bar police from asking […]

Case Is Dropped Against Activist Who Laughed at Jeff Sessions’s Hearing

November 8, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By MAYA SALAM The Department of Justice this week dismissed its case against a human rights protester who, clad in pink as Lady Liberty, was arrested after she laughed during Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s confirmation […]

US law boss Sessions orders harsher criminal sentencing

May 13, 2017 zoshinuk 0

The US attorney general has ordered federal prosecutors to seek harsher criminal sentencing, undoing an Obama-era policy to ease prison overcrowding. In a two-page memo, Jeff Sessions instructed US attorneys to “charge and pursue the […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]