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Andrew Cuomo: Biden says governor should resign over harassment report

August 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

President Joe Biden has called on Andrew Cuomo to resign after a damning independent inquiry found the New York governor had harassed multiple women. Mr Biden’s condemnation of Mr Cuomo came hours after the state’s […]

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US attorney general halts federal executions restarted under Trump

July 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

The US attorney general has ordered a pause on federal executions that were resumed in 2020 under the Trump administration after a 17-year hiatus. Merrick Garland, the US government’s top lawyer, also ordered a review […]

US Justice Department sues Georgia over election laws

June 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

The Biden Justice Department has announced that it will sue the state of Georgia over new voting laws passed in the aftermath of the 2020 election. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the laws were “enacted […]

Trump impeachment: Senate trial poised to start

January 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial over his role in the deadly US Capitol riot is set to begin on February 8th in the Senate, under an agreement reached between Senate Democrats and Republicans. On […]

Dustin Higgs: Final execution of Trump presidency is carried out

January 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Dustin Higgs, an inmate on death row in Indiana, has died in the final federal execution of the Trump presidency just days before he leaves office. Higgs was convicted in the killings of three women […]

Violent pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

January 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Violent supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the Capitol in Washington, as lawmakers met to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s poll win. In dramatic scenes, demonstrators swarmed the building as Congress members were escorted out […]

US election: Trump tells Georgia election official to ‘find’ votes to overturn Biden win

January 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump has been recorded telling Georgia’s top election official to “find” enough votes to overturn the election result. “I just want to find 11,780 votes,” Mr Trump told Republican Secretary of State […]

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Senators in final bid to derail certification of Biden’s victory

January 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

A group of US senators say they will refuse to certify Joe Biden’s election victory unless a commission is set up to investigate alleged voter fraud. The 11 senators and senators-elect, led by Ted Cruz, […]

US election: Legal bid to get Pence to overturn results rejected

January 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

The latest in a series of attempts by allies of President Donald Trump to overturn the November US election result has failed. A Texas judge rejected the case, brought by Republican Louie Gohmert, seeking to […]

In his final days in office, Trump orders series of executions

December 10, 2020 World Justice News 0

As President Donald Trump’s days in the White House wane, his administration is racing through a string of federal executions. Five executions are scheduled before President-elect Joe Biden’s 20 January inauguration – breaking with an […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]