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Pennsylvania GOP Says Poll Watcher Law is Unconstitutional

October 24, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The Pennsylvania Republican Party has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming the state’s poll watcher law is unconstitutional. The 1937 law says poll watchers may monitor locations only within the county in which they are registered […]

Sandy Hook Lawsuit Dismissed

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 1

A judge in Connecticut has dismissed a lawsuit brought by relatives of those killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook primary school in 2012. Twenty children and six adults were killed in the attack. The […]

Kim Kardashian West sues celebrity gossip website

October 12, 2016 World Justice News 0

US reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is suing a celebrity gossip website and its founder for claiming that she faked being the victim of a robbery in Paris last week. The lawsuit seeks unspecified […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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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 […]