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US woman faces first federal execution since 1953

October 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

The US is to execute a female federal inmate for the first time in almost 70 years, the Justice Department said. Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman in Missouri before cutting out and kidnapping the […]

Trump to send ‘surge’ of hundred of federal agents to cities

July 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

President Donald Trump is to send “a surge” of federal security forces to US cities in a crackdown on crime. Chicago and two other Democratic-run cities are being targeted in the Republican president’s move, amid […]

US Supreme Court rules inmate has ‘no right to painless death’

April 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that a convicted murderer on death row in Missouri has no right to a “painless death”. The ruling clears the way for the execution of Russell Bucklew, who asked […]

Deer poacher sentenced to watch Bambi in prison

December 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

A poacher has been ordered to watch the Disney film Bambi repeatedly after he was convicted of illegally killing “hundreds” of deer. Missouri hunter David Berry Jr must view the film at least once a […]

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens charged over nude photo

February 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has been charged with felony invasion of privacy in connection with an inquiry into his extramarital affair. The woman alleges that he tied her up, photographed her and threatened to release […]

Protests after St Louis officer cleared in shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith

September 16, 2017 World Justice News 0

A white former Missouri policeman has been found not guilty of murdering a black man by shooting him five times after a car chase. A judge acquitted Jason Stockley of first-degree murder over the 2011 […]

Missouri Court of Appeals Rules In Frozen Embryo Case – Embryos Are Property Not People

November 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

In what may be the first case of its kind in the country, a Missouri Court reached a decision in a dispute between a former husband and wife over whether or not the woman has the […]

Cops arrest woman aged 102!

October 10, 2016 World Justice News 0

When the police arrested 102-year-old OAP Edie Simms it wasn’t becasue she’d comitted the crime of the century. OAP Edie Simms from Missouri told people in her care home she wanted to tick being arrested […]

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 […]