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Judge rules Trump must hand over records sought by BBC in defamation case

July 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

A judge in Florida has ruled President Donald Trump must hand over financial records sought by the BBC as it defends itself in his $10bn (£7.5bn) defamation lawsuit. The order came during the first hearing […]

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Trump ‘engaged in criminal activity’, Jack Smith says in Capitol Hill testimony

January 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

In his first public testimony about his criminal investigations of Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith said the president was responsible for the violence on 6 January 2021, when hundreds of rioters stormed the […]

BBC to file motion to dismiss Trump defamation lawsuit over Panorama edit

January 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

The BBC will take steps to have Donald Trump’s lawsuit over a January 6 Panorama edit thrown out, court documents show. The US president filed a defamation lawsuit over the broadcaster’s editing of a speech he made […]

‘QAnon Shaman’ turns against Donald Trump and says he will run for Arizona governor

January 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

The ‘QAnon Shaman’, who became the face of the US Capitol riots, has turned against US President Donald Trump and said he will run for Arizona governor. Jacob Angeli-Chansley, who prefers to be known as […]

Proud Boys and Oath Keepers among over 1,500 Capitol riot defendants pardoned by Trump

January 21, 2025 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the US Capitol riot four years ago. Fourteen members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, […]

Prosecutors request judge to drop charges against Donald Trump over 2020 election interference

November 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

A motion has been filed to drop the charges against Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 US presidential election result. Mr Trump was first indicted on four felonies in August 2023: Conspiracy to defraud […]

US Justice officials in talks to drop Trump criminal cases

November 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice is in talks with the office of special counsel Jack Smith over winding down the two federal cases he is overseeing against president-elect Donald Trump, according to US media reports. […]

Trump calls judge ‘evil’ for releasing case files before election

October 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has called a judge “the most evil person” as she released more than 1,800 pages of evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election conspiracy case against him. The Republican White House candidate said […]

Trump faces revised 2020 election interference charges

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have issued revised charges against Donald Trump for the former president’s alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election after losing the contest. The updated wording tries to navigate a Supreme Court ruling […]

Judge rejects Trump effort to dismiss 2020 election interference case

August 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case has dismissed an effort to have it thrown out. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Trump’s legal team had provided “no meaningful evidence” the former president […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]