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Supreme Court casts doubt on hundreds of Jan 6 cases

July 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Federal prosecutors overreached when using an obstruction law to charge hundreds of January 6 rioters, the Supreme Court has ruled in an opinion that could also affect a case against Donald Trump. The justices ruled […]

Steve Bannon may soon head to prison after appeal fails

May 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of former Trump strategist Steve Bannon. The decision may soon send Bannon, 70, to prison, after years of legal wrangling. He was convicted in 2022 of […]

Donald Trump ineligible for the US presidency under constitution’s insurrection clause, Colorado Supreme Court rules

December 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency under the constitution’s insurrection clause, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling comes as the former US leader prepares to run for the presidency in 2024. […]

Court rules Donald Trump can be sued for allegedly inciting Capitol riot

December 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump can be sued in civil court for his role in allegedly inciting the riot on Capitol Hill in January 2021. It comes after two injured Capitol […]

Ex-state department aide jailed for Capitol riot

November 4, 2023 World Justice News 0

A former US state department official has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for his role in the US Capitol riot. Federico Klein, 45, was convicted in July on 12 charges, including assaulting […]

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio jailed for 22 years over January 6 plot to overthrow democracy

September 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been jailed for 22 years for helping plan the January 6 US Capitol riots. Tarrio – along with three other members of the far-right group – was convicted […]

Former Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean jailed for 18 years over January 6 Capitol riots

September 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean has been jailed for 18 years – the joint longest sentence given to anyone involved in the January 6 Capitol riots so far. Nordean is the latest to be jailed […]

Proud Boys leaders Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl get long prison sentences over US Capitol riots

September 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group have been given long prison sentences for their roles in spearheading the attack on the US Capitol. The attack on January 6 2021 intended to disrupt the peaceful transfer […]

Donald Trump pleads not guilty to election charges in latest arraignment

August 4, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former US President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty in a Washington DC court to conspiring to overturn his 2020 election defeat. During a short arraignment, he spoke softly to confirm his not-guilty plea, name […]

Ex-president Donald Trump charged with bid to overturn 2020 election

August 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump is facing four criminal charges relating to attempts to overturn the 2020 election result as prosecutors try to tie him to the January 6 storming of the US Capitol building by his supporters. […]

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Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

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All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]