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Amber Heard files appeal against Johnny Depp libel trial verdict

December 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Amber Heard has filed an appeal against her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s US libel lawsuit win. Following a trial lasting several weeks earlier in the year, a jury in Virginia found in favour of Depp, ruling that a […]

Stewart Rhodes Oath Keepers militia founder

Oath Keepers: Two members of far-right militia guilty of US sedition

November 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

The leader of a far-right militia has been found guilty of plotting to stop US President Joe Biden from taking office after the 2020 election. A jury found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes guilty of […]

US shooting: Seven dead after attack in Virginia Walmart

November 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

At least seven people are dead after a gunman opened fire at a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake, in the US state of Virginia, officials say. A man, believed to be the store manager, opened fire […]

Parkland: Virginia couple ‘exploited’ brother of gunman

October 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two men who offered to house the brother of a gunman who killed 17 people at a school in Parkland, Florida, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to defraud him. Zachary Cruz had hoped […]

Amber Heard loses bid to throw out Johnny Depp verdict over wrong juror

July 14, 2022 World Justice News 0

Amber Heard has lost her attempt to have the verdict in her trial with ex-husband Johnny Depp thrown out because one juror served instead of his father, in a case of mistaken identity. A judge […]

Johnny Depp wins defamation lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard

June 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The Washington Post was defamatory. He was awarded $15m by the court […]

Johnny Depp says Amber Heard abused and demeaned him

April 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

Johnny Depp has sought to paint ex-wife Amber Heard as a volatile spouse who abused and demeaned him. The actor, 58, has sued Ms Heard over an article she wrote saying she was a victim […]

US jury awards $25m in damages over Unite the Right rally

November 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

A US jury has awarded $25m (£19m) in damages against the organisers of a deadly far-right rally in August 2017. The defendants were found liable in four out of six counts over the bloodshed at […]

Charlottesville: Why are the ‘Unite the Right’ organisers on trial?

October 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

Over four years after a deadly far-right extremist rally in Virginia, organisers of the event are facing a civil trial to determine whether they should be held responsible for the chaos that ensued. The “Unite […]

Islamic State ‘Beatle’ Alexanda Kotey pleads guilty over US hostage deaths

September 3, 2021 World Justice News 0

An Islamic State (IS) group suspect from the UK has pleaded guilty in a US court to multiple charges relating to the murder of four American hostages. Alexanda Kotey is accused of belonging to an […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]