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Charlottesville murderer Fields pleads guilty to hate crimes

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US man jailed for murder after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville has pleaded guilty to hate crimes at a court hearing. James Alex Fields, 25, a professed neo-Nazi, was convicted on 29 of […]

Louisiana shootings: Five killed and suspect arrested

January 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in the US state of Virginia have arrested a gunman suspected of killing five people, including his parents, in two separate but related shootings in the US state of Louisiana. The shootings happened in the […]

YouTube Ripper Wins Dismissal of Record Labels’ US Piracy Lawsuit

January 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Russian operator of the YouTube-ripping sites FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com has scored an important legal win against several major record labels in the US. A Virginia federal court dismissed the piracy lawsuit after concluding that […]

US police arrest soldier after stolen armoured vehicle chase

June 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A soldier in the US has been arrested after stealing an armoured military vehicle and leading police on a two-hour chase through a busy city. The vehicle was taken from the Ford Pickett National Guard […]

Charlottesville: Violence erupts over far-right rally

August 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

Violent clashes have erupted between white nationalists attending a far-right march and counter-protesters in the US state of Virginia. Several people were injured after a car rammed into a crowd of people who were against […]

Republican Steve Scalise wounded in multiple shooting

June 14, 2017 World Justice News 0

A US Republican politician and aides have been shot during baseball practice in Virginia, US reports say. Police in the upmarket Washington DC suburb of Alexandria said they were investigating a “multiple shooting” and a […]

Virginia: Middle School teen accused of stealing 65¢ carton of milk to stand trial

October 8, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A middle school student, Ryan Turk, is accused of cutting in line to steal milk. On the 10th of May Ryan, who receives free lunches, said he had forgotten to take the drink the first […]

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 […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]