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Indian teen jailed for six years as minor due to juvenile justice system failures
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Indian teen jailed for six years as minor due to juvenile justice system failures

Teen wrongfully imprisoned for six years as minor A 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh was arrested in 2018 for allegedly murdering her mother and spent six years in prison before a Juvenile Justi...

#Human Rights #Prison Reform #Child Welfare #Legal System #Juvenile Justice

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Indian teen jailed for six years as minor due to juvenile justice system failures
1 week ago

Indian teen jailed for six years as minor due to juvenile justice system failures

Teen wrongfully imprisoned for six years as minor A 16-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh was arrested in 2018 for allegedly murdering her mother and spent six years in prison before a Juvenile Justi...

#Human Rights #Prison Reform #Child Welfare #Legal System #Juvenile Justice
US Justice Department sues Washington DC over semi-automatic gun ban
4 weeks ago

US Justice Department sues Washington DC over semi-automatic gun ban

Justice Department challenges DC's semi-automatic gun restrictions The US Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against Washington DC, arguing that the district's prohibition on...

#Crime #Politics #Gun Control #Second Amendment #Federal Lawsuit
Judge allows cameras in trial of man charged with killing Charlie Kirk
1 month ago

Judge allows cameras in trial of man charged with killing Charlie Kirk

Court appearance marks first public hearing for accused killer Tyler Robinson, 22, appeared in a Utah courtroom Thursday as a judge weighed media access to the case involving the fatal shooting o...

#Crime #Justice #Politics #Media
Accused CEO killer challenges evidence in Manhattan court hearing
1 month ago

Accused CEO killer challenges evidence in Manhattan court hearing

Defense seeks to exclude key evidence in United Healthcare CEO murder case Luigi Mangione, the 27-year-old accused of fatally shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan one year a...

#Trial #Murder #Death Penalty #Legal Challenge #Corporate Crime #Evidence #Manhattan #High-profile Case
Georgia judge dismisses final 2020 election interference case against Trump
1 month ago

Georgia judge dismisses final 2020 election interference case against Trump

Georgia judge dismisses final 2020 election interference case against Trump A Georgia judge has dismissed the sprawling 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump, mark...

#Elections #Politics #Legal #Prosecution #2020 Election
Federal judge dismisses Trump-backed indictments against Comey and James
1 month ago

Federal judge dismisses Trump-backed indictments against Comey and James

Federal judge dismisses charges against Comey and James over prosecutor's appointment A federal judge dismissed indictments on Monday against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney...

#Justice #Politics #Law #Legal Disputes #Appeals #Trump Administration #Indictments #Prosecutions
US judge dismisses charges against Comey and James over prosecutor’s unlawful appointment
1 month ago

US judge dismisses charges against Comey and James over prosecutor’s unlawful appointment

Charges against Comey and James dismissed on procedural grounds A federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General...

#Corruption #Justice #Elections #Politics #Law #Prosecution
Canadian man loses 16-year fight for C$1.2m seized in drug raid
2 months ago

Canadian man loses 16-year fight for C$1.2m seized in drug raid

Canadian man loses 16-year fight for C$1.2m seized in drug raid A 16-year legal battle by a Canadian man to reclaim over C$1.2 million (£651,000) in cash confiscated from his home has ended in de...

#Drugs #Crime #Legal #Forfeiture
HP seeks $1.7bn from late Mike Lynch’s estate over Autonomy fraud case
2 months ago

HP seeks $1.7bn from late Mike Lynch’s estate over Autonomy fraud case

HP pursues $1.7bn claim against Mike Lynch's estate in High Court battle Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is demanding $1.7 billion from the estate of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, who di...

#Fraud #Litigation #Extradition #Corporate Governance #Maritime Accident
Federal court blocks Texas GOP voting maps over racial gerrymandering claims
2 months ago

Federal court blocks Texas GOP voting maps over racial gerrymandering claims

Federal court blocks Texas GOP voting maps over racial gerrymandering claims A U.S. federal court on Tuesday struck down Texas's newly redrawn congressional districts, ruling that Republicans had...

#Elections #Gerrymandering #Partisanship #Voting Rights #Courts #Racial Discrimination #2026 Midterms
Australian inmate sues over prison Vegemite ban, citing cultural rights
2 months ago

Australian inmate sues over prison Vegemite ban, citing cultural rights

Lawsuit challenges Victoria's 19-year Vegemite ban in prisons A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia is suing the state of Victoria over its longstanding ban on Vegemite, argui...

#National Identity #Legal Challenge #Prison Policy #Cultural Rights #Food Regulation
Federal judge cites misconduct in Trump-era case against James Comey
2 months ago

Federal judge cites misconduct in Trump-era case against James Comey

Federal judge orders release of grand jury records in Comey case A US federal judge ruled on Monday that alleged "investigative missteps" and "government misconduct" may have compromised the Trum...

#Justice #Politics #Trump #Fbi #Prosecution
UK police pay £20,000 after wrongful arrest of parents over school complaints
2 months ago

UK police pay £20,000 after wrongful arrest of parents over school complaints

Couple awarded £20,000 after unlawful arrest over school criticism Hertfordshire Police have paid £20,000 in damages to a couple wrongfully arrested for 11 hours on suspicion of harassment and ma...

#Law Enforcement #Legal Disputes #Education #Free Speech #Disability Rights #Parental Rights #School Governance
Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion in Opioid Crisis Settlement After Judge’s Approval
2 months ago

Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion in Opioid Crisis Settlement After Judge’s Approval

Judge Approves $7.4 Billion Purdue Pharma Settlement Over Opioid Crisis A U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled Friday to approve a $7.4 billion settlement forcing Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackle...

#Legal #Healthcare #Corporate Accountability #Opioid Crisis #Settlement #Addiction
Trump petitions Supreme Court to overturn $5m defamation and abuse verdict
2 months ago

Trump petitions Supreme Court to overturn $5m defamation and abuse verdict

Trump seeks Supreme Court review of $5m Carroll verdict Former President Donald Trump has filed a petition with the US Supreme Court to overturn a $5 million civil judgment that found he defamed...

#Politics #Legal #Sexual Abuse #Appeals #Defamation
Trump threatens $1bn BBC lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary edits
2 months ago

Trump threatens $1bn BBC lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary edits

Trump threatens $1bn BBC lawsuit over Capitol riot documentary edits Former U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded the BBC issue a retraction, apology, and pay up to $1 billion in damages over...

#Elections #Politics #Law #Media #Free Speech #Defamation
US Supreme Court declines to revisit same-sex marriage ruling in Kim Davis case
2 months ago

US Supreme Court declines to revisit same-sex marriage ruling in Kim Davis case

US Supreme Court declines to revisit same-sex marriage ruling in Kim Davis case The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who sought to overturn a lower co...

#Legal #Conservatism #Lgbtq+ Rights #Religious Liberty #Civil Rights
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla faces landmark terrorism trial over 2021 unrest tweets
2 months ago

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla faces landmark terrorism trial over 2021 unrest tweets

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla faces landmark terrorism trial over 2021 unrest tweets The 43-year-old daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma will stand trial this week on charges of inciti...

#Corruption #Social Media #Elections #Protests #Legal #Terrorism #Political Unrest #Free Speech
US courts block deportation of exonerated man after 43 years in prison
2 months ago

US courts block deportation of exonerated man after 43 years in prison

US courts block deportation of exonerated man after 43 years in prison Two separate US courts have temporarily halted the deportation of Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man...

#Justice #Immigration #Deportation #Human Rights #Wrongful Conviction #Legal Battle #Criminal Justice Reform
Whistleblower lawyer cleared in £1.4bn Danish tax fraud case after years of legal battles
2 months ago

Whistleblower lawyer cleared in £1.4bn Danish tax fraud case after years of legal battles

Former hedge fund lawyer wins landmark tax fraud case after blowing the whistle Jas Bains, once a high-flying lawyer at a City hedge fund, has been cleared in a £1.4 billion civil lawsuit brought...

#Tax Fraud #Whistleblowing #Financial Crime #Legal Battles #Hedge Funds #Cum-ex Scandal

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