Category Archives: Justice
Editorial Roundup: U.S.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 27
Court nixes new trial for ‘Making a Murderer’ subject Avery
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Court of Appeal on Wednesday rejected a request by “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery to hold a hearing on new evidence that he wanted to present for a new trial.
Groups say Myanmar journalists in peril amid crackdown
BANGKOK (AP) — Journalists in Myanmar face extreme peril as the military-controlled government cracks down on independent reporting, human rights and media advocates say.
Tunisia opens corruption probes of leading Islamist party
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian prosecutors have opened investigations into alleged foreign campaign funding and anonymous donations to Islamist movement Ennahdha and two other political parties, according to local media.
Milwaukee man who killed 5 family members gets 205 years
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 205 years in prison for fatally shooting five members of his family and he offered no explanation for his actions, saying that he must have a lot of hate.
Report: Hate crime laws lack uniformity across the US
NEW YORK (AP) — More than half a century since they were modernized, hate crime laws in the U.S. are inconsistent and provide incomplete methods for addressing bias-motivated violence, according to a new report by advocates for better protections.
UK journalist sued by Russian billionaire over Putin book
LONDON (AP) — A British journalist and her publisher contested a defamation claim in a London court on Wednesday from billionaire Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich over a book about the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Belgian prosecutor opens criminal inquiry into deadly floods
BRUSSELS (AP) — Prosecutors in Belgium have opened an investigation into the deadly floods that ravaged several towns this month and left 37 people dead in the country.
Germany charges Syrian doctor with crimes against humanity
BERLIN (AP) — A Syrian doctor has been charged in Germany with crimes against humanity for allegedly torturing people in military hospitals in his homeland and killing one of them, German federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
German court dismisses bankers’ appeal in tax evasion case
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by two British bankers over their conviction in a massive tax evasion case, confirming that the so-called cum-ex transactions they used were illegal.
