A 52-year-old divorced man was believed to have killed his two sons, aged eight and 10, before committing suicide in their flat at Kam Ying Court in Ma On Shan, police said. Initial investigation sugg ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-07
An Egyptian court has sentenced two belly dancers to six months in jail for inciting debauchery. The case of Suha Mohammed Ali and Dalia Kamal Youssef -- known in the trade as the Egyptian Shakira and ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-04
... S Supreme Court in June ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry under the US Constitution, citing her beliefs as a Born-Again Christian. "Marriage is a union between one man and one woman, ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-04
... id a High Court order is required to transfer the operating license of a vehicle from a dead person to related parties. The department is working with the police to determine if the crane had been ope ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-02
Invoking God's authority, a Kentucky county clerk defied the US Supreme Court and stood by her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has refused to issue ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-02
Hong Kong's High Court has dropped criminal contempt charges against 17 activists on procedural grounds. Justice Anderson Chow ruled that the Department of Justice (DOJ) failed to file a summons withi ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
... told the court that he only knew a lot of people were gathered at the shopping mall on March 8, but it was not clear to him why. The magistrate called his testimony "overly dishonest", saying it was ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
... a case in court with, quote, ‘creating a disturbance’ or ‘picking a quarrel’ – two of the vague offenses under which lawyers and others have been prosecuted,” Malinowski said. Also of special concern ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
... kangaroo courts are not uncommon in rural regions and caste-discrimination remains widespread, despite being illegal. In northern parts of India, these village councils known as "Khap Panchayats" act ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
... Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Bashir in 2009 and 2010, accusing him of masterminding genocide and other atrocities in his campaign to crush a revolt in the western Darfur region, Re ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
... istrate's Court on Sept. 2, accused of taking part in an unlawful assembly and inciting others to participate, according Apple Daily. Supporters holding yellow umbrellas, symbol of last year's street ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
... lenged to court new friends, but also struggling to manage its own weakening economy, is not interested in reviving a friendship with a country that seems to have made it a point of principle never to ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-28
... istrates' Court on Thursday, RTHK reported. However, no plea was taken, and the case was adjourned to Oct. 22. She was remanded in custody. The prosecution said there was no eyewitness and the woman w ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
... ording to court documents cited by Apple Daily. The crimes took place between 2013 and 2014 and involved 30 victims who lost a combined HK$189 million. Only three agreed to come to Hong Kong to testif ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
... uoted the Court of Final Appeal’s verdict on a related case. The court said a criminal prosecution should only be pursued when the relevant conduct exceeds sensible proportions or the bounds of reason ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
A judge condemned Colorado gunman James Holmes to 12 life sentences and the maximum 3,318 years in prison for the 2012 movie rampage that killed 12 people and wounded 70. "It is the court's intention ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
... a federal court ruled in Wal-Mart's favor and vacated an injunction that would have required a vote on the issue at its annual shareholders' meeting in June. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG/RA ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
... the High Court, all he needed to do was to pay a fine. Therefore, student leaders who are facing criminal charges basically have nothing to worry about except that they might have to bear criminal re ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26
... . Eastern Court magistrate Bina Chainrai said she has decided to impose a stiffer sentence due to the violent nature of the defendants' actions, Apple Daily reported. Tai Chi-sing, 24, Cheung Chi-pong ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26
... n federal court in Brooklyn, New York. Reuters is reporting that authorities are moving to seize bank accounts holding US$1.4 million and the website's domain name. US Homeland Security Department age ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-26