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Jeffrey Donaldson trial 'struck a blow' for women and girls, former appeal court judge says
Former appeal court judge John Gillen paid tribute to the immense courage of the victims in coming forward, adding he feels they struck a real blow
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Irish News
· Jul 3, 2026
Sarah Creighton: What if Jeffrey Donaldson had been found not guilty?
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The Daily Wire
· Jun 25, 2026
Judge In Hot Seat After COVID Insanity Claim Clears Mom Who Drowned Her Baby
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is moving to impeach a judge for acquitting a mother who drowned her baby daughter. Judge Miguel de la O found 43-year-old Precious Bland not guilty on grounds of insanity, ruling that she was suffering from a “psychotic episode” caused by COVID-19. Bland reportedly drowned her 15-month-old daughter Emii in ...
Brisbane Times
· Jul 3, 2026
AFL great Nicky Winmar found guilty of smashing woman’s head into a door
A magistrate found the AFL Hall of Fame inductee had grabbed a woman by the arm, dragged her by the hair and hit her head against a door during an attack in May last year.
Variety
· Jul 6, 2026
Julia Garner to Star in Apple TV True Crime Series ‘Guilty Creatures’ From Craig Gillespie, Stuart Zicherman
Julia Garner is attached to star in an Apple TV adaptation of the Mikita Brottman true crime book “Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida,” Variety has learned. The logline for the series states that it “delves into the psyche of a torrid romance and subsequent act of murder between two young, adulterous []
ArcaMax
· Jun 29, 2026
Changes to immigration program for domestic violence victims impede safety, advocates say
In March, Michigan attorney Ruby Robinson received a denial notice for legal status for his client — an immigrant woman suffering physical abuse from her husband. Her husband had choked her, Robinson said. Shoved her. Forced unwanted touch. ...
The News Letter
· Jun 22, 2026
Ex-MP Jeffrey Donaldson repeatedly denied abuse during two days in witness box
For two full days the jury at Newry Crown Court was told again and again by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson that allegations that he had sexually abused two women as children were false.
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Related coverage for "Jeffrey Donaldson trial 'struck a blow' for women and girls, former appeal court judge says": Irish News — Sarah Creighton: What if Jeffrey Donaldson had been found not guilty?. The Daily Wire — Judge In Hot Seat After COVID Insanity Claim Clears Mom Who Drowned Her Baby. Brisbane Times — AFL great Nicky Winmar found guilty of smashing woman’s head into a door. Variety — Julia Garner to Star in Apple TV True Crime Series ‘Guilty Creatures’ From Craig Gillespie, Stuart Zicherman. ArcaMax — Changes to immigration program for domestic violence victims impede safety, advocates say. The News Letter — Ex-MP Jeffrey Donaldson repeatedly denied abuse during two days in witness box