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Kenya: 7-Judge Bench to Hear BBI Appeal - Justice Musinga
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Consolidated appeals against the Constitutional Court judgement invaliding the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) constitution amendment bid will be heard by a seven-judge Court of Appeal bench.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: MDC-T Wants Supreme Court to Rule On MPs
MDC-T has appealed to the Supreme Court challenging Monday's High Court decision to block it from replacing four legislators it recently recalled until their court application contesting the party's right to recall them has been
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Source: allAfrica.com
Neesa Gopaul case for Court of Appeal on October 1 - Stabroek News
Five years after being sentenced to a combined 202 years for the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Queen’s College (QC) student Neesa Gopaul, her mother Bibi Sharima-Gopaul and her former lover Jarvis Small will on October 1st make their first appearance before the Court of
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The Drama is Over: Houston’s District B Race Cleared for Runoff between Tarsha Jackson and Cynthia Bailey - Houston Forward Times
Appeals court denied legal challenge from Renee Jefferson-Smith, who says she is moving on ABOVE:… The post The Drama is Over: Houston’s District B Race Cleared for Runoff between Tarsha Jackson and Cynthia Bailey appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Appeals court sends ‘Leaving Neverland’ fight to arbitration
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over an HBO documentary about…
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Court dismisses Oscar Sudi's plea seeking to stop forgery case
Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi has lost a bid to stop his prosecution over allegations of forging academic certificates.
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Privy Council to hear PNP's Trafigura appeal March 1, 2021
The Judicial Committee of the United Kingdom Privy Council will next March hear an appeal filed by People's National Party (PNP) officials in the long-running Trafigura case.The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) yesterday confirmed news reaching the Jamaica Observer that the
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Zimbabwe: Malaba Not in Contempt - High Court
[The Herald] Chief Justice Luke Malaba was not in contempt of court, when he resumed his judicial functions after an appeal to the Supreme Court was noted following a High Court decision that the constitutional amendment giving him the option of five more years of service did not apply to him and
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Source: allAfrica.com
Appeal Court rules lawsuit by 81-y-o woman against NWA, Portland MC should be heard
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the civil suit that 81-year-old Alice McPherson of Port Antonio, Portland, has brought against the National Works Agency (NWA) and the Portland Municipal Corporation must be heard in the Supreme Court....
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Kenya: LSK Waives Practising Certificate Fees in Wake of Virus Disruptions
"In order to assist members mitigate the effects of Covid-19 pandemic, the Council of the LSK has waived back fees for Advocates applying for practising certificates for 2020 2020 under section 25 (1) (a) of the advocates Act, Cap 16," he
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Guyana Court of Appeal to hear motion seeking to stop release of election results
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Court of Appeal will meet this weekend to hear arguments by lawyers in the matter in which a private citizen is seeking a series of orders to stop the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) from moving ahead with the declaration of the results from the disputed March
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Nigeria: APC Crisis Deepens As Court Extends Giadom's Acting Tenure
An FCT High Court on Thursday extended an order earlier permitting Victor Giadom to act as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress to 14
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Policeman convicted of chopping man to death loses appeal
A policeman who was convicted of chopping a man to death in Portmore, St Catherine in 2007 has lost his appeal. In handing down its decision yesterday, the Court of Appeal ordered that the sentence of Andrew Watkis must begin from June 2018. ...
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Supreme Court Hears Offender’s Court Costs Issue
A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison until at least his mid-80s is challenging a trial judge’s decision not to waive his mandatory court costs, after concluding the man has to “take responsibility for his
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City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. (1989)
? APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 87-998. Argued October 5, 1988 Decided January 23, 1989 Appellant city adopted a Minority Business Utilization Plan (Plan) requiring prime contractors awarded city construction contracts to subcontract at least 30%
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Hundreds of appeals in limbo
Nearly 400 appeals filed in the last four years challenging rulings handed down by Jamaica’s high and parish courts have stalled because of the absence of transcripts. Between 2016 and February 22 this year, a total of 311 transcripts and 67 judges...
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Uganda: Lukwago Tells KCCA to Go Slow On Katanga Land Row
[Monitor] Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has asked the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) technical wing to halt the impending evictions in Katanga, a backwater near Wandegeya.
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Murder convict wins appeal at Privy Council - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
ONE of eight men convicted for the killing of San Juan businesswoman Samdaye Rampersad in 2005, has won his appeal against his conviction. Steve McGillvery was successful at his appeal in the Privy Council on Monday. The British law lords will now determine if a re-trial should be ordered fo
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The appeal to the CCJ against the Court of Appeal ruling - Stabroek News
We must ask – on what grounds and by what form of executive fiat does the Chief Elections Officer determine that he should invalidate 1 vote, far less over 115 000 votes when the votes were already certified as valid by officers of the Guyana Elections Commission in the presence of the political
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Lesotho's former first lady arrested in connection with Thomas Thabane's ex-wife's murder case
Police in Lesotho have arrested the country's former first lady over the 2017 murder of the then-estranged wife of recently resigned Prime Minister Thomas
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How much did SA spend on Zuma’s legal fees? - NewsDay Zimbabwe
NO one knows how much public money has been spent on legal matters involving former President Jacob Zuma in his private capacity. In disclosures to Parliament and in court papers by the office of the State attorney and the presidency on Zuma’s legal costs, varying amounts are given. They differ by
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Corentyne butcher challenges 15-year sentence over killing of pensioner - Stabroek News
Corentyne butcher Asif Hamid, who was sentenced to 15 years last month after admitting to the 2015 killing of a man he had strangled and buried in a shallow grave, is appealing the sentence which he says is too
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Kenya: Uhuru, Raila Present Final Arguments On Bbi Verdict
[Nation] Promoters of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Wednesday made a final push in an effort to overturn a judgment that derailed their bid to amend the Constitution, urging the Court of Appeal to allow Kenyans to complete the process.
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Malema loses defamation appeal against ex-EFF MP who says he confessed to getting VBS loot | News24
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed Julius Malema's defamation claim against a former party MP who claimed that he confessed to getting money from the looted VBS bank.
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Kenya: Seven Judges to Hear Appeal Against BBI Judgment
[Nation] Seven judges will hear and determine the appeal filed against a recent High Court judgment on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
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Jailed MDC activists appeal to Malaba over delayed ruling
BY MOSES MATENGA CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has been asked to look into a year-long delay on pronouncement of judgment on an appeal by incarcerated MDC activists Tungamira Madzokere and Last Maengahama. The two were arrested, convicted and sentenced over the 2011 death of police officer, Petros
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Child Sex-Trafficking Survivor Chrystul Kizer Granted Chance To Pursue Affirmative Defense Law In Her Case - Blavity
Child trafficking survivor Chrystul Kizer was granted the opportunity by a court to try to use the affirmative defense law in her case after she killed her former abuser.
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Illinois Supreme Court rules in favor of Thaddeus Jones | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Declaring Him The Official Winner Of The Calumet City Mayor’s Election Illinois State Representative Thaddeus Jones – current Mayor-Elect of Calumet City, Illinois – is now the official winner of the recent February 23, 2021 election. This has now been confirmed by the Illinois State Supreme
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Kenya: Maraga Tells Kenyatta to Appoint 41 Judges Proposed By JSC Without Delay
[Nation] Chief Justice David Maraga has laid blame on President Uhuru Kenyatta for the delay in appointing of 41 new judges proposed by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and continuous disobedience of court decrees on the part of government.
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Uganda: Sexual Offences Dominate Appeals Criminal Session
[Monitor] The Court of Appeal is set to kick off a criminal appeals session in Masaka this morning, with a total of 41 appeals arising from High Court judgments, to be handled.
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