US
First Muslim woman confirmed as US federal judge
Choudhury, the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois, was confirmed on a 50-49 vote. She will also be the first Bangladeshi-American federal judge.
VOA
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US Senate confirms Ghanaian-American Nancy Abudu to Federal Court of Appeal
Ms. Abudu was nominated more than a year ago by President Biden and will make history as the first African-American female judge to sit on the Atlanta-based appeals court (Eleventh Circuit).
DL News
US
'It's Marla': Donald Trump confuses rape accuser with ex-wife, trial told
Lawyers for E Jean Carroll, who claims Mr Trump raped her nearly three decades ago, say the episode undermines the former US President's argument that she was not his type.
Sky News
Courts
Customs officer, two others accused of $4M gold theft remanded
Emmanuel Dwamena, 37, the Customs Officer, Abdul Karim Lakoh, 38 and Seth Dzamesi, 43, both businessmen, denied conspiring to steal the 75 kilos of gold bars
GNA
Others
Justice in the Metaverse: Here's what the first virtual court hearing in Colombia looked like
Colombia held its first-ever hearing in the Metaverse after the passage of a law last year that expressly allows cutting-edge information technology to be used in courts.
LAW.COM
US
Malcolm X's family to sue FBI, CIA and NYC police over his assassination
His daughter Ilyasah Shabazz accused several federal and New York government organisations of fraudulently concealing evidence.
Sky News
Courts
Court orders arrest of man over car fraud
This was after Prince Abdulai had failed to appear before Circuit Court 7 when a criminal summons was served on him.
GNA
Crime
Driver’s mate sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for robbery
The court presided over by Simon Gaga convicted the accused after he had pleaded guilty to the charges.
GNA
Europe
New Zealand imposes lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes
The law states that tobacco can't ever be sold to anybody born on or after January 1, 2009 - and from now on, the minimum age for buying cigarettes will keep going up and up.
Euronews
Crime
Barber, another sentenced 32 years for robbery
Yaw Ofori Asiamah, barber, and Emmanuel Ocran Kounakey, unemployed, denied conspiring to rob a trader of her purse, containing a mobile phone and GHS44.00 but were found culpable after trial and sentenced to 16 years each.
GNA
Crime
Possession of illicit drugs : Painter jailed 10 years
Ber Kevin, 21 years, was also ordered by the court presided over by Mrs Ellen Ofei-Ayeh to pay a fine of 1,000 penalty units or in default serve another three years imprisonment which will run concurrently.
GNA
Courts
8 illegal currency traders granted bail
They have been charged with engaging in business of dealing in foreign exchange without licence and have all pleaded not guilty.
theghanaiantimes
Courts
Court grants six illegal miners bail
They are Ato Benjamin Kofi Boakye, 52, farmer, Francis Akanyanga, 21, farmer, and Inusah Abdulai, 20, unemployed.
GNA
General
Violation of Rules of Robing: Two male applicants denied Call to the Bar
Like other professions such as the military, the legal profession is very particular about how its members should dress.
DL News
Europe
Schools in Great Britain warned not to ban minority pupils’ hair styles
Equality watchdog says appearance policies should include exceptions on racial and religious grounds
Evening Standard
Europe
Germany to legalize purchase of up to 30 grams of cannabis
The cabinet approved a proposal by the health ministry on Wednesday that will allow state-licensed and controlled commercial cultivation and distribution of cannabis.
Bloomberg
Africa
Chinese Rhino Horn Smuggler Escapes From Namibian Prison
Chinese national Wang Hui is on the run after he escaped from the Windhoek Correctional Facility, where he had been serving a 15-year sentence for the illegal export of controlled wildlife products.
VOA Africa
Africa
Nigeria: Ex-footballer, Brazil returnee arrested in Lagos for cocaine trafficking
Okafor was arrested last Monday on board an Ethiopian airlines flight and had 1.40 of crack cocaine concealed in his bags.
AllAfrica
General
Teaching law students How To Study Law, new book by Daniel Korang argues strategies
He equals his soon-to-be-launched book, ‘How to Study Law’ as the Ghanaian version of Glanville Williams’ Learning the Law.
DL News
Europe
U.S. basketball star Griner convicted at drug trial, sentenced to 9 years
Griner’s detention was made public only after Russian troops moved into Ukraine, as relations between Russia and the United States hit new lows after Washington led the West in bringing sanctions against Moscow.
AP News