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Wontumi asks High Court to refer mining charges to Supreme Court
The request concerns legal provisions being relied on by the Attorney-General in the criminal case against Chairman Wontumi and his company.
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Ghana’s two-term presidential limit applies even after a break - Lawyer to Supreme Court
The action, filed by private legal practitioner Derick Adu Gyamfi against the Attorney-General, seeks an interpretation of Article 66(2) of the 1992 Constitution on the maximum number of terms a person may serve as President of Ghana.
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Citizen goes to Supreme Court over presidential term limit
The plaintiff, Ganiwu Alhassan, wants the apex court to declare that a person who has served two separate, non-consecutive terms as President is still eligible to contest for the office again.
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Full judgment: Why Supreme Court dismissed cases against Torkornoo's removal as CJ
The cases were filed by Vincent Ekow Assafuah, Theodore Kofi Atta Quartey, former Chief Justice Torkornoo, and the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems.
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US
US Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship: What It Means for Ghanaians and Other Africans in the US
The Trump administration had argued that the clause’s reference to persons “subject to the jurisdiction” of the US implicitly required parental “domicile” meaning some form of lawful, permanent attachment to the country and that the childre...
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Reconsider passage of Anti-LGBTI bill-Speaker directs parliament
Mr Bagbin’s directive follows concerns that the bipartisan support captured in the committee report was not clearly reflected when the bill was passed on the floor of Parliament.
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Supreme Court Defines Limits of "Public Service," Denies Enhanced Pension to Former State Attorney
The Supreme Court, in a judgment authored by Justice Mensah, rejected the "Commercial Venture" Test argument. The Court held that the legal status of an entity is determined by its "pith and substance" and the statutes governing it, rather...
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Supreme Court fixes July 2 for judgment on CJ Torkornoo removal consolidated cases
A seven-member panel of the apex court, presided over by Justice Amadu Tanko, fixed the date after adopting the proposed memoranda of issues filed by the parties.
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Attorney-General backs suit seeking voting rights for all party members in primaries
In a 19-page statement of case filed on Monday, May 25, 2026, Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai urged the court to uphold the claims made by three senior statespersons: Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and Dr...
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Restrain security agencies from setting bail conditions without court-Citizen drags AG to SC
The suit, filed against the Attorney-General, invokes the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Articles 2(1) and 130(1) of the 1992 Constitution and Rule 45 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1996, C.I. 16.
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Methodist Church joined to Wesley Girls’ religious rights case
The ruling means the Methodist Church, which founded the Cape Coast-based school, will now participate directly in the case as the fourth defendant.
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5-year voting ban for electoral offenders constitutional- Supreme Court
In a unanimous decision, a seven-member panel led by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie held that the case brought by human rights activist Fred Akweter lacked merit.
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Supreme Court gives NDC, NPP and Attorney-General 14 days to respond to delegate system case
At the centre of the case is a lawsuit brought by Prof Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe and Dr Christine Amoako-Nuamah. They are contesting the delegate-based systems used by political parties to select presidential and par...
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Courts
Why High Court declared OSP's prosecution of cases unconstitutional(Full Ruling)
The decision was delivered on 15 April 2026 by Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu in The Republic (on the application of Peter Archibold Hyde) v Office of the Special Prosecutor, Suit No. GJ/0369/2026.
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UPSA Law School honours Tsatsu Tsikata today
The ceremony is expected to spotlight a legal career that has spanned more than five decades and left a lasting imprint on Ghana’s legal, academic and public policy landscape.
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FIDA Ghana petitions Chief Justice over RNAQ and wife divorce judgment, urges Judicial training
FIDA Ghana took particular issue with passages in the judgment that, according to the petition, referred to the petitioner as physically attractive and capable of remarrying at any time
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Are laws barring electoral offence convicts from voting constitutional?-Supreme Court to decide April 22
This stems from a case file by a lawyer and human rights activist, Fred Akwetey, who is asking the Supreme Court to strike down provisions of Ghana’s electoral law that bar people convicted of electoral offences from registering to vote or...
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Citizen challenges Kotoka Airport renaming at Supreme Court
The action was brought by Austin Kwabena Brako-Powers, who says the airport’s current name is protected by existing legislation and cannot be replaced through executive action alone.
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NSA trial: Court sets March 23 for ruling on Oware-Mensah's motion for stay
The application before the court seeks to halt proceedings while the Court of Appeal considers a separate challenge filed by the accused to a trial court directive on defence disclosures.
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Africa
GIMPA law dean urges African lawyers to drive institutional reform
Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Budu made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at a symposium organised by the African Law Association at New York University on 6 March 2026.
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