US
Affirmative action: US Supreme Court overturns race-based college admissions
The US Supreme Court has ruled that race can no longer be considered as a factor in university admissions.
BBC News, Washington
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Canada: Court finds "thumbs-up" emoji can constitute an electronic signature
On June 8, 2023, the Court granted a summary judgment decision in favour of a grain buyer ("the Buyer"), after concluding that a thumbs-up (đź‘Ť) emoji constituted acceptance of a contract.
Mondaq
Courts
Murder of soldier at Ashaiman: Six accused discharged by Circuit Court, face new charges at District Court
22-year-old Imoro Sheriff, a soldier with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band in Sunyani, the Bono Region was stabbed to death by attackers on March 4, 2023.
Ghanaian Times
General
Justice Sir Dennis Adjei elected judge of the African Court of Human and People’s Rights
Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei’s election comes years after the first Ghanaian, a former Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, rose from being a member to becoming the president of the court some few years ago.
DL News
US
Insurance company ordered to pay woman $5.2m after she contracted STD in a car
The woman, a Jackson County resident, said she contracted Human papillomavirus (HPV) from her partner, according to court documents.
CNN
Courts
Ghana to host its 1st External Session of ECOWAS Community Court of Justice
Ghana’s President, H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo who is Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS is billed to open this external Court session, which is set to officially begin on Monday, March 21, 2022, at 10 am in the...
DL News
US
Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court
She would replace the liberal justice, Stephen Breyer, who is expected to retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term in June.
BBC
US
Trump loses appeal to keep January 6 documents from House committee
Trump brought the lawsuit in October seeking to block the National Archives from turning over the documents to the House committee.
CNN
US
Top US judges signal support for abortion limits
Anti-abortion activists are urging the court to “protect unborn children”, but experts warn of an increase in maternal mortality if abortion is restricted.
BBC
Courts
Court issues warrant for the arrest of Madina MP
The Ghana Police Service had secured a criminal summons for the Madina MP to appear in court on November 8, 2021.
DL News
Europe
Benjamin Mendy remanded in custody on rape charges
Stables said Mendy had already been in custody for “two days and two nights” while awaiting Friday’s hearing, and it had been a “real shock” for him.
DL News
General
The Auditor-General, Parliament, and the Dearth and Death of Disallowances and Surcharges- My Sunday Dawn jeremiad – Ace Annan Ankomah
I completely agree with Bright re article 181(5).
DL News
US
Supreme Court sides with Catholic foster agency that excludes same-sex couples in 9-0 ruling
The group claimed that “Philadelphia’s attempts to exclude the Catholic Church from foster care” violated the First Amendment.
DL News
Election Petition
We will point out courageously if we think Supreme Court’s decision is faulty – Sammy Gyamfi ahead of election petition verdict
The Communications Officer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the party is expecting the Justices of the Supreme Court to deliver a fair and truthful verdict in the ongoing election petition trial.
DL News
Election Petition
“Review Application Is An Emotional One – Does Not Meet Minimum Legal Requirement” – Akoto Ampaw
The respondents in the on-going election petition have thrown jabs at the petitioner’s request for a review of the Supreme Court’s ruling on February 11, preventing the EC boss Jean Mensa from testifying.
DL News
Election Petition
Election Petition: Mahama files motion to compel EC chair to testify
The Supreme Court has been invited by the 2020 Presidential Election Petitioner to offer him the opportunity to re-open his case to enable the chairperson of the Electoral Commission testify in the ongoing petition hearing.
DL News
Opinion
An examination of the case of Origin 8 and C.I. 132: A still born Piece of Law or an Austere Interpretation by the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on 18th January 2022 rendered its reasons in the case of of Republic v High Court, (Criminal Division 9), Accra Ex Parte Ecobank Ghana Ltd; Origin 8 & Anor (Respondents & Interested Parties). This is a case which bothered...
Justice Eric Kyei Baffour
Opinion
Blue Law: An Insight
The interesting subject of Blue laws is the focus of this article, including its applications in Ghanaian law
Justice Alexander Osei Tutu
Opinion
Rethinking Malicious Prosecution; A Discussion on the Tort of Malicious Prosecution within the Constitutional Framework of Ghana.
The article argues that the tort of malicious prosecution, as received under common law, is problematic in present-day Ghana under Article 88. The author suggests that the proper defendant in such cases should be the Attorney General, who i...
Reindorf Twumasi Ankrah, Esq.
Opinion
From Aspiration to Action: The Urgent Call to Enforce Ghana’s Socio-Economic Rights Historical context and international backgrounds
This article examines the legal and constitutional debate in Ghana over the justiciability of economic, social, and cultural rights under Chapter 6 of the 1992 Constitution. It argues that making these rights enforceable is essential to ful...
Asaanah Ronald Akunai