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General
CHRAJ writes to President : Calls for signing of Anti-Witchcraft Bill
It notes that signing this bill will strengthen the protection of vulnerable individuals and enhance Ghana's human rights reputation.
DL News26 July 2024
Courts
High Court dismisses Dafeamekpor suit to compel Akuffo Addo, Bagbin to act on anti-LGBTQI bill
The court, presided over by Justice Ellen Lordina Serwah Mireku held in dismissing the suit that there are two pending suits at the Supreme Court challenging parliament’s processes
DL News29 April 2024
General
I was not served, Supreme Court did not hear us before striking out law to grow cannabis - Bagbin
He said the apex court, in the case of Ezuame Mannan vs Attorney-General, struck out Section 43 of the Narcotic Control Commission Act 2020 (Act 1019) without “hearing from us”.
GRAPHIC ONLINE29 October 2022
Supreme Court News
Voting, passage of E-levy by 136 MPs unconstitutional, null and void- Haruna Iddrisu, 2 MPs to SC
According to the plaintiffs per the authority of the case of Justice Abdulai v. Attorney General, the constitutional quorum for decision-making and voting in Parliament per Article 104(1) is 138 MPs present in the Chamber but not 136.
DL News30 March 2022
General
Protecting the vulnerable: Cause Social Protection Bill to be introduced in Parliament- Law lecturer to Akufo-Addo
A private Legal Practitioner and lecturer at the University of Ghana Law School, Clara Beeri Kasser-Tee has called on the President of the Republic to introduce the drafted Social Protection Bill to Parliament for its subsequent passage by...
DL News17 January 2022
General
Voting on anti-LGBT bill will not be by secret ballot – Dep. Minority whip
The bill, popularly referred to as the anti-LGBTQ+ bill has garnered support from large sections of the population including leading religious groupings in the country.
DL News15 October 2021
General
‘Baby mamas’ and ‘side chicks’ are not entitled to deceased’s property – Legal practitioner
About a man who has been married a long time to his wife, and she dies or divorces him, and he gets married to someone for three months and he dies – too bad, under the law, that person is your new spouse and would inherit the property.
DL News20 September 2021
US
US Senate approves bill to contest China tech, military advancements
US Senate lawmakers have approved a massive spending plan to boost technology research and production.
DL News9 June 2021
General
Parliament passes ‘Plea Bargaining Bill’
Even though there existed a few instances where plea bargaining existed for very few offenses like Subsections (2) and (3) of Section 239 of Act 30 and others, the majority of offenses under Ghana’s criminal jurisdiction are generally exclu...
DL News27 June 2022
General
President Akufo-Addo to await supreme court verdict on anti-LGBTQ+ bill before deciding to sign into law
This commitment comes in the wake of a legal challenge against the bill initiated by an individual.
DL News5 March 2024
General
Anti-LGBTQI+ Bill is to expand legislation on homosexuality, not to criminalize
They are setting up recruitment drives in our Secondary Schools, they have pimps in the secondary schools who they pay monies to [recruit the students]
DL News31 July 2021
US
Biden signs bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday
June 19, now Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States
DL News18 June 2021
Africa
Again, U.S. Court postpones sentencing of Nigerian influencer, Hushpuppi to Nov 7
Hushpuppi, in July 2021, agreed to plead guilty to the multi-million-dollar fraud charges slammed against him by the American government.
AllAfrica4 October 2022
Opinion
Trial In Absentia And Legal Implications Of Sentences Imposed On Absconding Offenders Under Ghanaian Law
"If Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu is able to escape for the next ten years, her sentence would elapse and she cannot be punished again to serve another jail term for the same offence." Find out why!
Daniel Korang21 April 2024
US
‘Don’t Say Gay’: Biden denounces ‘hateful’ new Florida bill
In a Twitter message to the LGBT community – “especially the kids who will be impacted by this hateful bill” – Mr Biden vowed to “continue to fight for the protections and safety you deserve”.
BBC10 February 2022
General
NPP will not tolerate LGBTQ+ activities – John Boadu
Several groups have already presented memoranda to the Committee expressing their positions on the bill.
DL News18 October 2021
Courts
Parliament passes Social Protection bill
Parliament has passed the Social Protection Bill, 2025, establishing a legal framework and funding mechanism to support social programmes such as LEAP and school feeding. The bill was approved despite Minority objections over quorum issues...
DL news4 August 2025
Business
Oppong Nkrumah files bill, seeks amendment to Ghana's Public Financial Management Act
Filed on Tuesday at the Office of the Clerk to Parliament, the proposed amendments to the Public Financial Management Act (PFMA) seek to ensure that no Ministry, Department, or Agency (MDA) receives public funding unless its projects and po...
DL News17 July 2025
General
Legal education bill incomplete, troubling — Ansa-Asare calls for total reform
He took particular issue with the bill’s title, saying, “Legal education is not just about theory. It spans both academic instruction and the actual training necessary for legal practice. The title of the bill suggests a limited vision.”
DL News3 June 2025
Europe
French lawmakers back assisted dying bill in landmark vote
The bill, championed by President Emmanuel Macron, was approved in the National Assembly with 305 votes in support and 199 against. It now heads to the Senate for review, with the goal of becoming law by 2027.
DL News28 May 2025