The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear last-ditch legal arguments from TikTok as to why it should not be banned or sold in the US. The US government is taking action against the app because of what it says are its links to the Chinese state – links which TikTok and its parent company […]
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Supreme Court dismisses petition against constitutionality of anti-gay bill
A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Lovelace Avril Johnson, has unanimously dismissed a petition filed by broadcast journalist and lawyer Richard Dela Sky, challenging the constitutionality of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill. Mr Sky had sought a declaration that the bill, which has sparked intense national debate, was […]
Speaker cannot hold Ghana to ransom, says Martin Amidu on Supreme Court compliance
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has strongly criticised the Speaker of Parliament for defying the Supreme Court’s authority following the October 30 decision, which dismissed the Speaker’s application to overturn an order on a recent parliamentary ruling. In a pointed article, the former Special Prosecutor emphasised that the Speaker’s actions disrupt constitutional order. “The Supreme […]
Respect for Supreme Court decisions isn’t optional – Senyo Hosi warns Speaker of potential high crime
The former CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, has appealed to the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to maintain respect for Supreme Court rulings, especially following the contentious Afenyo Markin vs. The Speaker case. In his recent open letter to the Speaker, he cautioned that disregarding a Supreme Court decision would […]
Parliament makes laws, it doesn’t interpret them – Sam Okudzeto
A private legal practitioner and a one-time President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Sam Okudzeto, has highlighted the crucial role of the judiciary in interpreting the law. According to him, “Parliament makes the law but Parliament doesn’t interpret the law.” His comments come in the wake of the confusion over the leadership composition of […]
Using dildos and vibrators to please yourself, anal sex and other forms of unnatural carnal knowledge is still unlawful – Supreme Court
An existing law that criminalises unnatural sexual intercourse and makes it unlawful for both heterosexuals and homosexuals to have anal sex does not breach the 1992 Constitution, the Supreme Court has declared. In a unanimous decision on Wednesday (July 24, 2024), a seven-member panel of the court dismissed a suit challenging the constitutionality of Section […]
Anti-LGBTQI Bill: Supreme Court grants Richard Sky’s request to file new motion
The Supreme Court has directed lawyers representing the individual seeking to prevent President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from assenting to the Human and Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, also known as the anti-gay bill, to submit a fresh motion with supporting affidavit and statement of case for an interlocutory injunction related to the substantive […]
Kennedy Agyapong vs Anas: Supreme Court throws out Anas
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, seeking the nullification of a High Court decision to dismiss his defamation suit against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene-Agyapong. In a 3-2 majority decision, a five-member panel of the apex court presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice […]
Supreme Court throws out injunction against anti-LGBTQ bill
The Supreme Court has dismissed an injunction application which sought to stop the Speaker of Parliament from allowing a bill that criminalises LGBTQ to proceed in Parliament. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, a nine-member panel of the apex court, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, held that the applicant failed to […]
Quayson applies for review of daily hearing of criminal case against him
The perjury and forgery trial against James Gyakye Quayson will be heard on day-to-day basis beginning today June 20, 2023, the High Court in Accra. Quayson however on Monday applied for a review of the court ruling for the case to be heard on daily basis. Charges It is the case of the prosecution that […]
Supreme Court overturns $16m judgment against Ghana Telecom
The Supreme Court has upheld an appeal by Ghana Telecommunications Company against a $16 million judgment by the Swedru High Court in a land dispute with Ogyeedom Obranu Kwasi Atta IV, Chief of Gomoa Afransie, in 2017. In 2020, the Court of Appeal in Cape Coast affirmed the High Court judgment. But in a short […]
NDC Minority caucus throws support for Gertrude Torkornoo’s nomination as Chief Justice
The minority caucus on the Appointment Committee of Parliament has thrown in their support for the nomination of Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo as the Chief Justice. According to the Minority, they will not withhold the approval of the Chief Justice nominee, At a press conference in Accra on Tuesday [June 6, 2023], spokesperson, […]