The Supreme Court of Ghana on December 18, 2024 dismissed two suits challenging the constitutionality of the process used by Parliament in passing the Human Sexual Rights and Family Bill – popularly called the “anti-gay” bill. In a unanimous decision, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court held that the two suits failed to properly […]
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1. Honourable Ladyjustice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo 2. Paul Baffoe Bonnie 3. Gabriel Pwamang 4. Mariama Owusu 5. Avril Lovelace-Johnson 6. Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu 7. Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu 8. Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi 9. Barbara F. Ackah Yensu 10. Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu 11. George K. Koomson 12. Ernest Yao Gaewu 13. Henry Anthony
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Former Supreme Court judge, Justice William Atuguba has expressed concerns regarding recent appointments to the Superior Court. According to him, senior judges are being overlooked in favour of less-qualified candidates due to factors unrelated to merit or established protocols. Justice Atuguba also questioned the integrity of the selection process, suggesting that considerations outside the accepted
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The Deputy Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister for Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah says the nomination of a dual citizen as a Supreme Court judge does not violate the laws of Ghana. According to him, the Supreme Court has ruled against sections of the Citizenship Act, allowing dual citizens to hold key positions. Speaking to JoyNews on Wednesday,
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The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has expressed strong disapproval of the nomination of a dual citizen for the position of Supreme Court judge. According to Dr. Forson, dual citizens are ineligible to hold key government positions, particularly as judges on the Supreme Court. President Akufo-Addo has nominated Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong, a dual
The Office of the Attorney General has filed an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision that acquitted and discharged Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson and Richard Jakpa in the ambulance procurement case. The AG in a Notice of Appeal filed on August 8, 2024, argued that the majority decision erred in applying the
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The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and the Finance Ministry are facing a lawsuit over plans to grant tax waivers to 42 companies under the 1 District 1 Factory Initiative. The suit was initiated by three Minority Members of Parliament, led by their Deputy Leader, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah. The MPs are requesting that the Supreme Court
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Restaurant patrons who order chicken wings marketed as “boneless” can’t expect them to actually be boneless, according to a Thursday ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court. The decision comes in the case of Michael Berkheimer, who in 2016 was eating his usual order — boneless wings with parmesan garlic sauce — at an Ohio restaurant
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has received a petition from the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa regarding the controversial $34 million ambulance spare parts deal approved by former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. Mr Ablakwa alleged that Ofori-Atta and former Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu of conspiring with a private company, Service
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The Supreme Court has declared as constitutional the law which prohibits unnatural carnal knowledge such as anal sex. In a unanimous decision on Wednesday [July 24, 2024], a seven-member panel of the court dismissed a writ challenging the constitutionality of Section 104 (1) (b) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). The court, presided
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