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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of seven Supreme Court justices has ordered a man who used abusive language in his petition to return to them next week and show cause why he shouldn’t be found in contempt of court. Ivan Ssebadduka in September filed what he called …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Today Joseph Kasirye would be 24 years old. But he will never be. It has taken 12 years to quest for justice for 12-year old Joseph Kasirye who was cruelly slaughtered in a witchdoctor’s shrine in Masaka. Finally, all the legal arguments are done and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni’s has through his lawyers asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition seeking to stop presidential aspirants from looking for signatures of their supporters before being nominated by the Electoral Commission. In September, presidential aspirant Ivan Samuel Ssebadduka petitioned the Supreme Court …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is nominating Amy Coney Barrett, a conservative federal appellate judge, for the Supreme Court. “She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials, and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution,” Trump said of Barrett from the …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power should he lose this year’s presidential race, while suggesting that the election will be challenged in court. “We’re going to have to see what happens,” Trump said during a press briefing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of six Supreme Court Justices have adjourned two consolidated appeals challenging the constitutional court decision that ordered for the dismissal of six Members of Parliament from the newly created municipalities. The case has been adjourned to October 14, 2020 after the panel …

Washington, US | XINHUA | U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is considering five women for the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Speaking to reporters at the White House before leaving for state of Ohio to campaign, Trump said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has consolidated three appeals challenging the constitutional court decision that ordered for the dismissal of six Members of Parliament of the newly created municipalities. Among the consolidated appeals, one was filed by the Electoral Commission, another by the Attorney General and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Supreme Court has halted an order by the Constitutional Court ordering the trial of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba over tax evasion. The businessman is jointly implicated with his brother Muzamiru Basajjabalaba on several charges including conspiring to defeat tax laws, forgery of a judicial …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Male Mabirizi has withdrawn his application seeking a review of the Supreme Court decision upholding the scraping of the presidential age limit from the constitution. He announced the decision before a panel of seven Supreme Court justices this morning and didn’t specify reasons for …