Amupitan can’t claim ignorance of law – Lawyer

A lawyer, Barrister Chidi Onah, has said the about to be appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, should not give excuses for not knowing the law. In a post on his Facebook page on...

Court refuses to cancel Covid-era FIRs against BJP leaders, cites legal procedure

The Bombay High Court has “dismissed as withdrawn” eight applications seeking the cancellation of FIRs registered against a former BJP MP, MLA and a sitting legislator during the Covid-19 pandemic. Two FIRs have been registered against former MP...

Court rejects retailers’ bid to block New York surveillance pricing law

A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the National Retail Federation (NRF) against New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act, a first-in-the-nation “surveillance pricing” law requiring retailers to tell customers when personal...

Judge blocks Guard in Chicago for 2 weeks

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. A judge blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a "danger of rebellion" is brewing...

Judge fixes Dec. 1 for suit challenging FG’s proposed expatriates’ tax policy

Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Dec. I for hearing in a suit seeking to stop the Federal Government from implementing the proposed By Taiye Agbaje Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has...

Judge drops Drake’s lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

A judge has dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us. Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled Lamar’s lyrics, which accused Drake and his associates of being “certified paedophiles”, were a...

Court approves new affidavit in Polepole ‘abduction’ petition

Dar es Salaam. The High Court, Small Claims Division in Dar es Salaam yesterday approved a request by lawyers representing former Tanzanian ambassador to Cuba Humphrey Polepole to submit an additional affidavit in a case concerning claims of his...

Judge blocks Guard in Chicago

A judge on Thursday blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area for at least two weeks, finding no substantial evidence that a “danger of rebellion” is brewing in Illinois during Trump’s immigration crackdown. It’s a...

Judge orders restrictions on federal tactics against ICE protesters after Chicago-area pastor shot with pepper balls

By Laura Sharman, Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A judge in Illinois has temporarily blocked federal agents from using certain types of force and crowd-control measures against protesters, after video of a pastor being repeatedly shot by pepper...

Judge tosses Roxbury HS librarian's defamation lawsuit in book brawl

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Roxbury High School librarian against three residents she said had harassed and defamed her for including LGBTQ+-themed books in the school library. The suit filed by Roxana Caivano in 2023 came during a...

Judge tosses Drake’s defamation lawsuit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

NEW YORK — A defamation lawsuit that Drake brought against Universal Music Group was tossed out Thursday by a federal judge who said lyrics branding the superstar as a pedophile in Kendrick Lamar’s dis track “Not Like Us” were opinion. Judge...

Court throws out SA man's attempt to charge council using archaic process

A Port Augusta resident will return to the Supreme Court of South Australia after his attempt to use an archaic legal concept to charge several government officials and his local council with more than 350 criminal offences failed. Trevor Matthew...

Lawsuit over Rivergreenway Injury Settled

Share0 Photo Supplied - Fort Wayne Trails Fort Wayne, Ind.(WOWO) — The City of Fort Wayne has agreed to pay $175,000 to Kristi Giant as part of a settlement reached in a personal injury lawsuit filed in 2022. The case stems from a March 2021...

Judge drops Drake’s defamation suit over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Drake has lost his defamation suit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’. In a ruling published Thursday (October 9), a federal judge ruled that the allegedly defamatory statements made in the hit song –...

Legal Aid to the rescue…Court acquits motor rider accused of rape

The Accra High Court has acquitted and discharged a 26-year-old motor rider, Yussif Salifu, who was accused of raping a mother of one at Destenya, near Devtraco Estates, on May 7, 2021. The court, presided over by Justice Ruby Aryeetey, freed the...

Judge sets deadline to name prosecutor

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. ATLANTA -- A judge says that the agency tasked with finding a prosecutor to take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and...

Judge rules Nassau County does not have to repay ‘voluntary’ red light camera fees

A Nassau County judge has ruled the county does not have to repay drivers the fees that another judge ruled were illegal. In the decision, the judge said they were paid "voluntarily." State law set the maximum fine for red light camera violations...

Court sentences poet Zviad Ratiani to two years in prison after amending charge

The Tbilisi City Court has sentenced Georgian poet Zviad Ratiani to two years in prison, following a ruling by Judge Giorgi Gelashvili. Initially accused of attacking a police officer, Ratiani’s charge was later amended to the first part of...

Court puts brakes on Codeta's bid challenging closure of disputed taxi route

MOBILITY MEC Isaac Sileku believes the Western Cape High Court judgment dismissing the Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations’ (Codeta) urgent interdict application reaffirmed the department’s commitment to commuter safety and the rule of law....

Court upholds closure of 10 taxi routes in Western Cape

The department will now continue implementing measures affecting routes between Khayelitsha, Somerset West, Mfuleni, and Strand. Photo: Nigel Sibanda, The Citizen NATIONAL NEWS - The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an urgent interdict...