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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has delivered another landmark ruling indicating that Civil Courts do not have the powers or jurisdiction to hear appeals filed by soldiers tried and convicted by Military Courts. This was a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday by five Supreme Court Justices, led …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court in Kampala has upheld an 18-year jail term imposed on a one Enoch Kizito for the murder of his wife, Mary Nansubuga, by pouring acid on her 14 years ago. On Monday, a panel of five Supreme Court Justices led by …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that former President Donald Trump can remain on the primary ballot in Colorado, rejecting the state’s disqualification and potentially setting national wide guidelines. The nine justices, three liberal and six conservative, all agreed with the ruling. By deciding that …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, which removed him from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Two weeks ago, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump, who is the 2024 Republican …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Heritage Oil in the longstanding $435 million tax dispute with the Uganda Revenue Authority. Heritage Oil had filed an appeal at the Supreme Court seeking to block some of the arguments by the Uganda Revenue Authority in a …

Washington,  US  | Xinhua | The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that race-conscious admissions policies used by colleges and universities are unconstitutional, in a pair of cases involving Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Supreme Court stated that the admissions policies of Harvard …

Supreme Court Orders Fresh Hearing in Kiggundu, DTB Loan Case Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court in Kampala has ordered a fresh hearing in a case in which businessman Hamis Kiggundu is seeking to recover more than 120 billion Shillings from Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has today given its judgment in the Ham Enterprises and Hamis Kiggudu vs Diamond Trust Bank case. Court says the loan to Kiggundu was legal. (read full judgment below ) Businessman Kiggundu had petitioned the Supreme Court in Kampala asking them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court Registrar has summoned lawyers from 17 law firms for a pre-hearing conference scheduled to commence on Thursday. The conference, presided over by Lady Justice Elizabeth Musoke, aims to address legal matters and establish the framework for arguments and submission timelines in …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a New York law limiting the concealed carry of handguns in public areas, there has been an increasing lack of clarity on gun restrictions, reported ABC News on Friday. “The decision really opens up a whole new way of …