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Removal of Afrikaans at Unisa unlawful and unconstitutional - SCA | News24
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that the removal of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction at the University of South Africa was unlawful and unconstitutional.
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Without a Court Order: The Desegregation of Seattle Schools
Siqueland, Anne LaGrelius, Without a Court Order: The Desegregation of Seattle Schools
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AN ACT Relating to prohibiting government entities from discriminating or
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Challenge to immigrant licenses law struck down in Appeals court | New York Carib News
A lawsuit seeking to nullify New York state’s Green Light Law that allows immigrants without legal documents to seek driver’s licenses was dealt a hard blow in appeals court dealt on Monday.
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Eskom proposed tariff increase will 'kill SA economy', says energy expert
Energy expert Ted Blom says the gravy train at Eskom 'runs deep and wide', adding that the utility is 'on a journey to grab as much money out of the economy as they can'.
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Kenya: Seven Judges to Hear Appeal Against BBI Judgment
[Nation] Seven judges will hear and determine the appeal filed against a recent High Court judgment on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
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Little Rock Crisis, 1957
In 1954, the United States Supreme Court declared public school segregation unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. One year later the Court reiterated its ruling calling on school districts throughout the United States to desegregate their public schools “with all deliberate
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(1957) Dwight Eisenhower, “Address on Little Rock"
The Little Rock Crisis erupted in September 1957 when Arkansas Governor Orval M. Faubus used state National Guard troops to prevent nine African American students from attending the then all-white Central High School.  On September 20, Federal Judge Ronald Davis ordered Governor Faubus to remove
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Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta, Raila Odinga to Appeal Ruling on Law Change
[Nation] ODM leader Raila Odinga is pleading with the Court of Appeal to intervene and halt the implementation of the High Court decision that stopped the push to amend the Constitution so that the effort so far expended does not go to waste.
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Court explains reason for denying appeal against rape, abduction
THE Court of Appeal has given its reasons for denying the appeal of a man who was charged and convicted for the 2011 abduction and rape at gunpoint of a woman from the waterfront in downtown Kingston.
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Clarke family continues quest for justice - Businessman’s family wants immunity certificates declared null and void
The family of slain businessman Keith Clarke is pressing ahead in their legal quest to have the good-faith certificates issued to the soldiers charged for his death deemed null and void. Peter Bunting, in his capacity as national security minister...
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New twist in land dispute as man claiming ownership is arraigned
The tussle for the 542-acre tract of land between Njuguna Mbogo and EK Banks started in 2001.
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New twist in land dispute as man claiming ownership is arraigned - The Kenya News
The tussle for the land started in 2001. [Courtesy] The ownership case of a 542-acre piece of land in Bahati, Nakuru County took a new twist on Friday after a man claiming ownership was arraigned in court. Francis Njuguna Kamau was charged in a Nakuru court alongside Peter Gachoka Kuria,…
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Opposition secures victory as CCJ rules in Guyana election appeal
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) Guyana's disputed March 2 regional and general election took a step towards the official release of the results after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) yesterday unanimously upheld a motion filed by two senior members of the main Opposition
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Cosby Appeal | The Oklahoma Eagle
www.blackpressusa.com By Stacy M. Brown Cosby has languished in a Pennsylvania prison since September of 2018, serving a three to 10-year sentence. The state Appellate Court denied his earlier requests for relief. The state’s highest court routinely denies hearing cases, particularly sexual
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Prosecution adamant solid case made against convicts in Neesa Gopaul murder - Stabroek News
Having heard all the arguments in the appeal filed by Bibi Sharima-Gopaul and her former partner Jarvis Small who were convicted for murdering Gopaul’s 16-year-old daughter Neesa, the Guyana Court of Appeal is now set to rule on a date to be
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Court of Appeal hearing jurisdiction arguments over death penalty against former coastguards - Stabroek News
The Guyana Court of Appeal has commenced hearing arguments on its disputed jurisdiction over the appeal filed by former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coastguards Sherwyn Hart, Deon Greenidge and Devon Gordon who are challenging the death penalty imposed against them for the 2009 murder of Bartica
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Zimbabwe: Pg Seeks Rescission of Chin'ono Judgment
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Uganda: Court Orders Ura to Refund Billions to 13,946 Importers
[Monitor] The Court of Appeal has ordered Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to refund billions of shillings, which was illegally levied from 13,946 traders who imported goods for 11 years.
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The Drama is Over: Houston’s District B Race Cleared for Runoff between Tarsha Jackson and Cynthia Bailey - Houston Forward Times
Appeals court denied legal challenge from Renee Jefferson-Smith, who says she is moving on ABOVE:… The post The Drama is Over: Houston’s District B Race Cleared for Runoff between Tarsha Jackson and Cynthia Bailey appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Lesotho: DPP Advocate Hlalefang Motinyane
The accusation against the DPP was made by Monaheng Rasekoai, the lawyer for former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's relatives, who are appealing a controversial decision to grant his wife, Mrs Thabane, bail after she appeared in court in February for
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Supreme Court Hears Offender’s Court Costs Issue
A Montgomery County man was sentenced to prison until at least his mid-80s is challenging a trial judge’s decision not to waive his mandatory court costs, after concluding the man has to “take responsibility for his
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Phone-stealing cop loses appeal
A district constable who had been sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing a cellular phone, which was a court exhibit, has lost an appeal against his conviction. The Court of Appeal, in dismissing the appeal Thursday, however, set aside...
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Prosecutor upbraided for late submission in appeal by coastguards against death penalty - Stabroek News
The late filing of submissions by the State has delayed the hearing of the appeal filed by former Guyana Defence Force (GDF) coastguards Sherwyn Hart, Deon Greenidge and Devon Gordon who are challenging the death penalty imposed against them for the 2009 murder of Bartica gold dealer Dweive Kant
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Nigeria: Obaseki Perfects Defection Plans As APC Crisis Worsens
Obaseki, who resigned his membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, hours before the Court of Appeal affirmed the suspension of the party's National Chairman, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, held a series of meetings with his PDP colleagues and the party's National Chairman, Prince Uche
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CCJ may have final word on elections
CCJ may have final word on elections -as Jagdeo, Alli lodge appeal to yesterday's court decision
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Pennsylvania Court Rules for Trump In Fight Over ID Deadlines for Small Number of Ballots
A Pennsylvania appellate court sided with President Donald Trump on Thursday when a Commonwealth Court judge ruled that a small number of ballots from people […]
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Kenya: FKF Yet to Pay Me Even a Penny, Says Adel Amrouche
Former Harambee Stars coach Adel Amrouche says Football Kenya Federation (FKF) have yet again failed to pay him his dues within the deadline as directed by world governing
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Malawi: State Drops Charges Against 4 Suspected Reserve Bank of Malawi Fraud
The State has dropped criminal charges against four central bankers suspected to have connived with former Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) manager, Charles Ezra July Mchakulu and three others, to steal K340 million from the central
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SOCU withdraws ‘Pradoville 2’ fraud charges against Ali - Stabroek News
The Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) yesterday withdrew all 19 fraud charges that it had previously instituted against new president Irfaan Ali as it said it would no longer proceed with
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