Federal High Court Issues New Rules For Pre-Election Cases

2027 Polls: FHC approves filing of cases on weekends, public holidays

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri As courts grapple with a surge of pre-election litigation, the Federal High Court’s new Practice Direction now allows litigants to file processes on weekends and public holidays. The Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, who repealed the 2022 version of the Practice Directions, directed the Registry of the Court in all Judicial Divisions [] The post 2027 Polls: FHC approves filing of cases on weekends, public holidays appeared first on Vanguard News.

'Feelings of horror:' High Court slams law tying judge appointments to ideology

The government said the law is meant to increase ideological diversity among judges. Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warned that if it remains in force, 'in 15 years we'll have politicized judges and, regrettably, our judicial DNA is liable to change'

Five key findings from the Constitutional Court's Tafelberg judgment

Five key findings from the Constitutional Court's Tafelberg judgment

Iran opens hundreds of legal cases over US, Israeli aggression: Prosecutor general

Several rulings, including compensation judgments against Washington, have already been issued, with some entering the enforcement stage, says the prosecutor general.

SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Allowing Ballots To Be Accepted After Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after Election Day on Monday. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the court’s liberal justices in the majority. The dispute in Watson v. RNC []