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Mbali Shinga and NFP clash over legal representation during the appeal

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June 23, 2026

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Mbali Shinga and NFP clash over legal representation during the appeal
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Off The Press

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· Jun 23, 2026

Maricopa County Recorder takes election dispute to Arizona Supreme Court

Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap filed an appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court after a state Court of Appeals issued a stay motion favoring the county Board of Supervisors in the ongoing lawsuit about who controls certain election functions. The Arizona appeals court for Division One favored the Phoenix-based board in a 2-1 decision.That means an []...Click to read more

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· Jul 7, 2026

High court dismisses Kwame Baffoe’s bid to strike out defamation suit by Dr Ransford Abbey

The High Court has dismissed an application by Kwame Baffoe seeking to set aside the writ of summons and statement of claim filed against him in a defamation suit brought by Dr Ransford Annerty Abbey. Justice Klorkor Okai-Mills ruled that the Defendant’s challenge to the venue of the case was improperly brought, but directed that the issue of the appropriate venue for the trial be referred to the Chief Justice for determination. The decision was delivered in the case of Dr Ransford Annerty Abbey versus Kwame Baffoe, in which the Plaintiff is seeking damages over alleged defamatory publications made online by the Defendant.

Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jun 30, 2026

Court threatens to dimiss suit against FHC Chief Judge, Justice Lifu in alleged bias suit 

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday threatened to dismiss a suit filed against the Chief Judge of the court, Justice John Tsoho, and Justice Peter Lifu for lack of diligent prosecution. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a ruling, held that the case would be dismissed if there was no representation for the plaintiff, Mr. Nkemakolam Ukandu, [] Court threatens to dimiss suit against FHC Chief Judge, Justice Lifu in alleged bias suit

The Advocate

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· Jul 4, 2026

Trump officials were so extreme in transgender health case that a Texas judge hit pause

A federal judge in Texas has paused consideration of an emergency request in the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health after an unusual confrontation between two federal courts over where the fight should proceed, Law Dork first reported.

Ariana News

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· Jun 24, 2026

Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison

A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sentenced prominent civil rights activist Mahrang Baloch and an associate to life in prison over the killing of a paramilitary soldier during a July 2024 protest. Baloch’s lawyer said he ​would appeal against the verdict. Baloch, who has been detained since March 2025, has been a ​vocal opponent of enforced [] The post Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison first appeared on Ariana News | Afghanistan News.

Meduza.io

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· Jun 30, 2026

Russian court again extends pretrial detention of ex-seminarians accused of plotting to kill ‘Putin’s confessor,’ Metropolitan Tikhon

A Moscow appeals court has rejected defense lawyers’ challenges to another extension of pretrial detention for Sretensky Theological Seminary graduates Denis Popovich and Nikita Ivankovich. The two men are accused of plotting to assassinate Metropolitan Tikhon (born Georgiy Shevkunov), who is often described as Vladimir Putin’s confessor.

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Related coverage for "Mbali Shinga and NFP clash over legal representation during the appeal": Off The Press — Maricopa County Recorder takes election dispute to Arizona Supreme Court. MyJoyOnline — High court dismisses Kwame Baffoe’s bid to strike out defamation suit by Dr Ransford Abbey. Daily Post Nigeria — Court threatens to dimiss suit against FHC Chief Judge, Justice Lifu in alleged bias suit . The Advocate — Trump officials were so extreme in transgender health case that a Texas judge hit pause. Ariana News — Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch sentenced to life in prison. Meduza.io — Russian court again extends pretrial detention of ex-seminarians accused of plotting to kill ‘Putin’s confessor,’ Metropolitan Tikhon