Category: Judicial Proceedings
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🇦🇬🇧🇧 Antigua and Barbuda: Rastafari granted authorization to grow herb
For decades, members of the Rastafari community have been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic marijuana use. I (was) born within the Rastafari community. My mother and father are Rastafari,” says Ras Kiyode Erasto, a priest with the Ras Freeman Foundation for the Unification of Rastafari. Erasto suffered bullying and discrimination growing up. At one…
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🇰🇪‘Holy Herb’: Kenya’s Rastafarians Fight To Decriminalize Cannabis
Kenya’s Rastafarian community returned to the High Court in November, pressing for the decriminalization of cannabis in religious worship. They argue that the country’s narcotics laws violate their constitutional rights to privacy and faith. Despite cannabis’s central role in Rastafarian worship, adherents face persistent criminalization rooted in colonial-era laws that branded the herb as a…
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Chinese man jailed after trying to smuggle 2,200 ants out of Kenya in his luggage
Nairobi, Kenya— A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle live ants out of the country. The magistrate in the case said a stiff sentence was needed as a deterrent, given a spate of…
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🇱🇷 Liberia Police Charge Samuel Jackson in Wife’s Death Case
Liberia: Samuel Jackson Charged on Four Counts in Wife’s Death as Police Forward Case to Court Monrovia — The Liberia National Police has formally charged Samuel P. Jackson with four counts in connection with the death of his wife, Toni Jackson, moving the case from investigation into prosecution. Authorities say the matter will now be…
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After the Final Order: Post‑Removal‑Order Detention, the Supreme Court’s Framework, and the Circuit Landscape Under INA § 241
Introduction When an immigration case reaches a final order of removal, the legal theory of detention changes—often abruptly. The government is no longer detaining someone “pending a decision on whether the alien is to be removed.” Instead, detention is generally governed by INA § 241, 8 U.S.C. § 1231, a statutory scheme built around a…
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🇰🇪 Rastafari Priest Challenges Kenya’s Cannabis Ban: “Holy Herb” Essential for Worship, Says High Court Witness
The priest admitted that Rastafari members continue using cannabis during prayer despite it being illegal in Kenya, saying the community is in court to seek legal recognition of the practice as part of their religious freedom. The case could determine whether Rastafari followers will be allowed to use marijuana legally for worship.] include tags separated…
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🇿🇦 Mugabe’s son appears in South Africa court over shooting
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, son of former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, appeared in a South African court over a shooting at his Johannesburg home. He has withdrawn his bail application, and the case will continue on 17 March. The motive remains unclear, and the gardener was in critical condition. Mugabe’s lawyer said it is too early…
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🇰🇪 Tracking Kenya’s Footprint in the Jeffrey Epstein Files: A Pan-African Perspective
The latest release of millions of pages of U.S. government documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has sent ripples across the globe, revealing the disturbing reach of his network. While the case is often framed as an American scandal, the files contain direct references to several African nations. This article examines the specific mentions of Kenya,…
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North Texas Men Accused of Plotting Atrocities on Haitian Island
In a case that echoes the darkest chapters of colonial violence, two North Texas men have been indicted for allegedly conspiring to invade a Haitian island, murder its male population, and enslave women and children for sexual purposes. The detailed plot, described by one criminologist as the most bizarre he has encountered in nearly three…
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🇬🇦Gabon’s Former First Lady and Son Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Corruption
November 19, 2025 LIBREVILLE, Gabon – In a landmark verdict that marks the latest chapter in Gabon’s political transformation, a special criminal court has sentenced former first lady Sylvia Bongo and her son Noureddin Bongo Valentin to 20 years in prison for their roles in a massive corruption scheme during former president Ali Bongo’s administration…
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