Court blow for Malawi president
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Malawi's Supreme Court says MPs who switch parties can be expelled, which could bring down the government.
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The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a  setback on Monday to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's efforts to  intervene to keep a severely brain-damaged woman on life  support despite the wishes of her husband.
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Pakistanâs Supreme Court today ruled that the judgeâs suspension by Gen. Pervez Musharraf was âillegal,â dealing a major blow to the Pakistani president.
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Pakistan&#39;s Supreme Court Friday reinstated the country&#39;s chief justice and quashed misconduct charges filed against him by President Pervez Musharraf, in a major blow for the military ruler.
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PRETORIA -- A judge yesterday acquitted Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai of treason charges in a Harare courtroom, surprising even the defendant, who expected a conviction orchestrated by the government of President Robert Mugabe.
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Judges delayed Charles Taylor's trial on charges of directing atrocities in Sierra Leone on Monday after the former Liberian President failed to show up in court, saying he lacked funds for a defense.
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Uganda's Constitutional Court throws out a law which prevented political parties from contesting elections.
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African National Congress leader  Jacob Zuma is asking South Africa's Constitutional Court to  strike down a court ruling allowing documents seized from him  and his lawyer to be used in his corruption case.
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A request to delay the trial of ex-South African deputy leader Jacob Zuma is an attempt to ruin his career, lawyers say.
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The High Court of Zimbabwe here on Friday announced that the leader of the main opposition party, Morgan Tsvangirai, is acquitted of accusation of planning to kill President Robert Mugabe.
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A federal appeals court on Wednesday  threw out a human rights abuse lawsuit filed against Zimbabwe's  ruling political party because it had not been properly  notified of the case.
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The opposition in the Ukraine has suffered a judicial set-back on the eve of a presidential election re-run. The Constitutional Court has overturned some changes in the election law introduced after the opposition
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DR Congo's Supreme Court dismisses a challenge to last month's run-off election by losing candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba.
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A South African court on Friday  rejected a bid by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of  former president Nelson Mandela, to appeal against a fraud  conviction, news agency SAPA reported.
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Zambian ex-president Frederick Chiluba on Monday launched a legal bid to block the state from claiming a $58 million fine imposed on him by a London judge in a landmark ruling against official African corruption.
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The election of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is upheld in a court ruling ending more than a year of uncertainty.
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Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa is formally declared the election winner but the result is disputed.