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Music Muhoozi Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on Military Trials
Ramson Muhairwe . 2025-02-06 15:14:31
Muhoozi Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on Military Trials
Muhoozi Condemns Supreme Court Ruling on Military Trials

Speaking at the 44th Tarehe Sita celebrations in Kyotera District, Muhoozi warned that the judgment could pose a serious threat to national security and undermine the effective command of the UPDF.


Music Legal Experts Feel Attorney General Is Creating Long Walk To Freedom
Victoria Bagaaya . 2025-02-05 20:04:38
Legal Experts Feel Attorney General Is Creating Long Walk To Freedom
Legal Experts Feel Attorney General Is Creating Long Walk To Freedom

In a case filed as Miscellaneous Case No. 31, Besigye’s legal team has demanded that both Attorney General Kiwanuka and Uganda Prisons Chief Johnson Byabasaija appear before the Supreme Court to explain the continued detention of the accused.


Music Besigye’s Lawyers Petition Court Over Continued Detention
Josephine Namakumbi . 2025-02-05 13:32:03
Besigye’s Lawyers Petition Court Over Continued Detention
Besigye’s Lawyers Petition Court Over Continued Detention

The legal team, led by Kenyan senior counsel Martha Karua and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, also wants the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Prisons to be summoned to explain the legal basis for keeping Besigye and Lutale in prison despite the ruling that annulled military court proceedings against civilians.


Music Attorney General Outlines Steps for Release of Court Martial Civilians
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-02-04 15:38:27
Attorney General Outlines Steps for Release of Court Martial Civilians
Attorney General Outlines Steps for Release of Court Martial Civilians

Dr Kizza Besigye's lawyers have been running from office to office to attempt to secure the freedom of the opposition stalwart and his advocate Obeid Lutale


Music Besigye No-Show As Military Court Halts Civilian Trials
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-02-03 10:11:33
Besigye No-Show As Military Court Halts Civilian Trials
Besigye No-Show As Military Court Halts Civilian Trials

The ruling, delivered on January 31, marked a significant victory for human rights defenders who have long criticized the military court’s role in prosecuting civilians.


Music Supreme Court Bars Trial of Civilians in Military Courts
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-31 15:35:43
Supreme Court Bars Trial of Civilians in Military Courts
Supreme Court Bars Trial of Civilians in Military Courts

Starting immediately, the deep relief in the nation will be followed by debate on whether the military will comply with the highest legal decision in the land and free not only Dr Besigye and his associate Obeid Lutale but also their lawyer Eron Kiiza, who was jailed for nine month by the military court.


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Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-31 13:25:13
Justice Tuhaise Declares GCM Incompetent, Orders DPP to Handle Civilian Cases

The landmark Supreme Court decision comes two weeks after DPP Jane Frances Abodo rejected calls by Parliament to intervene in handling civilian cases that were controversially before the General Court Martial


Music BREAKING: Justice Mugenyi Upholds Unconstitutionality of Military Trials for Civilians
Shamim Nabakooza . 2025-01-31 12:09:19
BREAKING: Justice Mugenyi Upholds Unconstitutionality of Military Trials for Civilians
BREAKING: Justice Mugenyi Upholds Unconstitutionality of Military Trials for Civilians

A seven-judge bench, led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, is set to deliver a landmark ruling in the case of former Nakawa MP Michael Kabaziguruka. Kabaziguruka successfully challenged his terrorism trial by the military court in 2022, prompting an appeal by the Attorney General to the Supreme Court.


Music Supreme Court Sets January 31 for Landmark Ruling on Civilians in Military Courts
Bridget Nsimenta . 2025-01-24 18:20:13
Supreme Court Sets January 31 for Landmark Ruling on Civilians in Military Courts
Supreme Court Sets January 31 for Landmark Ruling on Civilians in Military Courts

This long-awaited decision stems from a 2021 appeal filed by the Attorney General after the Constitutional Court declared the trial of civilians in the General Court Martial unconstitutional.


Music Judiciary Says Supreme Court Ruling Binding on Civilians
Kenneth Kazibwe . 2024-12-12 13:25:00
Judiciary Says Supreme Court Ruling Binding on Civilians
Judiciary Says Supreme Court Ruling Binding on Civilians

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that soldiers who lose cases in military courts cannot seek redress in civilian courts.


Music Supreme Court Says Soldiers Cannot Appeal in Civil Courts
Shamim Nabakooza . 2024-12-11 15:17:22
Supreme Court Says Soldiers Cannot Appeal in Civil Courts
Supreme Court Says Soldiers Cannot Appeal in Civil Courts

This ruling is expected to have significant implications for Uganda's military justice system, reinforcing the independence of military courts and delineating their separation from the civilian judicial system.


Music Supreme Court to hear nine constitutional appeals in two days

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admin . 2024-03-04 21:25:23
Supreme Court unanimously rules to keep Trump on Colorado ballot

Justices reject 14th Amendment challenge in Colorado, a decision with nationwide implications, but don’t say whether Trump is an ‘insurrectionist’