The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court (TC) has included a last-minute entry in its agenda for today, to study whether or not to admit for processing the Government’s appeal against the Proposal of Law by which the Inheritance and Donation Tax is repealed, as requested and promoted by the PP. The Executive argues that
Gay rights activist Maurice Tomlinson has changed his mind about ending his legal fight with the State over the constitutionality of the buggery law and is now determined to take this fight all the way to the country’s highest court, the Privy.
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The Supreme Court has ruled that the constitutionality of three sections of the Offences Against the Person Act "cannot be enquired into" because of the Constitution's savings law clause. The ruling dismisses gay rights activist.
WHILE EMPHASISING that politicians are afraid of making difficult decisions, counsel for gay rights activist Maurice Tomlinson yesterday urged the Supreme Court judges to be fearless and find that the Savings Law clause does not shield the buggery.