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| Abu Bana Kamara vs. National Elections Commission (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Opinions, abuse of office prevention, administrative hearing, Administrative Law, amendment of statute, Appeal Procedure, Article 56(a), candidate nomination, Code of Conduct for Public Officials, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, District #15, Due Process, ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance, egregious violation standard, election dispute resolution, elections law, eligibility for public office, Judicial Review, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, political participation, presidential appointees, prior-resignation requirement, retroactivity challenge, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | abu-bana-kamara-vs-national-elections-commission-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-office-prevention administrative-hearing administrative-law amendment-of-statute appeal-procedure article-56a candidate-nomination code-of-conduct-for-public-officials constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law district-15 due-process ecowas-protocol-on-democracy-and-good-governance egregious-violation-standard election-dispute-resolution elections-law eligibility-for-public-office judicial-review montserrado-county national-elections-commission political-participation presidential-appointees prior-resignation-requirement retroactivity-challenge statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Alliance for Peace and Democracy (APD) v National Elections Commission (NEC) et al. LRSC 27 (2015) | 2015, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Administrative Law, Alliance for Peace and Democracy, best evidence rule, burden of proof, constitutional law, Due Process, Ebola emergency, election irregularities, election magistrate authority, elections law, electoral dispute, harmless error doctrine, hearing officer powers, judicial review of administrative action, Liberty Party, Lofa County, motion for judgment during trial, National Elections Commission, NEC authority, public office election, recount of votes, special senatorial election, state of emergency, Supreme Court of Liberia, tally sheets, unstamped record of count, waiver and consent | alliance-for-peace-and-democracy-apd-v-national-elections-commission-nec-et-al-lrsc-27-2015 apd-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-27-2015 | 2015-opinions administrative-law alliance-for-peace-and-democracy best-evidence-rule burden-of-proof constitutional-law due-process ebola-emergency election-irregularities election-magistrate-authority elections-law electoral-dispute harmless-error-doctrine hearing-officer-powers judicial-review-of-administrative-action liberty-party lofa-county motion-for-judgment-during-trial national-elections-commission nec-authority public-office-election recount-of-votes special-senatorial-election state-of-emergency supreme-court-of-liberia tally-sheets unstamped-record-of-count waiver-and-consent | 2015-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Anderson v RL LRSC 26; 27 LLR 67 (1978) | 1978, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1978 Opinions, abuse of discretion, admissibility of evidence, Appellate Review, coerced confession, confession evidence, constitutional criminal protections, constitutional rights, contempt threat to counsel, criminal investigation, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, cross-examination, defendant testimony, Due Process, evidentiary objections, evidentiary rulings, excessive peremptory challenges, fair trial, Fourth Judicial Circuit, impartial trial, indictment, involuntary confession, involuntary statements, joint defendants, judicial misconduct, judicial partiality, juror disqualification, jury prejudice, jury selection, Maryland County, murder, new trial, peremptory challenges, prosecutorial conduct, province of the jury, public officials, reversal and remand, Reversible Error, right to counsel, self-incrimination, sensational murder case, Supreme Court of Liberia, trial judge bias, voluntary confession, witness examination | anderson-v-rl-lrsc-26-27-llr-67-1978 | 1978-opinions abuse-of-discretion admissibility-of-evidence appellate-review coerced-confession confession-evidence constitutional-criminal-protections constitutional-rights contempt-threat-to-counsel criminal-investigation criminal-law criminal-procedure cross-examination defendant-testimony due-process evidentiary-objections evidentiary-rulings excessive-peremptory-challenges fair-trial fourth-judicial-circuit impartial-trial indictment involuntary-confession involuntary-statements joint-defendants judicial-misconduct judicial-partiality juror-disqualification jury-prejudice jury-selection maryland-county murder new-trial peremptory-challenges prosecutorial-conduct province-of-the-jury public-officials reversal-and-remand reversible-error right-to-counsel self-incrimination sensational-murder-case supreme-court-of-liberia trial-judge-bias voluntary-confession witness-examination | 1978-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Appleton v RL LRSC 31; 23 LLR 109 (1974) | 1974, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, National Security Law | 1974 Opinions, Abuse of Office, Appellate Review, Assistant County Attorney, bias, border control, county inspector, Criminal Law, customs enforcement, discharge without day, evidentiary insufficiency, failure to charge an offense, fair trial, Fourth Judicial Circuit, improper jury argument, indictment, inflammatory remarks, judicial neutrality, justice of the peace, law license requirement, malfeasance, Maryland County, motion for new trial, motion in arrest of judgment, no adverse inference, official duties, official misconduct, Prosecutorial Misconduct, public officers, Public Policy, Reversal, right to remain silent, seizure of goods, sufficiency of indictment, Sunday Collins, Supreme Court of Liberia, unauthorized practice of law, unlawful authorization, verdict contrary to the evidence. | appleton-v-rl-lrsc-31-23-llr-109-1974 | 1974-opinions abuse-of-office appellate-review assistant-county-attorney bias border-control county-inspector criminal-law customs-enforcement discharge-without-day evidentiary-insufficiency failure-to-charge-an-offense fair-trial fourth-judicial-circuit improper-jury-argument indictment inflammatory-remarks judicial-neutrality justice-of-the-peace law-license-requirement malfeasance maryland-county motion-for-new-trial motion-in-arrest-of-judgment no-adverse-inference official-duties official-misconduct prosecutorial-misconduct public-officers public-policy reversal right-to-remain-silent seizure-of-goods sufficiency-of-indictment sunday-collins supreme-court-of-liberia unauthorized-practice-of-law unlawful-authorization verdict-contrary-to-the-evidence | 1974-1 commercial-law-cases constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases national-security-law supreme-court | |
| Bauchau v USA et al LRSC 7; 40 LLR 58 (2000) | 2000, Arbitration, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, International Law (Case), Property Law | 2000 Opinions, arbitration clause, Article 66, case dismissed without prejudice, constitutional interpretation, diplomatic immunity, Jurisdiction, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montserrado County, original jurisdiction, political question doctrine, sanctity of contract, sovereign immunity, Supreme Court of Liberia, tripartite lease agreement, UNCITRAL, United States Embassy, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, waiver of immunity | bauchau-v-usa-et-al-lrsc-7-40-llr-58-2000 | 2000-opinions arbitration-clause article-66 case-dismissed-without-prejudice constitutional-interpretation diplomatic-immunity jurisdiction ministry-of-foreign-affairs montserrado-county original-jurisdiction political-question-doctrine sanctity-of-contract sovereign-immunity supreme-court-of-liberia tripartite-lease-agreement uncitral united-states-embassy vienna-convention-on-diplomatic-relations waiver-of-immunity | 2000-1 arbitration civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases international-law-case property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Benedict v. Mcgill LRSC 4; 1 LLR 26 (1864) | 1864, Constitutional Law, Family Law | 1864 Opinions, Court of Quarter Sessions, custody of children, divorce, early Liberian jurisprudence., equitable remedy, equity jurisdiction, guardianship, habeas corpus, judicial discretion, Montserrado County, parental rights, remand, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia | benedict-v-mcgill-lrsc-4-1-llr-26-1864 | 1864-opinions court-of-quarter-sessions custody-of-children divorce early-liberian-jurisprudence equitable-remedy equity-jurisdiction guardianship habeas-corpus judicial-discretion montserrado-county parental-rights remand statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia | 1864-1 constitutional-law-cases family-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Benson v. Roberts LRSC 4; 1 LLR 32 (1865) | 1865, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 1865 Opinions, Bill of Rights, constitutional interpretation, Court of Quarter Sessions, criminal prosecution, defamation, early Liberian jurisprudence., issue of fact, issue of law, judicial authority, jury instructions, libel, mixed questions of law and fact, Montserrado County, reputation, reversal of judgment, slander, Supreme Court of Liberia | benson-v-roberts-lrsc-4-1-llr-32-1865 | 1865-opinions bill-of-rights constitutional-interpretation court-of-quarter-sessions criminal-prosecution defamation early-liberian-jurisprudence issue-of-fact issue-of-law judicial-authority jury-instructions libel mixed-questions-of-law-and-fact montserrado-county reputation reversal-of-judgment slander supreme-court-of-liberia | 1865-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Blamo v RL LRSC 13; 17 LLR 232 (1966) | 1966, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1966 Opinions, abuse of judicial discretion, acquittal standard, admissibility of confession, adverse inference, Appellate Review, best evidence rule, Bill of Exceptions, burden of proof, Cavalla River, chain and restraint, circumstantial evidence, coerced confession, constitutional rights of accused, contradictory evidence, corroboration, credibility of witnesses, Criminal Law, custodial abuse, deliberation, denial of motion for new trial, discharge of defendant, Due Process, evidentiary insufficiency, exclusionary rule, extrajudicial confession, eyewitness testimony, failure of proof, failure to call key witness, fair trial, Fourth Judicial Circuit, homicide elements, improper bill of exceptions, improper investigation, indictment, insufficient evidence, involuntary confession, Jury Trial, Jury Verdict, lack of corroboration, limitation on appellate review, malice aforethought, Maryland County, motion for new trial, murder, police coercion, premeditation, proof beyond a reasonable doubt, prosecutorial failure, reliability of evidence, reversal of conviction, Reversible Error, right against self-incrimination, Supreme Court of Liberia, tribal authority proceedings | blamo-v-rl-lrsc-13-17-llr-232-1966 | 1966-opinions abuse-of-judicial-discretion acquittal-standard admissibility-of-confession adverse-inference appellate-review best-evidence-rule bill-of-exceptions burden-of-proof cavalla-river chain-and-restraint circumstantial-evidence coerced-confession constitutional-rights-of-accused contradictory-evidence corroboration credibility-of-witnesses criminal-law custodial-abuse deliberation denial-of-motion-for-new-trial discharge-of-defendant due-process evidentiary-insufficiency exclusionary-rule extrajudicial-confession eyewitness-testimony failure-of-proof failure-to-call-key-witness fair-trial fourth-judicial-circuit homicide-elements improper-bill-of-exceptions improper-investigation indictment insufficient-evidence involuntary-confession jury-trial jury-verdict lack-of-corroboration limitation-on-appellate-review malice-aforethought maryland-county motion-for-new-trial murder police-coercion premeditation proof-beyond-a-reasonable-doubt prosecutorial-failure reliability-of-evidence reversal-of-conviction reversible-error right-against-self-incrimination supreme-court-of-liberia tribal-authority-proceedings | 1966-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Boakai et al v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2016) | 2016, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Elections, Article 83(c), Bill of information, Charles Walker Brumskine, Civil Procedure, constitutional law, Contempt, Election Dispute, Electoral Jurisdiction, Electoral Justice, Expeditious Hearing, James Emmanuel Nuquay, Joseph Boakai, Judicial Review, Liberia, Liberty Party, Mandate Enforcement, Mootness Doctrine, National Elections Commission, Supreme Court, Unity Party | boakai-et-al-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2016 | 2017-elections article-83c bill-of-information charles-walker-brumskine civil-procedure constitutional-law contempt election-dispute electoral-jurisdiction electoral-justice expeditious-hearing james-emmanuel-nuquay joseph-boakai judicial-review liberia liberty-party mandate-enforcement mootness-doctrine national-elections-commission supreme-court unity-party | 2016-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Boakai v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Opinions, Appellate Review, Article 83 Constitution, bias and prejudice, Bill of information, cleanup of voter roll, constitutional law, constitutional timetable, contempt of court, election law, election scheduling, electoral administration, electoral disputes, electoral irregularities, execution of mandate, Final Registration Roll, fraud allegations, FRR, gross irregularities, improper execution, Judicial Notice, legislative authority, mandate of the Supreme Court, Motion to dismiss appeal, National Elections Commission, NEC, October 10 2017 elections, presidential election, publication of FRR, reargument versus bill of information, recusal of election officials, run-off election, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, vice presidential election, voter registration, Writ of Prohibition | boakai-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2017 | 2017-opinions appellate-review article-83-constitution bias-and-prejudice bill-of-information cleanup-of-voter-roll constitutional-law constitutional-timetable contempt-of-court election-law election-scheduling electoral-administration electoral-disputes electoral-irregularities execution-of-mandate final-registration-roll fraud-allegations frr gross-irregularities improper-execution judicial-notice legislative-authority mandate-of-the-supreme-court motion-to-dismiss-appeal national-elections-commission nec october-10-2017-elections presidential-election publication-of-frr reargument-versus-bill-of-information recusal-of-election-officials run-off-election separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia vice-presidential-election voter-registration writ-of-prohibition | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) et al v The Liberia Revenue Authority (2026) | 2026, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Concession Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Evidence Law, Tax Law | 2026 Opinions, absence of express exemption, administrative agency deference, Administrative Law, Administrative Procedure Act, advance income tax, affirmation of lower court, Appellate Review, arbitrary and capricious standard, Article 25 Constitution, Board of Tax Appeals, Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA), burden of proof, concession agreement, concession agreements and taxation, construction of statutes, contract clause, corporate income tax, error of law, gross income vs net income, harmonization of statutes, impairment of contract, Judicial Review, legislative intent, Liberia Agriculture Corporation (LAC), Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA), Liberia Revenue Code, Montserrado County, Petition for Judicial Review, plain meaning rule, presumption of consistent usage, Public Policy, refund of excess tax, Revenue Code Section 601(a)(2), Revenue Code Section 904(a)(1), revenue law, scope of judicial review, Statutory interpretation, substantial evidence rule, supremacy of statute over contract, Supreme Court of Liberia, tax concession, tax court, tax credits, tax exemption, tax law, tax liability | board-of-tax-appeals-bota-et-al-v-the-liberia-revenue-authority-2026 | 2026-opinions absence-of-express-exemption administrative-agency-deference administrative-law administrative-procedure-act advance-income-tax affirmation-of-lower-court appellate-review arbitrary-and-capricious-standard article-25-constitution board-of-tax-appeals board-of-tax-appeals-bota burden-of-proof concession-agreement concession-agreements-and-taxation construction-of-statutes contract-clause corporate-income-tax error-of-law gross-income-vs-net-income harmonization-of-statutes impairment-of-contract judicial-review legislative-intent liberia-agriculture-corporation-lac liberia-revenue-authority-lra liberia-revenue-code montserrado-county petition-for-judicial-review plain-meaning-rule presumption-of-consistent-usage public-policy refund-of-excess-tax revenue-code-section-601a2 revenue-code-section-904a1 revenue-law scope-of-judicial-review statutory-interpretation substantial-evidence-rule supremacy-of-statute-over-contract supreme-court-of-liberia tax-concession tax-court tax-credits tax-exemption tax-law tax-liability | 2026-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases concession-law-supreme-court constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases corporate-law-case evidence-law tax-law supreme-court | |
| Boyah et al v Horace LRSC 12; 2 LLR 265 (1916) | 1916, Constitutional Law, Customary Law | aborigines, capital offenses, compelled confession, constitutional law, county jurisdiction, customary law, district commissioner, Due Process, exclusive judicial jurisdiction, executive officer, executive overreach, forty-mile limit, hinterland administration, illegality of ordeal, Injunction, Interior Department, judicial functions, murder, native courts, native customary law, native tribes, Quarterly Sessions Court, sassy-wood, self-incrimination, separation of powers, statutory construction, travelling commissioner, trial by ordeal | boyah-et-al-v-horace-lrsc-12-2-llr-265-1916 | aborigines capital-offenses compelled-confession constitutional-law county-jurisdiction customary-law district-commissioner due-process exclusive-judicial-jurisdiction executive-officer executive-overreach forty-mile-limit hinterland-administration illegality-of-ordeal injunction interior-department judicial-functions murder native-courts native-customary-law native-tribes quarterly-sessions-court sassy-wood self-incrimination separation-of-powers statutory-construction travelling-commissioner trial-by-ordeal | 1916-1 constitutional-law-cases customary-law supreme-court | |
| Broh v Hon House of Representatives et al. LRSC 20 (2014) | 2014, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law | 2014 Opinions, abuse of power, administrative action, arrest and incarceration, Article 2 (1986 Constitution), Article 20(a) (1986 Constitution), Article 44 (1986 Constitution), civil liberties, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, Due Process, fundamental rights, House of Representatives, Judicial Review, Jurisdiction, legislative contempt, mandate, Ministry of Justice, notice and hearing, political question doctrine, Rule of Law, separation of powers, Sergeant-at-Arms, Supreme Court of Liberia, unlawful detention, Writ of Prohibition, wrongful rule | broh-v-hon-house-of-representatives-et-al-lrsc-20-2014 | 2014-opinions abuse-of-power administrative-action arrest-and-incarceration article-2-1986-constitution article-20a-1986-constitution article-44-1986-constitution civil-liberties constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy due-process fundamental-rights house-of-representatives judicial-review jurisdiction legislative-contempt mandate ministry-of-justice notice-and-hearing political-question-doctrine rule-of-law separation-of-powers sergeant-at-arms supreme-court-of-liberia unlawful-detention writ-of-prohibition wrongful-rule | 2014-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases human-rights-law-supreme-court supreme-court | |
| Brown V. Brown 1LLR 1 LRSC1 (1861) | 1861, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Judiciary Law, Private Wrongs Law/Torts | 1861 Opinions, Appeal, Civil Procedure, confirmation of lower court judgment, consequential damages, Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas, Due Process, evidentiary standards, judicial authority, Jurisdiction, liability of magistrates, magistrate immunity, proof of injury, Sinoe County, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, trespass on the case, wrongful warrant | brown-v-brown-1llr-1-lrsc1-1861 | 1861-opinions appeal civil-procedure confirmation-of-lower-court-judgment consequential-damages court-of-quarter-sessions-and-common-pleas due-process evidentiary-standards judicial-authority jurisdiction liability-of-magistrates magistrate-immunity proof-of-injury sinoe-county statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia trespass-on-the-case wrongful-warrant | 1861-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases evidence-law judiciary-law private-wrongs-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Brown v. Brown 1LLR14 LRSC 7 (1861) | 1861, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law | 1861 Opinions, Appeal, attestation, Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas, Due Process, evidentiary standards, execution of wills, inheritance, invalid will, last will and testament, Probate Law, property succession, reversal of lower court judgment, signature requirement, Sinoe County, Supreme Court of Liberia, testamentary validity, wills and estates, witnesses | brown-v-brown-1llr14-lrsc-7-1861 | 1861-opinions appeal attestation court-of-quarter-sessions-and-common-pleas due-process evidentiary-standards execution-of-wills inheritance invalid-will last-will-and-testament probate-law property-succession reversal-of-lower-court-judgment signature-requirement sinoe-county supreme-court-of-liberia testamentary-validity wills-and-estates witnesses | 1861-1 constitutional-law-cases evidence-law inheritance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Brown v. Payne 1 LLR 9; LRSC 5 (1861) | 1861, Citizenship Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Human Rights Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Property Law | 1861 Opinions, Appeal, bona fide purchaser, colonization land grants, constitutional law, Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas, courtesy, coverture, descent, Due Process, Ejectment, Heirship, husband and wife, inheritance, invalid conveyance, land ownership, Marital Property, property rights of women, Real Property, reversal of lower court judgment, Sinoe County, Supreme Court of Liberia, title by descent | brown-v-payne-1-llr-9-lrsc-5-1861 | 1861-opinions appeal bona-fide-purchaser colonization-land-grants constitutional-law court-of-quarter-sessions-and-common-pleas courtesy coverture descent due-process ejectment heirship husband-and-wife inheritance invalid-conveyance land-ownership marital-property property-rights-of-women real-property reversal-of-lower-court-judgment sinoe-county supreme-court-of-liberia title-by-descent | 1861-1 citizenship-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases family-law-cases human-rights-law-supreme-court inheritance-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Browne et al v RL LRSC 5; 22 LLR 398 (1973) | 1973, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1974 Opinions, Accomplice Testimony, admissibility of evidence, affirmation of judgment, Appellate Review, arrest without warrant, assassination plot, burden of proof, capital offense, circumstantial evidence, conspiracy, conspiracy against the State, constitutional law, constitutional safeguards, corroboration of evidence, Criminal Law, Death Penalty, Dissenting Opinion, Due Process, elements of indictment, excessive punishment, feigned accomplice, First Judicial Circuit, habeas corpus, illegal detention, indictment sufficiency, interpretation of statute, judicial bias, jury selection, Montserrado County, notice of charges, overt act requirement, peremptory challenges, recusal of judge, right to speedy trial, safety of the nation, sedition, Statutory interpretation, supplemental venire, Supreme Court of Liberia, treason-related offenses, warrant requirement | browne-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-5-22-llr-398-1973 | 1974-opinions accomplice-testimony admissibility-of-evidence affirmation-of-judgment appellate-review arrest-without-warrant assassination-plot burden-of-proof capital-offense circumstantial-evidence conspiracy conspiracy-against-the-state constitutional-law constitutional-safeguards corroboration-of-evidence criminal-law death-penalty dissenting-opinion due-process elements-of-indictment excessive-punishment feigned-accomplice first-judicial-circuit habeas-corpus illegal-detention indictment-sufficiency interpretation-of-statute judicial-bias jury-selection montserrado-county notice-of-charges overt-act-requirement peremptory-challenges recusal-of-judge right-to-speedy-trial safety-of-the-nation sedition statutory-interpretation supplemental-venire supreme-court-of-liberia treason-related-offenses warrant-requirement | 1973-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Brumskine v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2017 Opinions, administrative tribunal, alternative writ, Appellate Review, Article 20(a), Article 83(a), Article 83(b), Article 83(c), complaint procedure, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, Due Process, Election Dispute, elections law, electoral fraud, exhaustion of remedies, Expeditious Hearing, gross irregularities, harmonization of constitutional provisions, impartial investigation, Judicial Review, National Elections Commission, NEC jurisdiction, peremptory writ, petition for writ of prohibition, postponement of run-off, run-off election, separation of powers, stay order, Supreme Court of Liberia, validity of votes | brumskine-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2017 | 2017-opinions administrative-tribunal alternative-writ appellate-review article-20a article-83a article-83b article-83c complaint-procedure constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law due-process election-dispute elections-law electoral-fraud exhaustion-of-remedies expeditious-hearing gross-irregularities harmonization-of-constitutional-provisions impartial-investigation judicial-review national-elections-commission nec-jurisdiction peremptory-writ petition-for-writ-of-prohibition postponement-of-run-off run-off-election separation-of-powers stay-order supreme-court-of-liberia validity-of-votes | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Catholic & Peace Commission et al v RL LRSC 18 (2006) | 2006, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law | 2006 Opinions, Administrative Law, appointment of justices, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, costs ruled against petitioners, Due Process, executive authority, Judicial Review, legislative authority, nomination and confirmation, petition for writ of prohibition, political question doctrine, prohibition denied, Senate confirmation, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia | catholic-peace-commission-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-18-2006 | 2006-opinions administrative-law appointment-of-justices constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law costs-ruled-against-petitioners due-process executive-authority judicial-review legislative-authority nomination-and-confirmation petition-for-writ-of-prohibition political-question-doctrine prohibition-denied senate-confirmation separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia | 2006-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| CDC et al. v NEC et al. LRSC 16 (2015) | 2015, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Administrative Law, administrative remedy exhaustion, appeal review, Bomi County, certification of election results, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, Dissenting Opinion, Due Process, Ebola emergency elections, elections law, electoral irregularities, Grand Cape Mount County, Jurisdiction, legislative authority, Margibi County, Maryland County, National Elections Commission, petition for writ of prohibition, political parties, River Gee County, separation of powers, special senatorial election, statutory conflict analysis, Supreme Court of Liberia | cdc-et-al-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-16-2015 | 2015-opinions administrative-law administrative-remedy-exhaustion appeal-review bomi-county certification-of-election-results constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law dissenting-opinion due-process ebola-emergency-elections elections-law electoral-irregularities grand-cape-mount-county jurisdiction legislative-authority margibi-county maryland-county national-elections-commission petition-for-writ-of-prohibition political-parties river-gee-county separation-of-powers special-senatorial-election statutory-conflict-analysis supreme-court-of-liberia | 2015-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| CDC et al. v. Executive Branch et al. (2008) | 2008, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2008 Opinions, appointments power, Article 2, Article 54, Article 56(b), city mayors, Congress for Democratic Change, constitutional law, constitutionality of statutes, election law, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, executive power, Grand Gedeh County, Judicial Review, Liberty Party, local government law, municipal corporations, National Elections Commission, political subdivisions, repeal by implication, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition, Zwedru | cdc-et-al-v-executive-branch-et-al-2008 | 2008-opinions appointments-power article-2 article-54 article-56b city-mayors congress-for-democratic-change constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statutes election-law ellen-johnson-sirleaf executive-power grand-gedeh-county judicial-review liberty-party local-government-law municipal-corporations national-elections-commission political-subdivisions repeal-by-implication separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition zwedru | 2008-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Center for Law Human Rights Education et al v MCC et al LRSC 20; 39 LLR 32 (1998) | 1998, Constitutional Law, Governance Law, Health Law, Human Rights Law | 1998 Opinions, Article 14 Constitution, city markets, city ordinance, declaratory judgment, equal protection, freedom of religion, Monrovia City Corporation, municipal police power, organizational standing, petty traders, preliminary injunction, public health and sanitation, secular state, Standing, Sunday trading ban, Supreme Court of Liberia | center-for-law-human-rights-education-et-al-v-mcc-et-al-lrsc-20-39-llr-32-1998 | 1998-opinions article-14-constitution city-markets city-ordinance declaratory-judgment equal-protection freedom-of-religion monrovia-city-corporation municipal-police-power organizational-standing petty-traders preliminary-injunction public-health-and-sanitation secular-state standing sunday-trading-ban supreme-court-of-liberia | 1998-1 constitutional-law-cases governance-law-cases health-law human-rights-law-supreme-court supreme-court | |
| Chambers v NEC et al. LRSC 13 (2015) | 2015, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Administrative Law, Appeal, Appellate Review, Article 83(c) Constitution, ballot box irregularities, Bill of Exceptions, burden of proof, constitutional law, contested election, denial of party agents, Due Process, election monitoring, elections law, electoral dispute, exhaustion of remedies, invalidation of ballots, Jurisdictional Defect, mandate, Maryland County, National Elections Commission, NEC Board of Commissioners, new issues on appeal, polling precinct, quorum requirement, recount request, remand for rehearing, rerun election, Section 2.4 Elections Law, special senatorial election, Supreme Court of Liberia, tally sheets, unauthorized voting center, Void Judgment | chambers-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-13-2015 | 2015-opinions administrative-law appeal appellate-review article-83c-constitution ballot-box-irregularities bill-of-exceptions burden-of-proof constitutional-law contested-election denial-of-party-agents due-process election-monitoring elections-law electoral-dispute exhaustion-of-remedies invalidation-of-ballots jurisdictional-defect mandate maryland-county national-elections-commission nec-board-of-commissioners new-issues-on-appeal polling-precinct quorum-requirement recount-request remand-for-rehearing rerun-election section-2-4-elections-law special-senatorial-election supreme-court-of-liberia tally-sheets unauthorized-voting-center void-judgment | 2015-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Charter of the City of Monrovia LRSC 1; 1 LLR 15 (1862) | 1862, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, International Law (Case) | 1862 Opinions, breach of the peace, charter interpretation, City of Monrovia, Concurrent Jurisdiction, constitutional law, delegation of authority, early Liberian jurisprudence., fines and penalties, legislative supremacy, local governance, misdemeanors, Monrovia charter, municipal law, municipal ordinances, public treasury, sovereignty, Supreme Court of Liberia | charter-of-the-city-of-monrovia-lrsc-1-1-llr-15-1862 | 1862-opinions breach-of-the-peace charter-interpretation city-of-monrovia concurrent-jurisdiction constitutional-law delegation-of-authority early-liberian-jurisprudence fines-and-penalties legislative-supremacy local-governance misdemeanors monrovia-charter municipal-law municipal-ordinances public-treasury sovereignty supreme-court-of-liberia | 1862-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases international-law-case supreme-court | |
| Chronicles Newspaper & Browne v RL LRSC 31 (2015) | 2015, Agency Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Health Law | 2015 Opinions, agency, Article 13(a), Article 15(c), Article 21(b), Article 88, board resolution, Capacity to Sue, Civil Procedure, constitutional law, corporate authority, Due Process, Ebola outbreak, freedom of movement, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, Judicial Review, Liberia National Police, media law, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Justice, Monrovia, Montserrado County, mootness, National Chronicles Newspaper, national security, press freedom, Press Union of Liberia, Prohibition, real party in interest, representative capacity, right to information, search and seizure, separation of powers, Standing, state of emergency, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | chronicles-newspaper-browne-v-rl-lrsc-31-2015 | 2015-opinions agency article-13a article-15c article-21b article-88 board-resolution capacity-to-sue civil-procedure constitutional-law corporate-authority due-process ebola-outbreak freedom-of-movement freedom-of-speech freedom-of-the-press judicial-review liberia-national-police media-law ministry-of-information ministry-of-justice monrovia montserrado-county mootness national-chronicles-newspaper national-security press-freedom press-union-of-liberia prohibition real-party-in-interest representative-capacity right-to-information search-and-seizure separation-of-powers standing state-of-emergency supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 agency-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases health-law supreme-court | |
| Citizens Solidarity Council v RL LRSC 20 (2016) | 2016, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2016 Opinions, Article 2, Article 26, Article 90, board resolution authority, Citizens Solidarity Council, Civil Procedure Law §11.2, Code of Conduct Act 2014, Conflict of Interest, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, elections, ex post facto claim, Judicial Review, justiciability, legal capacity, Ministry of Justice, Montserrado County, petition denied, presidential appointees, resignation requirement, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia | citizens-solidarity-council-v-rl-lrsc-20-2016 | 2016-opinions article-2 article-26 article-90 board-resolution-authority citizens-solidarity-council civil-procedure-law-%c2%a711-2 code-of-conduct-act-2014 conflict-of-interest constitutional-law declaratory-judgment elections ex-post-facto-claim judicial-review justiciability legal-capacity ministry-of-justice montserrado-county petition-denied presidential-appointees resignation-requirement standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia | 2016-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Citizens Solidarity Council v The Government of the Republic of Liberia (RL) LRSC 21 (2016) (DIssent) | Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions | 1847 Constitution, 1986 Constitution, 2016 Opinions, advocacy organizations, Article 2 Constitution, Article 26 Constitution, Article 90 Constitution, case or controversy doctrine, Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure Law Section 11.2, Code of Conduct Act, comparative constitutional law, Conflict of Interest, Constitutional Advisory Assembly, constitutional law, constitutional rights enforcement, constitutional supremacy, declaratory judgment, democratic participation, discrimination, Due Process, elections law, equal protection, executive authority, executive overreach, foreign jurisprudence, governance, interpretation of constitutional history, Judicial Review, legislative authority, legislative overreach, political association, political rights, public interest litigation, public officials ethics, Public Policy, retroactivity, self-executing constitutional provisions, separation of powers, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia, United States Constitution | citizens-solidarity-council-v-the-government-of-the-republic-of-liberia-rl-lrsc-21-2016 | 1847-constitution 1986-constitution 2016-opinions advocacy-organizations article-2-constitution article-26-constitution article-90-constitution case-or-controversy-doctrine civil-procedure civil-procedure-law-section-11-2 code-of-conduct-act comparative-constitutional-law conflict-of-interest constitutional-advisory-assembly constitutional-law constitutional-rights-enforcement constitutional-supremacy declaratory-judgment democratic-participation discrimination due-process elections-law equal-protection executive-authority executive-overreach foreign-jurisprudence governance interpretation-of-constitutional-history judicial-review legislative-authority legislative-overreach political-association political-rights public-interest-litigation public-officials-ethics public-policy retroactivity self-executing-constitutional-provisions separation-of-powers standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia united-states-constitution | constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions supreme-court | |
| Clark et al. v Clinton Johnson et al. LRSC 34 (2015) | 2015, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 2015 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Appellate Review, Article 11(c), Article 21(f), constitutional law, constitutionality of statute, Criminal Court E, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Procedure Law, dismissal of complaint, Due Process, extraordinary writ, extraordinary writs, judicial duty, Jurisdiction, magisterial court jurisdiction, magisterial courts, mandamus, Ministry of Justice, Monrovia Central Prison, Montserrado County, Nolle Prosequi, onstitutional law, petition for writ of mandamus, preliminary examination, preventive detention, prolonged detention, Prosecutorial Discretion, Rape, right to be heard, right to hearing, Section 25.3(a), sexual offenses, speedy trial, Statutory interpretation, statutory rape, superseding statute, Supreme Court of Liberia, West Point Magisterial Court, writ of mandamus | clark-et-al-v-clinton-johnson-et-al-lrsc-34-2015 | 2015-opinions abuse-of-discretion appellate-review article-11c article-21f constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statute criminal-court-e criminal-law criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-law dismissal-of-complaint due-process extraordinary-writ extraordinary-writs judicial-duty jurisdiction magisterial-court-jurisdiction magisterial-courts mandamus ministry-of-justice monrovia-central-prison montserrado-county nolle-prosequi onstitutional-law petition-for-writ-of-mandamus preliminary-examination preventive-detention prolonged-detention prosecutorial-discretion rape right-to-be-heard right-to-hearing section-25-3a sexual-offenses speedy-trial statutory-interpretation statutory-rape superseding-statute supreme-court-of-liberia west-point-magisterial-court writ-of-mandamus | 2015-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Coleman et al v Cooper et al LRSC 7; 12 LLR 226 (1955) | 1955, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | Appellate Review, ballot access, Bill of Exceptions, completed acts, constitutional law, election law, Elections Commission, Jurisdiction, political parties, separation of powers, submission to jurisdiction, Timeliness, Waiver, Writ of Prohibition | coleman-et-al-v-cooper-et-al-lrsc-7-12-llr-226-1955 | appellate-review ballot-access bill-of-exceptions completed-acts constitutional-law election-law elections-commission jurisdiction political-parties separation-of-powers submission-to-jurisdiction timeliness waiver writ-of-prohibition | 1955-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Concerned Registered Voters vs Teahjay (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, administrative review, Appellate Review, candidate eligibility, candidate nomination, constitutional law, Due Process, election dispute resolution, elections law, electoral complaints, electoral dispute, electoral process, electoral regulations, enforcement of election laws, fair hearing, Judicial Review, Monrovia, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, NEC, petition for prohibition, political participation, political rights, public office, Republic of Liberia, right to contest election, Rule of Law, senatorial aspirant, Statutory interpretation, suffrage, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | concerned-registered-voters-vs-teahjay-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-review appellate-review candidate-eligibility candidate-nomination constitutional-law due-process election-dispute-resolution elections-law electoral-complaints electoral-dispute electoral-process electoral-regulations enforcement-of-election-laws fair-hearing judicial-review monrovia montserrado-county national-elections-commission nec petition-for-prohibition political-participation political-rights public-office republic-of-liberia right-to-contest-election rule-of-law senatorial-aspirant statutory-interpretation suffrage supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2023-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Concerned Sector Youth vs LIGIS LRSC 40 (2010) | 2010, Citizenship Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law, Elections Law | 2008 census, 2010 Opinions, alternative writ quashed, Article 39 (Constitution), board authorization, completed act doctrine, constituency reapportionment, corporate capacity, Judicial Notice, Laches, LISGIS, National Elections Commission, National Legislature, preventive remedy, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia, threshold bill, verification of pleadings, Waiver, Writ of Prohibition | concerned-sector-youth-vs-ligis-lrsc-40-2010 | 2008-census 2010-opinions alternative-writ-quashed article-39-constitution board-authorization completed-act-doctrine constituency-reapportionment corporate-capacity judicial-notice laches lisgis national-elections-commission national-legislature preventive-remedy standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia threshold-bill verification-of-pleadings waiver writ-of-prohibition | 2010-1 citizenship-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases corporate-law-case elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Contempt Proceedings Against Hon. Tah et al. LRSC 2 (2014) | 2014, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law | 2014, 2014 Opinions, Amici Curiae, Appeal bond, appeal dismissed, Appeal Procedure, appeal requirements, attorney general, Beyan D. Howard, Christiana P. Tah, civil contempt, Civil Law Court, Civil Procedure, compassionate leave, constitutional law, Contempt, contempt of court, contempt proceedings, Criminal Procedure Law, Damages for Wrong, defamation, enforcement of mandate, execution of judgment, freedom of expression, FrontPage Africa, imprisonment for civil contempt, imprisonment for debt, inherent powers, JFK Memorial Hospital, judicial independence, judiciary, judiciary authority, Legal Ethics, libel, mandate, media law, minister of justice, Ministry of Justice, Monrovia Central Prison, Montserrado County, Notice of Completion of Appeal, press freedom, Rodney D. Sieh, Section 34.20(1), separation of powers, Supreme Court Bar, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice, writ of execution | contempt-proceedings-against-hon-tah-et-al-lrsc-2-2014 | 2014 2014-opinions amici-curiae appeal-bond appeal-dismissed appeal-procedure appeal-requirements attorney-general beyan-d-howard christiana-p-tah civil-contempt civil-law-court civil-procedure compassionate-leave constitutional-law contempt contempt-of-court contempt-proceedings criminal-procedure-law damages-for-wrong defamation enforcement-of-mandate execution-of-judgment freedom-of-expression frontpage-africa imprisonment-for-civil-contempt imprisonment-for-debt inherent-powers jfk-memorial-hospital judicial-independence judiciary judiciary-authority legal-ethics libel mandate media-law minister-of-justice ministry-of-justice monrovia-central-prison montserrado-county notice-of-completion-of-appeal press-freedom rodney-d-sieh section-34-201 separation-of-powers supreme-court-bar supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice writ-of-execution | 2014-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases human-rights-law-supreme-court supreme-court | |
| Daily v. Doe 1LLR 21; LRSC 1 (1864) | 1864, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 1864 Opinions, costs awarded, early Liberian jurisprudence., lawful execution, magistrate jurisdiction, Montserrado County, officer immunity, Procedural Law, reversal of judgment, search warrant, statutory remedy, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Error | daily-v-doe-1llr-21-lrsc-1-1864 | 1864-opinions costs-awarded early-liberian-jurisprudence lawful-execution magistrate-jurisdiction montserrado-county officer-immunity procedural-law reversal-of-judgment search-warrant statutory-remedy supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-error | 1864-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Darpul et al v. Judge Williams et LRSC 19 (2013) | 2013, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 2013 Opinions, Appellate Review, change of venue, Confession, constitutional rights, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Death Penalty, Due Process, fair trial, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, impartial jury, indictment, judicial misconduct, legal representation, Life Imprisonment, Miranda Rights, mob justice, murder, Penal Law, prejudicial error, prejudicial joinder, procedural irregularity, retrial, Reversible Error, River Gee County, sentencing error, severance, Supreme Court of Liberia | darpul-et-al-v-judge-williams-et-lrsc-19-2013 | 2013-opinions appellate-review change-of-venue confession constitutional-rights criminal-law criminal-procedure-law death-penalty due-process fair-trial fifteenth-judicial-circuit impartial-jury indictment judicial-misconduct legal-representation life-imprisonment miranda-rights mob-justice murder penal-law prejudicial-error prejudicial-joinder procedural-irregularity retrial reversible-error river-gee-county sentencing-error severance supreme-court-of-liberia | 2013-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Davis et al v. Nevins et al (2016) | 2016, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law | 2016 Opinions, Adverse Possession, apartment building, Appellate Review, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, Bassa Community, Capitol Bypass, civil law, Civil Law Court, Due Process, Ejectment, Land Dispute, land law, Montserrado County, public land sale deed, quiet title, Real Property, rental income escrow, Sixth Judicial Circuit, summary judgment, Supreme Court of Liberia, title deed, unlawful eviction, wrongful withholding | davis-et-al-v-nevins-et-al-2016 | 2016-opinions adverse-possession apartment-building appellate-review article-20a-constitution-of-liberia bassa-community capitol-bypass civil-law civil-law-court due-process ejectment land-dispute land-law montserrado-county public-land-sale-deed quiet-title real-property rental-income-escrow sixth-judicial-circuit summary-judgment supreme-court-of-liberia title-deed unlawful-eviction wrongful-withholding | 2016-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Davis v RL LRSC 2; 1 LLR 17 (1862) | 1862, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Customary Law, International Law (Case) | 1862 Opinions, Act to Maintain Peace and Enforce Order (1859), application of law, Due Process, early Liberian jurisprudence., high misdemeanor, jurisdiction over natives, misdemeanor, Montserrado County, native inhabitants, political allegiance, reversal of conviction, riot, Supreme Court of Liberia, treason, treaty obligations, trial by jury | davis-v-rl-lrsc-2-1-llr-17-1862 | 1862-opinions act-to-maintain-peace-and-enforce-order-1859 application-of-law due-process early-liberian-jurisprudence high-misdemeanor jurisdiction-over-natives misdemeanor montserrado-county native-inhabitants political-allegiance reversal-of-conviction riot supreme-court-of-liberia treason treaty-obligations trial-by-jury | 1862-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases customary-law international-law-case supreme-court | |
| Dean, Jr. v His Honor J. Boima Kontoe et al (2025) | 2025, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Executive Law, Natural Resource Law (Case Law), Property Law | 2025 Opinions, ancillary proceedings, Appeal, appellate jurisdiction, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, Bill of information, Civil Law Court, Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure Law, constitutional law, diamond restitution, Due Process, enforcement of mandate, Executive Law, Gbarpolu County, Government of Liberia liability, improper execution of mandate, judicial overreach, Mandate Enforcement, Minerals and Mining Law, mining license, Ministry of Justice, Montserrado County, non-party to judgment, official capacity actions, public officers immunity, respondeat superior, Restitution, Rule IV Revised Rules of the Supreme Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Standing, Supreme Court of Liberia, ultra vires acts | dean-jr-v-his-honor-j-boima-kontoe-et-al-2025 | 2025-opinions ancillary-proceedings appeal appellate-jurisdiction article-20a-constitution-of-liberia bill-of-information civil-law-court civil-procedure civil-procedure-law constitutional-law diamond-restitution due-process enforcement-of-mandate executive-law gbarpolu-county government-of-liberia-liability improper-execution-of-mandate judicial-overreach mandate-enforcement minerals-and-mining-law mining-license ministry-of-justice montserrado-county non-party-to-judgment official-capacity-actions public-officers-immunity respondeat-superior restitution rule-iv-revised-rules-of-the-supreme-court sixth-judicial-circuit standing supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires-acts | 2025-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases executive-law-supreme-court natural-resource-law-case-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Demann vs Republic of Liberia (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 2023 Opinions, Appellate Review, Article 20(a), Article 21(h), bench trial, beyond reasonable doubt, capital case procedure, capital offense, change of place of trial, change of venue, community service, compulsory process, constitutional law, constitutional violation, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, defense evidence, denial of right to testify, denial of venue change, double jeopardy, Due Process, due process of law, fair and impartial hearing, fair trial, first degree felony, First Judicial Circuit, grand jury, guilty plea, impartial trial, indictment, law enforcement misconduct, local prejudice, media publicity, Montserrado County, murder, plea in capital case, police officer, Presumption of Innocence, probation, proportionality of sentence, prosecution burden, public trial, reasonable doubt standard, remand for new trial, Reversal, Reversible Error, right to confront witnesses, right to counsel, right to testify, self-incrimination, sentencing, speedy trial, Supreme Court of Liberia, trial court error, use of deadly force, waiver of jury trial, witness confrontation | demann-vs-republic-of-liberia-2023 | 2023-opinions appellate-review article-20a article-21h bench-trial beyond-reasonable-doubt capital-case-procedure capital-offense change-of-place-of-trial change-of-venue community-service compulsory-process constitutional-law constitutional-violation criminal-law criminal-procedure defense-evidence denial-of-right-to-testify denial-of-venue-change double-jeopardy due-process due-process-of-law fair-and-impartial-hearing fair-trial first-degree-felony first-judicial-circuit grand-jury guilty-plea impartial-trial indictment law-enforcement-misconduct local-prejudice media-publicity montserrado-county murder plea-in-capital-case police-officer presumption-of-innocence probation proportionality-of-sentence prosecution-burden public-trial reasonable-doubt-standard remand-for-new-trial reversal reversible-error right-to-confront-witnesses right-to-counsel right-to-testify self-incrimination sentencing speedy-trial supreme-court-of-liberia trial-court-error use-of-deadly-force waiver-of-jury-trial witness-confrontation | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Dennis et al v RL LRSC 38; 20 LLR 47 (1970) | Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1970 Opinions., abuse of suspects, admissibility of evidence, Appellate Review, best evidence rule, Bill of Exceptions, burden of proof, coerced confession, Confession, constitutional rights, constitutional safeguards, contradictory testimony, corroboration, credibility of witnesses, criminal conspiracy, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, cross-examination, custodial interrogation, discharge without day, Dissenting Opinion, Due Process, evidentiary exclusion, failure to produce evidence, Harper City, homicide, impeachment of witness, indictment, involuntary confession, judicial error, Jury Verdict, malice aforethought, Maryland County, murder, National Intelligence and Security Service, Nolle Prosequi, police brutality, preliminary investigation, Presidential Commission, privileged communication, Prosecutorial Misconduct, qualified witness, reasonable doubt, retrial, reversal of conviction, Reversible Error, right against self-incrimination, right to counsel, right to fair trial, self-incrimination, severance of defendants, Sufficiency of Evidence, Supreme Court of Liberia, torture, trial by jury, unchallenged testimony, weight of evidence, witness sequestration | dennis-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-38-20-llr-47-1970 | 1970-opinions abuse-of-suspects admissibility-of-evidence appellate-review best-evidence-rule bill-of-exceptions burden-of-proof coerced-confession confession constitutional-rights constitutional-safeguards contradictory-testimony corroboration credibility-of-witnesses criminal-conspiracy criminal-law criminal-procedure cross-examination custodial-interrogation discharge-without-day dissenting-opinion due-process evidentiary-exclusion failure-to-produce-evidence harper-city homicide impeachment-of-witness indictment involuntary-confession judicial-error jury-verdict malice-aforethought maryland-county murder national-intelligence-and-security-service nolle-prosequi police-brutality preliminary-investigation presidential-commission privileged-communication prosecutorial-misconduct qualified-witness reasonable-doubt retrial reversal-of-conviction reversible-error right-against-self-incrimination right-to-counsel right-to-fair-trial self-incrimination severance-of-defendants sufficiency-of-evidence supreme-court-of-liberia torture trial-by-jury unchallenged-testimony weight-of-evidence witness-sequestration | constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Dennis V. Bowser 1 LLR 5; LRSC 3 (1861) | 1861, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Private Wrongs Law/Torts | 1861 Opinions, abuse of constitutional liberty, Appeal, burden of proof, Civil Procedure, constitutional rights, Court of Quarter Sessions and Common Pleas, defamation, Due Process, evidentiary standards, free speech, general damages, hearsay evidence, malice, Montserrado County, opinion versus fact, per quod pleading, reversal of lower court judgment, slander, special damages, Supreme Court of Liberia | dennis-v-bowser-1-llr-5-lrsc-3-1861 | 1861-opinions abuse-of-constitutional-liberty appeal burden-of-proof civil-procedure constitutional-rights court-of-quarter-sessions-and-common-pleas defamation due-process evidentiary-standards free-speech general-damages hearsay-evidence malice montserrado-county opinion-versus-fact per-quod-pleading reversal-of-lower-court-judgment slander special-damages supreme-court-of-liberia | 1861-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases evidence-law private-wrongs-law-cases supreme-court | |
| District of Buchanan v Bridgeway Corp. et al LRSC 36; 36 LLR 470 (1989) | 1989, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | Appeal, Appeal bond, appellate jurisdiction, Bridgeway Corporation, Buchanan, Chambers Justice, civil law, Civil Procedure Law, constitutional law, corporate litigation, damages, Due Process, general damages, Grand Bassa County, intervention, judicial duty, Jury Verdict, mandamus, Motion to dismiss appeal, motion to intervene, municipal corporation, National Milling Company, perfection of appeal, right of appeal, separation of powers, special damages, substantial justice, technicalities, trial judge duty to fix appeal bond, trial judge error | district-of-buchanan-v-bridgeway-corp-et-al-lrsc-36-36-llr-470-1989 | appeal appeal-bond appellate-jurisdiction bridgeway-corporation buchanan chambers-justice civil-law civil-procedure-law constitutional-law corporate-litigation damages due-process general-damages grand-bassa-county intervention judicial-duty jury-verdict mandamus motion-to-dismiss-appeal motion-to-intervene municipal-corporation national-milling-company perfection-of-appeal right-of-appeal separation-of-powers special-damages substantial-justice technicalities trial-judge-duty-to-fix-appeal-bond trial-judge-error | 1989-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Dunbar v Roosevelt et al (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law | 2025 Opinions, Civil Law Court, constitutional law, Default Judgment, Due Process, Ejectment, Evidence, Montserrado County, new trial, notice of assignment, procedural fairness, Reversal, right to be heard, Sheriff’s Return, Supreme Court of Liberia | dunbar-v-roosevelt-et-al-2025 | 2025-opinions civil-law-court constitutional-law default-judgment due-process ejectment evidence montserrado-county new-trial notice-of-assignment procedural-fairness reversal right-to-be-heard sheriffs-return supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Dunbar v. McGill 1 LLR 20; LRSC 1 (1863) | 1863, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1863 Opinions, Acquittal, burden of proof, contradictory testimony, criminal conversation, Criminal Law, Due Process, early Liberian jurisprudence., evidentiary review, hearsay evidence, Montserrado County, opinion evidence, reasonable doubt, reversal of judgment, Supreme Court of Liberia | dunbar-v-mcgill-1-llr-20-lrsc-1-1863 | 1863-opinions acquittal burden-of-proof contradictory-testimony criminal-conversation criminal-law due-process early-liberian-jurisprudence evidentiary-review hearsay-evidence montserrado-county opinion-evidence reasonable-doubt reversal-of-judgment supreme-court-of-liberia | 1863-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Eminent Citizens Residents of Margibi County VS. Hon. Nathaniel F. McGill of Margibi County (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, affirmation, appellate jurisdiction, Appellate Review, Article 30(b) Constitution of Liberia, Board of Commissioners NEC, candidate eligibility, challenge to nomination, Chapter 5 Elections Law, constitutional law, dismissal of action, District #6, domicile requirement, election dispute resolution, elections law, electoral dispute, electoral regulations, eminent citizens, filing deadline, hearing officers, interlocutory ruling, judicial restraint, jurisdiction of Board of Commissioners, lack of standing, legal capacity, legal standing, locus standi, Margibi County, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, National Elections Commission, NEC, NEC procedure, NEC v. Siebo, nomination and registration procedures 2023, objection to nomination, pre-election objection, procedural irregularity, provisional listing of candidates, registered voters, residency challenge, residents of Margibi County, Section 5.9 New Elections Law, senatorial aspirant, senatorial candidate, Statutory interpretation, summary proceeding, Supreme Court of Liberia, timeliness of objection | eminent-citizens-residents-of-margibi-county-vs-hon-nathaniel-f-mcgill-of-margibi-county-2023 | 2023-opinions affirmation appellate-jurisdiction appellate-review article-30b-constitution-of-liberia board-of-commissioners-nec candidate-eligibility challenge-to-nomination chapter-5-elections-law constitutional-law dismissal-of-action district-6 domicile-requirement election-dispute-resolution elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-regulations eminent-citizens filing-deadline hearing-officers interlocutory-ruling judicial-restraint jurisdiction-of-board-of-commissioners lack-of-standing legal-capacity legal-standing locus-standi margibi-county montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss national-elections-commission nec nec-procedure nec-v-siebo nomination-and-registration-procedures-2023 objection-to-nomination pre-election-objection procedural-irregularity provisional-listing-of-candidates registered-voters residency-challenge residents-of-margibi-county section-5-9-new-elections-law senatorial-aspirant senatorial-candidate statutory-interpretation summary-proceeding supreme-court-of-liberia timeliness-of-objection | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Fahnbulleh et al. v Brown (2024) | 2024, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Executive Law, Labor Law | 2024 Opinions, administrative authority, Administrative Law, affirmation of chambers ruling, Appellate Review, attendance and work ethic, chairperson powers, Code of Conduct, commissioners’ salaries, constitutional law, Due Process, government agencies, human rights law, INCHR, Independent National Commission on Human Rights, internal governance, Judicial Review, mandate, Monrovia, presidential appointees, public administration, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, ultra vires acts, Writ of Prohibition | atty-mohammed-el-dust-fahnbulleh-et-al-vs-cllr-t-dempster-brown-2024 | 2024-opinions administrative-authority administrative-law affirmation-of-chambers-ruling appellate-review attendance-and-work-ethic chairperson-powers code-of-conduct commissioners-salaries constitutional-law due-process government-agencies human-rights-law inchr independent-national-commission-on-human-rights internal-governance judicial-review mandate monrovia presidential-appointees public-administration separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires-acts writ-of-prohibition | 2024-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases executive-law-supreme-court labor-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Fahnbulleh v RL LRSC 1; 19 LLR 99 (1969) | 1969, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law, International Law (Case) | 1969 Opinions, admissibility of evidence, allegiance to the Republic, ambassador, anonymous letters, authentication of documents, breach of allegiance, Communist literature, conspiracy, constitutional law, Criminal Law, demonstrative evidence, diplomatic service, direct examination, documentary evidence, First Judicial Circuit, foreign service, indictment sufficiency, jury instructions, Kenya, leading question, letters rogatory, mandamus, Montserrado County, motion in arrest of judgment, Nairobi, overthrow of government, political writings, preservation of error, prosecution for treason, public security, secret memorandum, sedition, state security, subversive activities, Supreme Court of Liberia, treason | fahnbulleh-v-rl-lrsc-1-19-llr-99-1969 | 1969-opinions admissibility-of-evidence allegiance-to-the-republic ambassador anonymous-letters authentication-of-documents breach-of-allegiance communist-literature conspiracy constitutional-law criminal-law demonstrative-evidence diplomatic-service direct-examination documentary-evidence first-judicial-circuit foreign-service indictment-sufficiency jury-instructions kenya leading-question letters-rogatory mandamus montserrado-county motion-in-arrest-of-judgment nairobi overthrow-of-government political-writings preservation-of-error prosecution-for-treason public-security secret-memorandum sedition state-security subversive-activities supreme-court-of-liberia treason | 1969-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law international-law-case supreme-court | |
| Fahnbulleh v RL LRSC 8; 18 LLR 57 (1967) | 1967, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1967 Opinions, aggravated assault, Appellate Review, assault and battery, Bill of Exceptions, change of venue, communal land dispute, compulsory process, constitutional rights of accused, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, cross-examination, Due Process, Evidence, fair trial, Fifth Judicial Circuit, Grand Cape Mount County, harmless error, hostile demonstration, imminent danger, improper questioning, Jury Verdict, limits of self-defense, Momo Adam, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, prejudicial error, Property Dispute, reduction of sentence, relevance of evidence, Saku Fahnbulleh, self-defense, sentence modification., subpoena, Supreme Court of Liberia, Valia Kromah, witness expenses | fahnbulleh-v-rl-lrsc-8-18-llr-57-1967 | 1967-opinions aggravated-assault appellate-review assault-and-battery bill-of-exceptions change-of-venue communal-land-dispute compulsory-process constitutional-rights-of-accused criminal-law criminal-procedure cross-examination due-process evidence fair-trial fifth-judicial-circuit grand-cape-mount-county harmless-error hostile-demonstration imminent-danger improper-questioning jury-verdict limits-of-self-defense momo-adam montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial prejudicial-error property-dispute reduction-of-sentence relevance-of-evidence saku-fahnbulleh self-defense sentence-modification subpoena supreme-court-of-liberia valia-kromah witness-expenses | 1967-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Fallah v RL LRSC 16 (2007) | 2007, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 2007 Opinions, assigned counsel, child rape, constitutional challenge, Criminal Law, first degree rape, in forma pauperis, inadequate legal representation, indigent persons, Life Imprisonment, Montserrado County, motion to rescind, Rape, rape law, remand for new trial, right to counsel, second degree rape, Supreme Court of Liberia | fallah-v-rl-lrsc-16-2007 | 2007-opinions assigned-counsel child-rape constitutional-challenge criminal-law first-degree-rape in-forma-pauperis inadequate-legal-representation indigent-persons life-imprisonment montserrado-county motion-to-rescind rape rape-law remand-for-new-trial right-to-counsel second-degree-rape supreme-court-of-liberia | 2007-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Fangi v RL LRSC 7; 42 LLR 74 (2004) | 2004, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2004 Opinions, Appellate Review, Criminal Assizes C, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, disbanding of jury, Due Process, fair trial, impartial judge, judgment reversed, judicial ethics, jury misconduct, Jury Tampering, Jury Verdict, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, remand for new trial, Reversible Error, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property | fangi-v-rl-lrsc-7-42-llr-74-2004 | 2004-opinions appellate-review criminal-assizes-c criminal-law criminal-procedure disbanding-of-jury due-process fair-trial impartial-judge judgment-reversed judicial-ethics jury-misconduct jury-tampering jury-verdict montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial remand-for-new-trial reversible-error supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property | 2004-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| Firestone v. His Honor Philip G. Williams et al (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Labor Law, Private Wrongs Law/Torts | 2023 Opinions, accident review board, Appellate Review, best evidence rule, burden of proof, company policy, compensation in lieu of reinstatement, damages for wrongful dismissal, Due Process, employee discipline, employer liability, Employment Law, evidentiary standard, Firestone Plantations Company, gross breach of duty, Harbel, hearing officer, heavy duty driver, insufficiency of evidence, internal investigation, John Cornomia, Judicial Review, Labor Law of 1964, Labour Law, length of service, Liberia National Police, Margibi County, Ministry of Labor, modification of judgment, Monrovia, National Labor Court, Negligence, pension avoidance standard, Plant Protection Department, police accident report, PPD, reinstatement, salary computation, Section 1511-8(b), Section 9 Labor Law, self-accident, Statutory interpretation, summary dismissal, Supreme Court of Liberia, traffic accident investigation, Unfair Labor Practice, vehicle damage, workplace accident, Wrongful Dismissal | firestone-v-his-honor-philip-g-williams-et-al-2023 | 2023-opinions accident-review-board appellate-review best-evidence-rule burden-of-proof company-policy compensation-in-lieu-of-reinstatement damages-for-wrongful-dismissal due-process employee-discipline employer-liability employment-law evidentiary-standard firestone-plantations-company gross-breach-of-duty harbel hearing-officer heavy-duty-driver insufficiency-of-evidence internal-investigation john-cornomia judicial-review labor-law-of-1964 labour-law length-of-service liberia-national-police margibi-county ministry-of-labor modification-of-judgment monrovia national-labor-court negligence pension-avoidance-standard plant-protection-department police-accident-report ppd reinstatement salary-computation section-1511-8b section-9-labor-law self-accident statutory-interpretation summary-dismissal supreme-court-of-liberia traffic-accident-investigation unfair-labor-practice vehicle-damage workplace-accident wrongful-dismissal | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases evidence-law labor-law-cases private-wrongs-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Gio et al v RL LRSC 87; 17 LLR 681 (1966) | 1966, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1966 Opinions, accessory after the fact, accessory before the fact, Accomplice Testimony, admissibility of confession, affirmance in part, Amos T. Nagbe, Charlie Gio, circumstantial evidence, coerced confession, conspiracy, constitutional rights, corroborated accomplice testimony, corroboration, Criminal Law, Due Process, Eslie Holder, fair trial, First Judicial Circuit, flight as evidence, human sacrifice, indictment, inflammatory remarks, involuntary confession, judicial functions, Jury Trial, Kahn Klua, Kakata, law-enforcement overreach, Mah Weah, Montserrado County, murder, prejudicial statements, Prosecutorial Misconduct, reversal in part, right to counsel, ritual killing, self-incrimination, severance, Supreme Court of Liberia, uncorroborated testimony | gio-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-87-17-llr-681-1966 | 1966-opinions accessory-after-the-fact accessory-before-the-fact accomplice-testimony admissibility-of-confession affirmance-in-part amos-t-nagbe charlie-gio circumstantial-evidence coerced-confession conspiracy constitutional-rights corroborated-accomplice-testimony corroboration criminal-law due-process eslie-holder fair-trial first-judicial-circuit flight-as-evidence human-sacrifice indictment inflammatory-remarks involuntary-confession judicial-functions jury-trial kahn-klua kakata law-enforcement-overreach mah-weah montserrado-county murder prejudicial-statements prosecutorial-misconduct reversal-in-part right-to-counsel ritual-killing self-incrimination severance supreme-court-of-liberia uncorroborated-testimony | 1966-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Gray v Beverly LRSC 2; 1 LLR 500 (1907) | 1907, Constitutional Law, Customary Law, Family Law | aborigines, compulsory writ, constitutional law, customary law, Due Process, executive authority, habeas corpus, husband and wife, Judicial Review, ministerial duty, Montserrado County, native law, parent and child, personal liberty, Secretary of Interior, separation of powers, Sheriff’s Return, sufficiency of return, unlawful detention | gray-v-beverly-lrsc-2-1-llr-500-1907 | aborigines compulsory-writ constitutional-law customary-law due-process executive-authority habeas-corpus husband-and-wife judicial-review ministerial-duty montserrado-county native-law parent-and-child personal-liberty secretary-of-interior separation-of-powers sheriffs-return sufficiency-of-return unlawful-detention | 1907-1 constitutional-law-cases customary-law family-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Heith v RL LRSC 21; 39 LLR 50 (1998) | 1998, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law, Human Rights Law | 1998 Opinions, Acquittal, Appellate Review, best evidence rule, Criminal Law, evidentiary insufficiency, jury charge, legal representation, Montserrado County, Presumption of Innocence, reasonable doubt, right to counsel, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property | heith-v-rl-lrsc-21-39-llr-50-1998 | 1998-opinions acquittal appellate-review best-evidence-rule criminal-law evidentiary-insufficiency jury-charge legal-representation montserrado-county presumption-of-innocence reasonable-doubt right-to-counsel supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property | 1998-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law human-rights-law supreme-court legistlative-acts | |
| Her Excellency Madam Jewel Howard Taylor v. Yeebahn (2019) | 2019, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Corporate Law | 2019 Opinions, Administrative Law, affirmance, Appellate Review, Audit, civil law, Civil Law Court, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, Due Process, executive authority, General Auditing Commission, impeachment procedure, Judicial Review, Liberia Marketing Association, Montserrado County, political question doctrine, public corporations, removal from office, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from office, Ultra Vires | her-excellency-madam-jewel-howard-taylor-v-yeebahn-2019 | 2019-opinions administrative-law affirmance appellate-review audit civil-law civil-law-court constitutional-law declaratory-judgment due-process executive-authority general-auditing-commission impeachment-procedure judicial-review liberia-marketing-association montserrado-county political-question-doctrine public-corporations removal-from-office separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-office ultra-vires | 2019-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases corporate-law-case supreme-court | |
| His Honor Dickerson et. al. v Her Honor Natt et. al. LRSC 17 (2016) | Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Evidence Law, Labor Law | 2016 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Administrative Law, administrative proceedings, admissibility of evidence, Appellate Review, breach of contract, burden of proof, Civil Law Court, commencement of employment, compensation award, constructive dismissal, contract of employment, Contractual Obligations, credibility of witnesses, curriculum vitae verification, damages, denial of opportunity to work, Due Process, employee rights, employer obligations, employment contract interpretation, Employment Law, entitlement to salary, evidentiary issues, fact-finding authority, findings of fact, good faith in contracts, hearing officer, hearsay evidence, Judicial Review, jurisdiction of labour authorities, Labour Law, Labour Practices Law, Liberia employment jurisprudence., limitation on damages, Ministry of Labour, misrepresentation, Montserrado County, National Labour Court, non-payment of wages, preponderance of evidence, probationary employment, probationary period, reinstatement, remedies for wrongful dismissal, reversal of administrative decision, right to fair hearing, salary and compensation, scope of judicial review, Section 1508, Statutory interpretation, summary dismissal, Supreme Court of Liberia, termination of employment, twenty-four months salary, Unfair Labour Practice, unjust enrichment, Wrongful Dismissal | his-honor-dickerson-et-al-v-her-honor-natt-et-al-lrsc-17-2016 | 2016-opinions abuse-of-discretion administrative-law administrative-proceedings admissibility-of-evidence appellate-review breach-of-contract burden-of-proof civil-law-court commencement-of-employment compensation-award constructive-dismissal contract-of-employment contractual-obligations credibility-of-witnesses curriculum-vitae-verification damages denial-of-opportunity-to-work due-process employee-rights employer-obligations employment-contract-interpretation employment-law entitlement-to-salary evidentiary-issues fact-finding-authority findings-of-fact good-faith-in-contracts hearing-officer hearsay-evidence judicial-review jurisdiction-of-labour-authorities labour-law labour-practices-law liberia-employment-jurisprudence limitation-on-damages ministry-of-labour misrepresentation montserrado-county national-labour-court non-payment-of-wages preponderance-of-evidence probationary-employment probationary-period reinstatement remedies-for-wrongful-dismissal reversal-of-administrative-decision right-to-fair-hearing salary-and-compensation scope-of-judicial-review section-1508 statutory-interpretation summary-dismissal supreme-court-of-liberia termination-of-employment twenty-four-months-salary unfair-labour-practice unjust-enrichment wrongful-dismissal | constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases evidence-law labor-law-cases supreme-court | |
| His Honor Holder et al. v Sirleaf Hage et al. LRSC 23 (2014) | 2014, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Probate law, Property Law | 2014 Opinions, abuse of discretion, appellate jurisdiction, Article 20(a), audit of estate, Bill of information, constitutional law, Decedents Estates Law, Due Process, Estate Administration, exclusion of property from estate, executor duties, Fiduciary Duty, Final Judgment, interlocutory ruling, inventory of estate, judicial misconduct, Judicial Oversight, last will and testament, Monthly and Probate Court, Montserrado County, Probate Law, Property Rights, remand, removal of executor, Supreme Court of Liberia, Testate Estate, Writ of Prohibition | his-honor-holder-et-al-v-sirleaf-hage-et-al-lrsc-23-2014 | 2014-opinions abuse-of-discretion appellate-jurisdiction article-20a audit-of-estate bill-of-information constitutional-law decedents-estates-law due-process estate-administration exclusion-of-property-from-estate executor-duties fiduciary-duty final-judgment interlocutory-ruling inventory-of-estate judicial-misconduct judicial-oversight last-will-and-testament monthly-and-probate-court montserrado-county probate-law property-rights remand removal-of-executor supreme-court-of-liberia testate-estate writ-of-prohibition | 2014-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases inheritance-law-cases probate-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Hon. Atty. Garrison Doldeh Yealue Jr. et al vs. The Executive Branch of Government of the Republic of Liberia. (2024) | 2024, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Executive Law, Governance Law | 2024 Opinions, Administrative Law, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, contractual rights, Due Process, enforcement of precedent, executive overreach, governance, Governance Commission, Judicial Review, legislative authority, Liberia Telecommunications Authority, National Identification Registry, National Lottery Authority, petition granted, presidential appointment power, revocation of nomination, Rule of Law, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, tenure protection, tenured officials, Writ of Prohibition | hon-atty-garrison-doldeh-yealue-jr-et-al-vs-the-executive-branch-of-government-of-the-republic-of-liberia-2024 | 2024-opinions administrative-law constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy contractual-rights due-process enforcement-of-precedent executive-overreach governance governance-commission judicial-review legislative-authority liberia-telecommunications-authority national-identification-registry national-lottery-authority petition-granted presidential-appointment-power revocation-of-nomination rule-of-law separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia tenure-protection tenured-officials writ-of-prohibition | 2024-1 constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases executive-law-supreme-court governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| In re Contempt Proceedings Against Cllr. Frank Musah Dean (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2023 Opinions, Abuse of Office, Acquittal, administration of justice, amici curiae briefs, amicus curiae, apology and retraction, attorney general, authority of the judiciary, clear and present danger, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, constitutional governance, constitutional law, contempt of court, contempt proceedings, controlled substances, court authority, criminal conspiracy, criminal contempt, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, criticism of judiciary, Dean of the Supreme Court Bar, derogatory remarks, dignity of the court, disrespect to court, fines, Frank Musah Dean Jr., free press, freedom of speech, impugning the judiciary, inherent powers of court, international ridicule, judicial independence, judicial power, judiciary, jury tampering allegations, Jury Trial, lawyers’ duty to courts, Ledgerhood J. Rennie, Legal Ethics, Minister of Information, minister of justice, Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Ministry of Justice, Misconduct, money laundering, not guilty verdict, post-trial comments, press conference, Professional Responsibility, protection of judicial process, public officers, public ridicule, publication of contemptuous statements, publication order, retraction of statement, Rule of Law, sanctions, scandalizing the court, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, undermining confidence in courts | in-re-contempt-proceedings-against-cllr-frank-musah-dean-2023 | 2023-opinions abuse-of-office acquittal administration-of-justice amici-curiae-briefs amicus-curiae apology-and-retraction attorney-general authority-of-the-judiciary clear-and-present-danger code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics constitutional-governance constitutional-law contempt-of-court contempt-proceedings controlled-substances court-authority criminal-conspiracy criminal-contempt criminal-law criminal-procedure criticism-of-judiciary dean-of-the-supreme-court-bar derogatory-remarks dignity-of-the-court disrespect-to-court fines frank-musah-dean-jr free-press freedom-of-speech impugning-the-judiciary inherent-powers-of-court international-ridicule judicial-independence judicial-power judiciary jury-tampering-allegations jury-trial lawyers-duty-to-courts ledgerhood-j-rennie legal-ethics minister-of-information minister-of-justice ministry-of-information-cultural-affairs-and-tourism ministry-of-justice misconduct money-laundering not-guilty-verdict post-trial-comments press-conference professional-responsibility protection-of-judicial-process public-officers public-ridicule publication-of-contemptuous-statements publication-order retraction-of-statement rule-of-law sanctions scandalizing-the-court separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia undermining-confidence-in-courts | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In Re GEC Report on Complaint Against Attorney At Law Morris A. Kaba (2016) | 2016, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics | 2016 Opinions, abandonment of client, administration of justice, Amici Curiae, Appeal Perfection, appellate procedure, appellate rights, armed robbery, Attorney Discipline, attorney duties, attorney misconduct investigation, Bill of Exceptions, constitutional right of appeal, Criminal Appeal, criminal conspiracy, criminal defendants, criminal facilitation, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, disciplinary proceedings, Due Process, duty of diligence, duty to client, ethical responsibility, ethical violations, ethics investigation, failure to complete appeal, Failure to Perfect Appeal, Grand Bassa County, Grievance and Ethics Committee, ineffective assistance of counsel, ineffective legal representation, Judicial Inquiry Commission, lawyer dereliction, lawyer negligence, Lawyer-Client Relationship, legal accountability, legal disciplinary sanctions, Legal Ethics, legal malpractice, Legal Profession, legal representation, Liberia National Bar Association, Notice of Completion of Appeal, Nunc Pro Tunc, Procedural Default, professional diligence, professional ethics, Professional Misconduct, Professional Responsibility, representation of indigent defendants, right to counsel, Rule 21, Rule 5, Rule 6, Rules Governing the Moral and Ethical Conduct of Lawyers, Supreme Court disciplinary powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, Supreme Court supervision of the Bar, suspension from practice, suspension of attorney | in-re-gec-report-on-complaint-against-attorney-at-law-morris-a-kaba-2016 | 2016-opinions abandonment-of-client administration-of-justice amici-curiae appeal-perfection appellate-procedure appellate-rights armed-robbery attorney-discipline attorney-duties attorney-misconduct-investigation bill-of-exceptions constitutional-right-of-appeal criminal-appeal criminal-conspiracy criminal-defendants criminal-facilitation criminal-law criminal-procedure disciplinary-proceedings due-process duty-of-diligence duty-to-client ethical-responsibility ethical-violations ethics-investigation failure-to-complete-appeal failure-to-perfect-appeal grand-bassa-county grievance-and-ethics-committee ineffective-assistance-of-counsel ineffective-legal-representation judicial-inquiry-commission lawyer-dereliction lawyer-negligence lawyer-client-relationship legal-accountability legal-disciplinary-sanctions legal-ethics legal-malpractice legal-profession legal-representation liberia-national-bar-association notice-of-completion-of-appeal nunc-pro-tunc procedural-default professional-diligence professional-ethics professional-misconduct professional-responsibility representation-of-indigent-defendants right-to-counsel rule-21 rule-5 rule-6 rules-governing-the-moral-and-ethical-conduct-of-lawyers supreme-court-disciplinary-powers supreme-court-of-liberia supreme-court-supervision-of-the-bar suspension-from-practice suspension-of-attorney | 2016-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| In re Jawhary v RL LRSC 22 (2005) | 2005, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Judiciary Law, Media Law | 2005 Opinions, contempt of court, criminal contempt, Criminal Law, criticism of judge, Due Process, judicial authority, Judiciary Law, Jurisdiction, Montserrado County, opportunity to present evidence, prejudgment, press statement, recusal, remand, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-jawhary-v-rl-lrsc-22-2005 | 2005-opinions contempt-of-court criminal-contempt criminal-law criticism-of-judge due-process judicial-authority judiciary-law jurisdiction montserrado-county opportunity-to-present-evidence prejudgment press-statement recusal remand supreme-court-of-liberia | 2005-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases judiciary-law media-law supreme-court | |
| In re JIC Report on Judge Scheaplor R. Dunbar (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Ethics | 2025 Opinions, Appeal, Article 73, Due Process, Judge Scheaplor Dunbar, judicial discipline, Judicial Immunity, Judicial Inquiry Commission, Specific Performance, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-jic-report-on-judge-scheaplor-r-dunbar-2025 | 2025-opinions appeal article-73 due-process judge-scheaplor-dunbar judicial-discipline judicial-immunity judicial-inquiry-commission specific-performance supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| IN RE Sillah, Sr. et. al LRSC 9 (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2017 Opinions, Admission Requirements, Article 75 Constitution of Liberia, Bar Admission, Bar Examination, Board of Bar Examiners, Code of Conduct, constitutional law, Continuing Legal Education, Counsellors-at-Law, Grievance and Ethics Committee, Judicial Oversight, Judiciary Law, Legal Ethics, legal practice, Legal Profession, Liberian National Bar Association, Moral and Ethics Committee, procedural requirements, Professional Discipline, standard of legal practice, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-sillah-sr-et-al-lrsc-9-2017 | 2017-opinions admission-requirements article-75-constitution-of-liberia bar-admission bar-examination board-of-bar-examiners code-of-conduct constitutional-law continuing-legal-education counsellors-at-law grievance-and-ethics-committee judicial-oversight judiciary-law legal-ethics legal-practice legal-profession liberian-national-bar-association moral-and-ethics-committee procedural-requirements professional-discipline standard-of-legal-practice supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re The Constitutionality of Executive Order No. 126 Creating the of Assets Recovery (2025) | 2025, Constitutional Law | 2025 Opinions, Anti-Money Laundering Act 2021, Article 3, Article 34, Article 65, Article 89, constitutional challenge, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, Due Process, duplication of statutory functions, executive authority, Executive Law Section 22.2, Executive Order No. 126, In Re proceeding, Judicial Review, Jurisdiction, LACC Act 2022, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, Ministry of Justice, Office of Assets Recovery, property seizure, Rule of Law, separation of powers, Standing, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-the-constitutionality-of-executive-order-no-126-creating-the-of-assets-recovery-2025 | 2025-opinions anti-money-laundering-act-2021 article-3 article-34 article-65 article-89 constitutional-challenge constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy due-process duplication-of-statutory-functions executive-authority executive-law-section-22-2 executive-order-no-126 in-re-proceeding judicial-review jurisdiction lacc-act-2022 liberia-anti-corruption-commission ministry-of-justice office-of-assets-recovery property-seizure rule-of-law separation-of-powers standing supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| In Re The Constitutionality of Sections 12.5 and 12.6 of the Judiciary Law LRSC 3; 24 LLR 37 (1975) | 1975, Constitutional Law, Judiciary Law | 1975 Opinions, amicus curiae, constitutional law, constitutionality of statutes, contempt of court, fines and punishment, inherent powers of court, judicial independence, judicial power, Judiciary Law, legislative interference, original jurisdiction, separation of powers, supervisory authority, Supreme Court of Liberia, unconstitutionality, Void ab initio | in-re-the-constitutionality-of-sections-12-5-and-12-6-of-the-judiciary-law-lrsc-3-24-llr-37-1975 | 1975-opinions amicus-curiae constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statutes contempt-of-court fines-and-punishment inherent-powers-of-court judicial-independence judicial-power judiciary-law legislative-interference original-jurisdiction separation-of-powers supervisory-authority supreme-court-of-liberia unconstitutionality void-ab-initio | 1975-1 constitutional-law-cases judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| IN RE The Constitutionality of the National Elections Commission Planned Conduct of the Voters Registration (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, Administrative Law, Article 39 (Constitution), Article 80 Constitution, Article 80(c), Article 80(d), Article 80(e), Collaborating Political Parties (CPP), constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, constitutionality challenge, costs disallowed, demarcation of constituencies, dismissal of petition, elections law, electoral constituencies, electoral districting, electoral law, electoral threshold, equal suffrage, executive authority, harmless error, harmonization doctrine, in re proceedings, Joint Resolution LEG-002(2010), Judicial Review, jurisdictional issue, lack of threshold, legislative authority, legislative inaction, Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), Liberty Party v NEC, mandate, misjoinder of parties, national census, National Elections Commission (NEC), non-self-executing constitutional duty, October 2023 Elections, political parties, population disparity, precedent analysis, preconditions for reapportionment, procedural irregularities, provisional census results, provisional vs final census, reapportionment of constituencies, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, voter inequality, voter registration process, Voters registration | in-re-the-constitutionality-of-the-national-elections-commission-planned-conduct-of-the-voters-registration-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-law article-39-constitution article-80-constitution article-80c article-80d article-80e collaborating-political-parties-cpp constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy constitutionality-challenge costs-disallowed demarcation-of-constituencies dismissal-of-petition elections-law electoral-constituencies electoral-districting electoral-law electoral-threshold equal-suffrage executive-authority harmless-error harmonization-doctrine in-re-proceedings joint-resolution-leg-0022010 judicial-review jurisdictional-issue lack-of-threshold legislative-authority legislative-inaction liberia-institute-of-statistics-and-geo-information-services-lisgis liberty-party-v-nec mandate misjoinder-of-parties national-census national-elections-commission-nec non-self-executing-constitutional-duty october-2023-elections political-parties population-disparity precedent-analysis preconditions-for-reapportionment procedural-irregularities provisional-census-results provisional-vs-final-census reapportionment-of-constituencies separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia voter-inequality voter-registration-process voters-registration | 2023-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| In re: Constitutionality of Sections 16.1 and 16.2 of the Anti-Corruption Commission Act | 2023, Administrative Law, Anti-Corruption, Constitutional Law, Executive Law, Governance Law, Judiciary Law | 2023 Opinions, abolition of statutory agency, Administrative Law, Anti-Corruption Law, Article 20(a), Article 25, Article 3, Article 34(l), Article 50, Article 56, Article 89, Center for Law and Human Rights Education v. MCC, Citizens Solidarity Council v. Republic of Liberia, constitutional law, constitutionality of statute, contract clause, Due Process, executive authority, Fazzah v. National Economy Committee, Garlawolu v. NEC, governance reform, harmonization of statutes, impairment of contract, independence of commissions, Janeh v. House of Representatives, judicial restraint, Judicial Review, justiciability, Kruah v. Weah, LACC Act 2008, LACC Act 2022, legislative authority, legislative power, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, loss of office, Mappy-Polson v. Republic of Liberia, Martin Sallie Kollie v. Executive Branch, Monrovia, Montserrado County, premature action, prosecutorial powers, public offices, Public Policy, removal from office, restructuring of public institutions, ripeness doctrine, separation of powers, Standing, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, temporary appointment, tenure of public officials, transitional provisions, Wolo v. Wolo | in-re-constitutionality-of-sections-16-1-and-16-2-of-the-anti-corruption-commission-act | 2023-opinions abolition-of-statutory-agency administrative-law anti-corruption-law article-20a article-25 article-3 article-34l article-50 article-56 article-89 center-for-law-and-human-rights-education-v-mcc citizens-solidarity-council-v-republic-of-liberia constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statute contract-clause due-process executive-authority fazzah-v-national-economy-committee garlawolu-v-nec governance-reform harmonization-of-statutes impairment-of-contract independence-of-commissions janeh-v-house-of-representatives judicial-restraint judicial-review justiciability kruah-v-weah lacc-act-2008 lacc-act-2022 legislative-authority legislative-power liberia-anti-corruption-commission loss-of-office mappy-polson-v-republic-of-liberia martin-sallie-kollie-v-executive-branch monrovia montserrado-county premature-action prosecutorial-powers public-offices public-policy removal-from-office restructuring-of-public-institutions ripeness-doctrine separation-of-powers standing statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia temporary-appointment tenure-of-public-officials transitional-provisions wolo-v-wolo | 2023-1 administrative-law anti-corruption constitutional-law-cases executive-law-supreme-court governance-law-cases judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| In re: Contempt Proceedings Against Mr. Justin Oldpa Yeazehn (2026) | 2026, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Judiciary Law, Media Law | 2026 Opinions, abuse of free speech, Article 15 Constitution of Liberia, Article 5 Constitution of Liberia, constitutional law, contempt of court, criminal contempt, defamation against judiciary, freedom of speech, judiciary dignity, Monrovia Central Prison, protection of judicial authority, social media speech, Supreme Court of Liberia | in-re-contempt-proceedings-against-mr-justin-oldpa-yeazehn-2026 | 2026-opinions abuse-of-free-speech article-15-constitution-of-liberia article-5-constitution-of-liberia constitutional-law contempt-of-court criminal-contempt defamation-against-judiciary freedom-of-speech judiciary-dignity monrovia-central-prison protection-of-judicial-authority social-media-speech supreme-court-of-liberia | 2026-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases human-rights-law-supreme-court judiciary-law media-law supreme-court | |
| In Re: Judicial Inquiry Commission Report on HIis Honor T. Richard Browne LRSC 45 (2015) | 2015, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 2015 Opinions, abuse of power, administrative justice, amicus curiae, appellate oversight, Article 20(a), constitutional law, contempt of court, Criminal Procedure, Due Process, falsification of process, fundamental rights, Grand Bassa County, Judicial Canons, judicial ethics, judicial inquiry, Judicial Inquiry Commission, judicial misconduct, Magisterial Court, magistrate discipline, Second Judicial Circuit Court, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension without pay, tampering with court records, unlawful detention | atty-kaba-et-al-v-his-honor-browne-lrsc-45-2015 | 2015-opinions abuse-of-power administrative-justice amicus-curiae appellate-oversight article-20a constitutional-law contempt-of-court criminal-procedure due-process falsification-of-process fundamental-rights grand-bassa-county judicial-canons judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry judicial-inquiry-commission judicial-misconduct magisterial-court magistrate-discipline second-judicial-circuit-court supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-without-pay tampering-with-court-records unlawful-detention | 2015-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| IN RE: The Constitutionality of Several Actions taken by Members of the House of Representatives (2024) | 2024, Constitutional Law | 2024 Opinions, 55th Legislature, Article 33 interpretation, Article 49 interpretation, Capitol Building, constitutional law, election and removal of Speaker, extraordinary writ practice, House of Representatives, internal legislative dispute, Judicial Review, legislative due process, legislative procedure, Mason’s Rules, Montserrado County, political question doctrine, precedent analysis, public law governance, quorum controversy, separation of powers, status quo ante, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, writ proceedings | in-re-the-constitutionality-of-several-actions-taken-by-members-of-the-house-of-representatives-2024 | 2024-opinions 55th-legislature article-33-interpretation article-49-interpretation capitol-building constitutional-law election-and-removal-of-speaker extraordinary-writ-practice house-of-representatives internal-legislative-dispute judicial-review legislative-due-process legislative-procedure masons-rules montserrado-county political-question-doctrine precedent-analysis public-law-governance quorum-controversy separation-of-powers status-quo-ante statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia writ-proceedings | 2024-1 constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| In Re: The Petitions of Saidu Vasco Nyei et al., Attorneys-At-Law (2026) | 2026, Constitutional Law, Judiciary Law | 2026 Opinions, Admission Requirements, admission to the bar, affidavit of counsellors, Article 75 Constitution of Liberia, attorney qualification, Bar Admission, Bar Examination, certification of counsellors, Code of Conduct, Continuing Legal Education, Counsellors-at-Law, court regulation of practice, eligibility requirements, evaluation of candidates, examination process, good standing, institutional reform, integrity of judiciary, judicial oversight of lawyers, Judiciary Law, legal accreditation, legal analysis, legal competence, legal education, Legal Ethics, legal practice standards, Legal Profession, legal scholarship, legal training, legal writing, Liberia National Bar Association, Moral and Ethics Committee, moral character, National Board of Examination, petition for admission, Professional Discipline, professional qualifications, Professional Responsibility, quality of legal profession, regulation of legal profession, Rule of Law, standards of advocacy, Supreme Court Bar, Supreme Court of Liberia, years of practice | in-re-the-petitions-of-saidu-vasco-nyei-et-al-attorneys-at-law-2026 | 2026-opinions admission-requirements admission-to-the-bar affidavit-of-counsellors article-75-constitution-of-liberia attorney-qualification bar-admission bar-examination certification-of-counsellors code-of-conduct continuing-legal-education counsellors-at-law court-regulation-of-practice eligibility-requirements evaluation-of-candidates examination-process good-standing institutional-reform integrity-of-judiciary judicial-oversight-of-lawyers judiciary-law legal-accreditation legal-analysis legal-competence legal-education legal-ethics legal-practice-standards legal-profession legal-scholarship legal-training legal-writing liberia-national-bar-association moral-and-ethics-committee moral-character national-board-of-examination petition-for-admission professional-discipline professional-qualifications professional-responsibility quality-of-legal-profession regulation-of-legal-profession rule-of-law standards-of-advocacy supreme-court-bar supreme-court-of-liberia years-of-practice | 2026-1 constitutional-law-cases judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| Intestate Estate of Shad Kaydea v Trawally (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Property Law | 2023 Opinions, annual rent, Appellate Review, arrears in rent, Article 25 Constitution of Liberia, assignment of lease, breach by lessee, Breach of Lease, cancellation of lease, civil law, Civil Procedure Law Section 1.2.2, clear and unambiguous contract, commercial lease, Contract Enforcement, contractual interpretation, contractual remedies, Debt Action, Debt Court for Montserrado County, debt court judgment, developed property, dismissal reversed, Equitable Relief, equity and contracts, error in form of action, eviction, form of relief, investment in leased property, Judicial Notice, landlord and tenant, lease agreement, lease default, lease enforcement, legal remedy, lessee default, lessor and lessee, lessor rights, material breach, Monrovia, Montserrado County, motion for summary judgment, Motion to Dismiss, no refund for improvements, nonpayment of rent, OAC compound, ouster, percentage of sublease rent, petition for cancellation of lease, possession of real property, proper remedy, recovery of possession, remand with instructions, rental differential, rental obligation, repossession, sanctity of contract, special proceedings, sublease, subletting, summary judgment, summary proceeding to recover possession of real property, Summary Proceedings, Supreme Court of Liberia | intestate-estate-of-shad-kaydea-v-trawally-2023 | 2023-opinions annual-rent appellate-review arrears-in-rent article-25-constitution-of-liberia assignment-of-lease breach-by-lessee breach-of-lease cancellation-of-lease civil-law civil-procedure-law-section-1-2-2 clear-and-unambiguous-contract commercial-lease contract-enforcement contractual-interpretation contractual-remedies debt-action debt-court-for-montserrado-county debt-court-judgment developed-property dismissal-reversed equitable-relief equity-and-contracts error-in-form-of-action eviction form-of-relief investment-in-leased-property judicial-notice landlord-and-tenant lease-agreement lease-default lease-enforcement legal-remedy lessee-default lessor-and-lessee lessor-rights material-breach monrovia montserrado-county motion-for-summary-judgment motion-to-dismiss no-refund-for-improvements nonpayment-of-rent oac-compound ouster percentage-of-sublease-rent petition-for-cancellation-of-lease possession-of-real-property proper-remedy recovery-of-possession remand-with-instructions rental-differential rental-obligation repossession sanctity-of-contract special-proceedings sublease subletting summary-judgment summary-proceeding-to-recover-possession-of-real-property summary-proceedings supreme-court-of-liberia | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases inheritance-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Jallah v RL LRSC 36; 37 LLR 635 (1994) | 1994, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law | 1994 Opinions, civil war, combatant status, constitutional law, Due Process, ECOMOG, habeas corpus, human rights, Interim Government of National Unity, Montserrado County, peacekeeping forces, prisoner of war, sovereignty, Supreme Court of Liberia, unlawful detention | 1994-opinions civil-war combatant-status constitutional-law due-process ecomog habeas-corpus human-rights interim-government-of-national-unity montserrado-county peacekeeping-forces prisoner-of-war sovereignty supreme-court-of-liberia unlawful-detention | 1994-1 constitutional-law-cases human-rights-law-supreme-court supreme-court | ||
| Jalloh v His Honor J. Kennedy Peabody (2024) | 2024, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Private Wrongs Law/Torts | 2024 Opinions, Action of Damages for Wrong, Appeal, Appellate Review, Civil Law Court, Civil Procedure, constitutional law, defamation, Jurisdiction, Justice in Chambers, lis pendens, mandate of Supreme Court, Montserrado County, nullification of judgment, prohibition denied, Service by Publication, Service of Process, severance, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | almaz-kadiatu-jalloh-vs-his-honor-j-kennedy-peabody-2024 | 2024-opinions action-of-damages-for-wrong appeal appellate-review civil-law-court civil-procedure constitutional-law defamation jurisdiction justice-in-chambers lis-pendens mandate-of-supreme-court montserrado-county nullification-of-judgment prohibition-denied service-by-publication service-of-process severance sixth-judicial-circuit supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2024-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases private-wrongs-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Jalloh vs. King-Akerele et al (2019) | 2019, Citizenship Law, Constitutional Law | 2019 Opinions, Afroyim v. Rusk, Alien and Nationality Law, Article 20(a), Article 28, Article 95(a), citizenship, comparative jurisprudence, constitutional law, constitutionality of statute, dual nationality, Due Process, due process hearing, expatriation, fundamental rights, Judicial Review, Liberian Embassy Washington D.C., loss of citizenship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, natural-born citizen, repeal by implication, Sections 22.1 and 22.2, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia, Vance v. Terrazas | jalloh-vs-king-akerele-et-al-2019 | 2019-opinions afroyim-v-rusk alien-and-nationality-law article-20a article-28 article-95a citizenship comparative-jurisprudence constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statute dual-nationality due-process due-process-hearing expatriation fundamental-rights judicial-review liberian-embassy-washington-d-c loss-of-citizenship ministry-of-foreign-affairs ministry-of-justice natural-born-citizen repeal-by-implication sections-22-1-and-22-2 standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia vance-v-terrazas | 2019-1 citizenship-law constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Johnson v. Unity Party (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | johnson-v-unity-party-2017 | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |||
| Judicial inquiry Commission (JIC) Report against Judge Kennedy Peabody (2025) | 2025, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Property Law | 2025 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Disciplinary Action, judicial accountability, Judicial Canons, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, judicial misconduct, Land Dispute, Montserrado County, Paynesville, self-interest, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension | judicial-inquiry-commission-jic-report-against-judge-kennedy-peabody-2025 | 2025-opinions abuse-of-discretion code-of-conduct conflict-of-interest disciplinary-action judicial-accountability judicial-canons judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission judicial-misconduct land-dispute montserrado-county paynesville self-interest supreme-court-of-liberia suspension | 2025-1 constitutional-law-cases ethics property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| JUPICA et al. v NEC et al. LRSC 60 (2014) | 2014, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Health Law | 2014 Opinions, Administrative Law, amendment of pleadings, appellate procedure, constitutional law, Due Process, Ebola virus disease, elections law, improper verification, Joint Resolution, Jurisdiction, Monrovia, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, Paynesville City, political question doctrine, public health emergency, quasi-judicial powers, separation of powers, special senatorial election, Standing, state of emergency, striking of returns, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | jupica-et-al-v-nec-et-al-lrsc-60-2014 | 2014-opinions administrative-law amendment-of-pleadings appellate-procedure constitutional-law due-process ebola-virus-disease elections-law improper-verification joint-resolution jurisdiction monrovia montserrado-county national-elections-commission paynesville-city political-question-doctrine public-health-emergency quasi-judicial-powers separation-of-powers special-senatorial-election standing state-of-emergency striking-of-returns supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 2014-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases health-law supreme-court | |
| Karmo et al v. Morris (1919) | 1919, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Customary Law | Anglo-Liberian boundary conventions, arrest without warrant, bail and bond, constitutional law, contempt power, customary governance, customary law, Ding, Due Process, enforcement of bond, executive overreach, forty-mile limit, Franco-Liberian boundary conventions, Golah country, habeas corpus, hinterland administration, Interior Department, International Law, judicial power, Jurisdiction, Liberian Frontier Force, native chiefs, public order, Secretary of the Interior, separation of powers, territorial sovereignty, Todee, treaties and conventions, unlawful detention, White Plains | karmo-et-al-v-morris-1919 | anglo-liberian-boundary-conventions arrest-without-warrant bail-and-bond constitutional-law contempt-power customary-governance customary-law ding due-process enforcement-of-bond executive-overreach forty-mile-limit franco-liberian-boundary-conventions golah-country habeas-corpus hinterland-administration interior-department international-law judicial-power jurisdiction liberian-frontier-force native-chiefs public-order secretary-of-the-interior separation-of-powers territorial-sovereignty todee treaties-and-conventions unlawful-detention white-plains | 1919-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases customary-law supreme-court | |
| Karnwea et al V. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | karnwea-et-al-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2017 | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |||
| Kpaan v. Johnson, et al LRSC 15 (2016) | 2016, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | “wrong rule” doctrine, 2016 Opinions, abuse of discretion, abuse of power, alternative writ, appellate jurisprudence, appointment powers, arbitrary detention, Article 2 Constitution of Liberia, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, Article 21(c) Constitution of Liberia, Article 44 Constitution of Liberia, Article 54 Constitution of Liberia, Article 66 Constitution of Liberia, Ashkar v Badio, attorney general, avoidance of constitutional questions, Broh v House of Representatives, Chambers Justice powers, Civil Procedure Law Section 16.21, co-equal branches of government, Commercial Fisheries v Puk Yang, compliance with constitutional safeguards, Conflict of Interest, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, constitutional protections, contempt powers of Legislature, denial of legal representation, due process of law, emergency relief, exclusive constitutional jurisdiction, Executive, Executive Law Chapter 22, executive officer, extraordinary writs, Fiduciary Duty, fundamental rights, Green v Tubman, House of Representatives, improper representation, in re proceedings, institutional conflict, intervention by government, Jitco v Sesay, judicial restraint, Judicial Review, judicial supremacy in constitutional interpretation, judiciary, jurisdiction of Supreme Court, justiciability, Kennedy v Goodridge, lack of jurisdiction, Legal Ethics, legislative contempt, legislative hearings, legislature, limits of oversight, limits on legislative contempt, mandate of Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice, Monrovia, Monrovia Central Prison, Montserrado County, nullity doctrine, oversight powers of Legislature, peremptory writ, petition for writ of prohibition, prohibition proceedings, Public Policy, quasi-judicial proceedings, representation of government, right to counsel, right to fair hearing, rights enforcement, separation of powers, Snowe v House of Representatives., status quo ante, statutory mandate, Superintendent of Montserrado County, supremacy of the Constitution, Supreme Court of Liberia, unconstitutional acts, unlawful imprisonment, violation of due process, void acts, Writ of Prohibition | kpaan-v-johnson-et-al-lrsc-15-2016 | wrong-rule-doctrine 2016-opinions abuse-of-discretion abuse-of-power alternative-writ appellate-jurisprudence appointment-powers arbitrary-detention article-2-constitution-of-liberia article-20a-constitution-of-liberia article-21c-constitution-of-liberia article-44-constitution-of-liberia article-54-constitution-of-liberia article-66-constitution-of-liberia ashkar-v-badio attorney-general avoidance-of-constitutional-questions broh-v-house-of-representatives chambers-justice-powers civil-procedure-law-section-16-21 co-equal-branches-of-government commercial-fisheries-v-puk-yang compliance-with-constitutional-safeguards conflict-of-interest constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law constitutional-protections contempt-powers-of-legislature denial-of-legal-representation due-process-of-law emergency-relief exclusive-constitutional-jurisdiction executive executive-law-chapter-22 executive-officer extraordinary-writs fiduciary-duty fundamental-rights green-v-tubman house-of-representatives improper-representation in-re-proceedings institutional-conflict intervention-by-government jitco-v-sesay judicial-restraint judicial-review judicial-supremacy-in-constitutional-interpretation judiciary jurisdiction-of-supreme-court justiciability kennedy-v-goodridge lack-of-jurisdiction legal-ethics legislative-contempt legislative-hearings legislature limits-of-oversight limits-on-legislative-contempt mandate-of-supreme-court ministry-of-justice monrovia monrovia-central-prison montserrado-county nullity-doctrine oversight-powers-of-legislature peremptory-writ petition-for-writ-of-prohibition prohibition-proceedings public-policy quasi-judicial-proceedings representation-of-government right-to-counsel right-to-fair-hearing rights-enforcement separation-of-powers snowe-v-house-of-representatives status-quo-ante statutory-mandate superintendent-of-montserrado-county supremacy-of-the-constitution supreme-court-of-liberia unconstitutional-acts unlawful-imprisonment violation-of-due-process void-acts writ-of-prohibition | 2016-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Kpadeh v RL et al LRSC 43; 22 LLR 121 (1973) | 1973, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Judiciary Law | 1973 Opinions, alternative writ, appellate procedure, Certiorari, conflicting statutes, conspiracy, constitutional limits, construction of statutes, Criminal Procedure, denial of bail, denial of writ, dismissal of appeal, First Judicial Circuit, judicial discretion, judicial power, Justice in Chambers, lack of appellate jurisdiction, legislative intent, Montserrado County, non-appealable orders, notice of appeal, nullity of appeal, original jurisdiction, Procedural Law, refusal to issue writ, remedial writs, rules of practice, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, writ of certiorari | kpadeh-v-rl-et-al-lrsc-43-22-llr-121-1973 | 1973-opinions alternative-writ appellate-procedure certiorari conflicting-statutes conspiracy constitutional-limits construction-of-statutes criminal-procedure denial-of-bail denial-of-writ dismissal-of-appeal first-judicial-circuit judicial-discretion judicial-power justice-in-chambers lack-of-appellate-jurisdiction legislative-intent montserrado-county non-appealable-orders notice-of-appeal nullity-of-appeal original-jurisdiction procedural-law refusal-to-issue-writ remedial-writs rules-of-practice separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-certiorari | 1973-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| Kpolleh et al v RL LRSC 1; 36 LLR 623 (1990) | 1990, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1990 Opinions, Accomplice Testimony, admissibility of evidence, Appellate Review, attempt to overthrow government, Confession, conspiracy, constitutional subversion, corroboration, Criminal Assizes A, Criminal Law, Due Process, fair trial, harmless error, indictment, judicial discretion, Jury Trial, Montserrado County, overt act, remand for new trial, reversal of conviction, Supreme Court of Liberia, treason | 1990-opinions accomplice-testimony admissibility-of-evidence appellate-review attempt-to-overthrow-government confession conspiracy constitutional-subversion corroboration criminal-assizes-a criminal-law due-process fair-trial harmless-error indictment judicial-discretion jury-trial montserrado-county overt-act remand-for-new-trial reversal-of-conviction supreme-court-of-liberia treason | 1990-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | ||
| Kronyahn et al. v Chico et al. (2016) | 2016, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 2016 Opinions, abuse of judicial discretion, Act of 2006 amendment, Appeal bond, appellate jurisdiction, appellate jurisprudence, appellate procedure, Appellate Review, approval of bond without hearing, Article 20(b) Constitution of Liberia, Bill of Exceptions, Brewer v Mathies, Civil Law Court, Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure Law Section 1.7.2, Civil Procedure Law Section 1.8.3, Civil Procedure Law Section 51.8, definition of excusable neglect, denial of new trial, discretionary power of trial judge, dismissal of appeal, due process violation, enlargement of time, equitable considerations, excusable neglect, Failure to Perfect Appeal, failure to serve motion, filing requirements, fundamental rights, harsh sanction doctrine, hearing requirement, Hogg Robinson v Morris., imputed negligence, Jurisdiction, Jury Trial, Jury Verdict, King v Howard, lack of notice, limits of discretion, loss of jurisdiction, mandate to lower court, Montserrado County, motion for enlargement of time, motion for new trial, Motion to Dismiss, multiple counsel representation, negligence of counsel, Notice of Completion of Appeal, obligation of legal counsel, preference for determination on merits, Procedural Default, reasonableness standard, right to appeal, Sherman v Reeves, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Statutory Time Limit, strict compliance rule, Supreme Court of Liberia, Timeliness, trial court jurisdiction, two-thirds majority verdict, ultra vires act, unreasonable delay | kronyahn-et-al-v-chico-et-al-2016 | 2016-opinions abuse-of-judicial-discretion act-of-2006-amendment appeal-bond appellate-jurisdiction appellate-jurisprudence appellate-procedure appellate-review approval-of-bond-without-hearing article-20b-constitution-of-liberia bill-of-exceptions brewer-v-mathies civil-law-court civil-procedure civil-procedure-law-section-1-7-2 civil-procedure-law-section-1-8-3 civil-procedure-law-section-51-8 definition-of-excusable-neglect denial-of-new-trial discretionary-power-of-trial-judge dismissal-of-appeal due-process-violation enlargement-of-time equitable-considerations excusable-neglect failure-to-perfect-appeal failure-to-serve-motion filing-requirements fundamental-rights harsh-sanction-doctrine hearing-requirement hogg-robinson-v-morris imputed-negligence jurisdiction jury-trial jury-verdict king-v-howard lack-of-notice limits-of-discretion loss-of-jurisdiction mandate-to-lower-court montserrado-county motion-for-enlargement-of-time motion-for-new-trial motion-to-dismiss multiple-counsel-representation negligence-of-counsel notice-of-completion-of-appeal obligation-of-legal-counsel preference-for-determination-on-merits procedural-default reasonableness-standard right-to-appeal sherman-v-reeves sixth-judicial-circuit statutory-time-limit strict-compliance-rule supreme-court-of-liberia timeliness trial-court-jurisdiction two-thirds-majority-verdict ultra-vires-act unreasonable-delay | 2016-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Liberty Party v NEC LRSC 27 (2009) | 2009, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2008 Opinions, accreditation of political parties, administrative agency overreach, Administrative Law, administrative penalties, Appeal, Article 20(a), Article 66, autonomous agencies, Ayad v. Dennis, Bill of Exceptions, by-election, citation and hearing, constitutional law, contempt powers, Criminal Law, Default Judgment, Due Process, election law, election offenses, Elections Act of 2004 amendment, Elections Law of 1986, electoral misconduct, felony, final appellate jurisdiction, fine, imposition of fines, judicial power, Judicial Review, jurisdictional challenge, Liberty Party, mandate, Margibi County, misdemeanor, National Elections Commission, political parties, Prohibition, reversal of NEC ruling, revocation of accreditation, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, subpoenas, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of political party operations, trial by jury, unconstitutional exercise of judicial functions | liberty-party-v-nec-lrsc-27-2009 | 2008-opinions accreditation-of-political-parties administrative-agency-overreach administrative-law administrative-penalties appeal article-20a article-66 autonomous-agencies ayad-v-dennis bill-of-exceptions by-election citation-and-hearing constitutional-law contempt-powers criminal-law default-judgment due-process election-law election-offenses elections-act-of-2004-amendment elections-law-of-1986 electoral-misconduct felony final-appellate-jurisdiction fine imposition-of-fines judicial-power judicial-review jurisdictional-challenge liberty-party mandate margibi-county misdemeanor national-elections-commission political-parties prohibition reversal-of-nec-ruling revocation-of-accreditation separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation subpoenas supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-political-party-operations trial-by-jury unconstitutional-exercise-of-judicial-functions | 2009-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Life Saving Center of Jesus Christ International v Nagbe (2026) | 2026, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law | 2026 Opinions, abuse of process, Appeal, Appellate Review, Article 20 Constitution, attorney-in-fact, civil law, Civil Law Court, competing title claims, constitutional law, constructive service, Default Judgment, defective service, deprivation of property, Due Process, Ejectment, Enforcement of Judgment, eviction, fair hearing, intestate estate property, Jurisdiction, jurisdiction over the person, Justice in Chambers, lack of jurisdiction, Land Dispute, leasehold interest, mailing requirement, mandate, Montserrado County, notice and opportunity to be heard, possession rights, procedural irregularity, Prohibition, property ownership, property rights protection, publication requirements, Real Property, recovery of possession, remand, Service by Publication, Service of Process, squatters’ rights, statutory compliance, Summary Proceedings, Supreme Court of Liberia, unlawful eviction, Void Judgment, West Point Township, Writ of Prohibition | life-saving-center-of-jesus-christ-international-v-nagbe-2026 | 2026-opinions abuse-of-process appeal appellate-review article-20-constitution attorney-in-fact civil-law civil-law-court competing-title-claims constitutional-law constructive-service default-judgment defective-service deprivation-of-property due-process ejectment enforcement-of-judgment eviction fair-hearing intestate-estate-property jurisdiction jurisdiction-over-the-person justice-in-chambers lack-of-jurisdiction land-dispute leasehold-interest mailing-requirement mandate montserrado-county notice-and-opportunity-to-be-heard possession-rights procedural-irregularity prohibition property-ownership property-rights-protection publication-requirements real-property recovery-of-possession remand service-by-publication service-of-process squatters-rights statutory-compliance summary-proceedings supreme-court-of-liberia unlawful-eviction void-judgment west-point-township writ-of-prohibition | 2026-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Liminco v. Judge Paye et al. LRSC1 (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics | 2017 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Appellate Review, arbitration clause, assignment of rights, breach of contract, Civil Procedure, Conflict of Interest, conflict of jurisdiction, constitutional law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Default Judgment, Due Process, ECOWAS Court, Enforcement of Judgment, Estoppel, fraud, iron ore agreement, judicial misconduct, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics, Mining Law, Ministry of Justice, Montserrado County, Natural Resources, notice of assignment, public auction, Receivership, Reversal, Service of Process, Sixth Judicial Circuit, special jury, Supreme Court of Liberia, verification of pleadings, Writ of Prohibition | liminco-v-judge-paye-et-al-lrsc1-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-discretion appellate-review arbitration-clause assignment-of-rights breach-of-contract civil-procedure conflict-of-interest conflict-of-jurisdiction constitutional-law contract-law corporate-law default-judgment due-process ecowas-court enforcement-of-judgment estoppel fraud iron-ore-agreement judicial-misconduct jurisdiction legal-ethics mining-law ministry-of-justice montserrado-county natural-resources notice-of-assignment public-auction receivership reversal service-of-process sixth-judicial-circuit special-jury supreme-court-of-liberia verification-of-pleadings writ-of-prohibition | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases commercial-law-cases constitutional-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| Lone v RL LRSC 31; 27 LLR 148 (1978) | 1978, Anti-Corruption, Concession Law, Constitutional Law, Customary Law, Evidence Law, Natural Resource Law (Case Law), Property Law | 1978 Opinions, accounting for funds, Appellate Review, audit irregularities, audit report, bailment, Bopolu Chiefdom, Bopolu District, change of venue, clan funds, community development funds, conversion, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, documentary evidence, Due Process, embezzlement, evidentiary review, Fiduciary Duty, Grand Cape Mount County, indictment, insufficiency of evidence, local government, logging concession payments, misappropriation of funds, notice of accusation, Paramount Chief, proof beyond reasonable doubt, public funds, public officer, public project expenditures, receipt as evidence, Restitution, reversal of conviction, school construction, severance, signature by another at request, signature by mark, sufficiency of indictment, Supreme Court of Liberia, tribal funds, tribal treasury, unauthorized restitution, valid signature, variance, wrongful conviction | lone-v-rl-lrsc-31-27-llr-148-1978 | 1978-opinions accounting-for-funds appellate-review audit-irregularities audit-report bailment bopolu-chiefdom bopolu-district change-of-venue clan-funds community-development-funds conversion criminal-law criminal-procedure documentary-evidence due-process embezzlement evidentiary-review fiduciary-duty grand-cape-mount-county indictment insufficiency-of-evidence local-government logging-concession-payments misappropriation-of-funds notice-of-accusation paramount-chief proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt public-funds public-officer public-project-expenditures receipt-as-evidence restitution reversal-of-conviction school-construction severance signature-by-another-at-request signature-by-mark sufficiency-of-indictment supreme-court-of-liberia tribal-funds tribal-treasury unauthorized-restitution valid-signature variance wrongful-conviction | 1978-1 anti-corruption concession-law-supreme-court constitutional-law-cases customary-law evidence-law natural-resource-law-case-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Lutheran Church in Liberia v Natt et al LRSC 15 (2007) | 2007, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor Law | administrative jurisdiction, appellate jurisdiction, burden of proof, employee benefits, employment relationship, INA Decree No. 21, judgment affirmed, Judicial Review, Labour Law, Lofa County, Lutheran Church in Liberia, Ministry of Labour, Montserrado County, National Labour Court, payroll deductions, pension benefits, PRC Decree No. 35, preponderance of evidence, provident fund, retirement pension, subject matter jurisdiction, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unfair Labour Practice | lutheran-church-in-liberia-v-natt-et-al-lrsc-15-2007 | administrative-jurisdiction appellate-jurisdiction burden-of-proof employee-benefits employment-relationship ina-decree-no-21 judgment-affirmed judicial-review labour-law lofa-county lutheran-church-in-liberia ministry-of-labour montserrado-county national-labour-court payroll-deductions pension-benefits prc-decree-no-35 preponderance-of-evidence provident-fund retirement-pension subject-matter-jurisdiction supreme-court-of-liberia unfair-labour-practice | 2007-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases labor-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Mappy Polson v. R.L LRSC 6 (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2017 Opinions, abuse of public office, Article 11 Constitution, Article 2 Constitution, Article 77 Constitution, Article 90 Constitution, Bong County, Code of Conduct Act, compelling state interest, Conflict of Interest, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, democracy, discrimination, electoral integrity, eligibility for elective office, equal protection, governance, Judicial Review, legislative power, ombudsman, political participation, presidential appointees, public officials, Public Policy, resignation requirement, right to be voted for, right to vote, sanctions, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, strict scrutiny, Supreme Court of Liberia | mappy-polson-v-r-l-lrsc-6-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-public-office article-11-constitution article-2-constitution article-77-constitution article-90-constitution bong-county code-of-conduct-act compelling-state-interest conflict-of-interest constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law declaratory-judgment democracy discrimination electoral-integrity eligibility-for-elective-office equal-protection governance judicial-review legislative-power ombudsman political-participation presidential-appointees public-officials public-policy resignation-requirement right-to-be-voted-for right-to-vote sanctions separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation strict-scrutiny supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Mappy Polson v. R.L LRSC 7 (2017) (Dissenting Opinion) | 2017, Anti-Corruption, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2016 Opinions, Article 11 Constitution Liberia, Article 2 Constitution Liberia, Article 77 Constitution Liberia, Article 90 Constitution Liberia, Code of Conduct Act 2014, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, declaratory judgment, discrimination, Dissenting Opinion, Due Process, electoral law, eligibility for public office, equal protection, freedom of association, Judicial Review, political rights, presidential appointees, Public Policy, resignation requirement, right to vote, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia | mappy-polson-v-r-l-lrsc-7-2017-dissenting-opinion | 2016-opinions article-11-constitution-liberia article-2-constitution-liberia article-77-constitution-liberia article-90-constitution-liberia code-of-conduct-act-2014 constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy declaratory-judgment discrimination dissenting-opinion due-process electoral-law eligibility-for-public-office equal-protection freedom-of-association judicial-review political-rights presidential-appointees public-policy resignation-requirement right-to-vote separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 anti-corruption constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Mappy Polson v. R.L LRSC 8 (2017) (Dissenting Opinion) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2017 Opinions, Article 5 Constitution, Article 77 Constitution, Article 90 Constitution, Bong County, Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, Dissenting Opinion, electoral competition, eligibility for public office, equal protection, fundamental rights, Judicial Review, legislative authority, political participation, presidential appointees, Public Policy, resignation requirement, sanctions for breach of code of conduct, separation of powers, severability of statutes, Supreme Court of Liberia | mappy-polson-v-r-l-lrsc-8-2017-dissenting-opinion | 2017-opinions article-5-constitution article-77-constitution article-90-constitution bong-county code-of-conduct conflict-of-interest constitutional-law declaratory-judgment dissenting-opinion electoral-competition eligibility-for-public-office equal-protection fundamental-rights judicial-review legislative-authority political-participation presidential-appointees public-policy resignation-requirement sanctions-for-breach-of-code-of-conduct separation-of-powers severability-of-statutes supreme-court-of-liberia | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Memeh v Nahto LRSC 4; 2 LLR 7 (1908) | 1908, Constitutional Law, Customary Law, Family Law | absence of evidence, Appeal, bride price, burden of proof, constitutional law, Costs, customary law, dowry, habeas corpus, jurisdictional error, Monthly and Probate Court, native marriage, personal liberty, proof of marriage, reversal of judgment, unlawful detention | memeh-v-nahto-lrsc-4-2-llr-7-1908 | absence-of-evidence appeal bride-price burden-of-proof constitutional-law costs customary-law dowry habeas-corpus jurisdictional-error monthly-and-probate-court native-marriage personal-liberty proof-of-marriage reversal-of-judgment unlawful-detention | 1908-1 constitutional-law-cases customary-law family-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Monie et al v RL LRSC 2; 34 LLR 502 (1988) | 1988, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1988 Opinions, Accomplice Testimony, constitutional rights, corpus delicti, corroboration, Criminal Law, custodial statement, Due Process, inadmissible confession, Lofa County, murder, Presumption of Innocence, reasonable doubt, Supreme Court of Liberia | monie-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-2-34-llr-502-1988 | 1988-opinions accomplice-testimony constitutional-rights corpus-delicti corroboration criminal-law custodial-statement due-process inadmissible-confession lofa-county murder presumption-of-innocence reasonable-doubt supreme-court-of-liberia | 1988-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Monie et al v. RL (1988) | 1988, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1988 Opinions, Accomplice Testimony, coerced confession, constitutional rights, corpus delicti, corroboration, Criminal Law, Due Process, inadmissible evidence, Lofa County, murder, Presumption of Innocence, reasonable doubt, Supreme Court of Liberia, wrongful conviction | monie-et-al-v-rl-1988 | 1988-opinions accomplice-testimony coerced-confession constitutional-rights corpus-delicti corroboration criminal-law due-process inadmissible-evidence lofa-county murder presumption-of-innocence reasonable-doubt supreme-court-of-liberia wrongful-conviction | 1988-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Munnah et al v RL LRSC 34; 35 LLR 40 (1988) | 1988, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 1988 Opinions, accomplice liability, affray, aggravated assault, burden of proof, Criminal Law, Due Process, fair trial, judicial bias, jury instructions, malicious intent, Montserrado County, Presumption of Innocence, reasonable doubt, reversal of conviction, Supreme Court of Liberia | munnah-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-34-35-llr-40-1988 | 1988-opinions accomplice-liability affray aggravated-assault burden-of-proof criminal-law due-process fair-trial judicial-bias jury-instructions malicious-intent montserrado-county presumption-of-innocence reasonable-doubt reversal-of-conviction supreme-court-of-liberia | 1988-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| National Elections Commission (NEC) et al. v National Patriotic Party (NPP) LRSC 19 (2015) | 2015, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Ethics | 2015 Opinions, 6.8(b)), appellate procedure, Article 83(c), Bill of Exceptions, Bill of information, certification of election, constitutional law, contempt of court, Costs, dismissal for failure to perfect, Due Process, Election Dispute, elections law, frivolous pleadings, Jim Womba Tornonlah, Lawyer Misconduct, lifting of stay, mandate, Margibi County, misrepresentation, mootness, National Elections Commission, National Patriotic Party, NEC, New Elections Law (Sections 6.7, obstruction of justice, People’s Unification Party, perfection of appeal, political party dispute, professional ethics, recognizance bond, returns to bill of information, Rules 24 and 31 (Code of Moral and Professional Ethics), Service of Process, special senatorial election, stay order, Supreme Court Bar, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from practice, Writ of Prohibition | nec-et-al-v-npp-lrsc-19-2015 | 2015-opinions 6-8b appellate-procedure article-83c bill-of-exceptions bill-of-information certification-of-election constitutional-law contempt-of-court costs dismissal-for-failure-to-perfect due-process election-dispute elections-law frivolous-pleadings jim-womba-tornonlah lawyer-misconduct lifting-of-stay mandate margibi-county misrepresentation mootness national-elections-commission national-patriotic-party nec new-elections-law-sections-6-7 obstruction-of-justice peoples-unification-party perfection-of-appeal political-party-dispute professional-ethics recognizance-bond returns-to-bill-of-information rules-24-and-31-code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics service-of-process special-senatorial-election stay-order supreme-court-bar supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-practice writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| National Elections Commission (NEC) v. Brumskine et al. (2017) (Dissent) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2017 Elections, 2017 Opinions, addendum to voter roll, ballot integrity, constitutional law, Dissenting Opinion, duplicate voter ID, election irregularities, election law, electoral dispute, electoral fraud, Final Registration Roll (FRR), judicial review of elections, Justice Kabina Ja’neh, Liberty Party, mandate to NEC, Motion to dismiss appeal, National Elections Commission (NEC), October 10, polling and counting procedures, presidential election, presiding officer worksheet, run-off election, stay order, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party, valid votes cast, voter registration | national-elections-commission-nec-v-brumskine-et-al-2017-dissent | 2017-elections 2017-opinions addendum-to-voter-roll ballot-integrity constitutional-law dissenting-opinion duplicate-voter-id election-irregularities election-law electoral-dispute electoral-fraud final-registration-roll-frr judicial-review-of-elections justice-kabina-janeh liberty-party mandate-to-nec motion-to-dismiss-appeal national-elections-commission-nec october-10 polling-and-counting-procedures presidential-election presiding-officer-worksheet run-off-election stay-order supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party valid-votes-cast voter-registration | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| National Patriotic Party (NPP) v National Elections Commission (NEC) LRSC 9 (2015) | 2015, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2015 Opinions, Abandonment of Appeal, abandonment of complaint, Appellate Review, Bomi County, certification of election results, constitutional law, continuance, Due Process, election irregularities, elections law, electoral dispute, excuse for nonappearance, fraud allegation, Judicial Notice, Mootness Doctrine, Morris Saytumah, National Elections Commission, National Patriotic Party, NEC Board of Commissioners, political party, polling place discrepancy, recount of ballots', Res Judicata, senatorial election, Supreme Court of Liberia, transparency in elections, Unity Party, Writ of Prohibition | national-patriotic-party-npp-v-national-elections-commission-nec-lrsc-9-2015 npp-v-nec-lrsc-9-2015 | 2015-opinions abandonment-of-appeal abandonment-of-complaint appellate-review bomi-county certification-of-election-results constitutional-law continuance due-process election-irregularities elections-law electoral-dispute excuse-for-nonappearance fraud-allegation judicial-notice mootness-doctrine morris-saytumah national-elections-commission national-patriotic-party nec-board-of-commissioners political-party polling-place-discrepancy recount-of-ballots res-judicata senatorial-election supreme-court-of-liberia transparency-in-elections unity-party writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Natural Resources Development Corporation (NRDC) v The Intestate Estate of Macdonald A. Wento (2025) | 2025, Arbitration, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law | arbitration, Civil Law Court, contract sanctity, corporate shares, declaratory judgment, Jurisdiction, Liberian Constitution, London Court of International Arbitration, share purchase agreement, Supreme Court of Liberia | natural-resources-development-corporation-nrdc-v-the-intestate-estate-of-macdonald-a-wento-2025 | arbitration civil-law-court contract-sanctity corporate-shares declaratory-judgment jurisdiction liberian-constitution london-court-of-international-arbitration share-purchase-agreement supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 arbitration civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases corporate-law-case supreme-court | |
| Netty-Blanquett v RL et al LRSC 23 (2009) | 2009, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Evidence Law | 2009 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Appellate Review, Brewerville Magisterial Court, Concurrent Jurisdiction, constitutional rights, Criminal Assizes C, Criminal Law, Due Process, illegal execution of warrant, inventory of seized items, judicial duty, judicial hierarchy, Jurisdiction, Magistrate Misconduct, Monrovia City Court, Montserrado County, motion to return property, National Security Agency, reversal of judgment, search and seizure, specificity of warrant, statutory authority, suppression of evidence, Supreme Court of Liberia, ultra vires acts, unlawful search, warrant | netty-blanquett-v-rl-et-al-lrsc-23-2009 | 2009-opinions abuse-of-discretion appellate-review brewerville-magisterial-court concurrent-jurisdiction constitutional-rights criminal-assizes-c criminal-law due-process illegal-execution-of-warrant inventory-of-seized-items judicial-duty judicial-hierarchy jurisdiction magistrate-misconduct monrovia-city-court montserrado-county motion-to-return-property national-security-agency reversal-of-judgment search-and-seizure specificity-of-warrant statutory-authority suppression-of-evidence supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires-acts unlawful-search warrant | 2009-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Nurse v RL LRSC 10; 21 LLR 474 (1973) | 1973, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Judiciary Law | 1973 Opinions, Appeal, Appellate Review, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Due Process, embezzlement, Final Judgment, First Judicial Circuit, guilty plea, guilty verdict, judgment vacated, judicial authority, judicial removal, Jurisdiction, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, motion for reargument, motion to remand, nullity of judgment, plea withdrawal, reargument, remand, removal from office, Supreme Court of Liberia, trial irregularity, Void Judgment, withdrawal of motion for new trial | nurse-v-rl-lrsc-10-21-llr-474-1973 | 1973-opinions appeal appellate-review criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process embezzlement final-judgment first-judicial-circuit guilty-plea guilty-verdict judgment-vacated judicial-authority judicial-removal jurisdiction montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial motion-for-reargument motion-to-remand nullity-of-judgment plea-withdrawal reargument remand removal-from-office supreme-court-of-liberia trial-irregularity void-judgment withdrawal-of-motion-for-new-trial | 1973-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| Pioneer Construction Company v Her Honor Morgan et al. LRSC 41 (2015) | 2015, Banking Law, Civil Procedure Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law | 2015 Opinions, action of debt, Appeal bond, appellate procedure, Article 20(b), Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Court of Liberia, Commercial Law, condition precedent to appeal, constitutional law, constitutionality of statute, Enforcement of Judgment, Escrow Account, International Bank (Liberia) Limited, judicial discretion, Judicial Review, Judiciary Law, legislative authority, loan agreement, mandamus denied, Monrovia, Montserrado County, mortgage deed, payment of judgment, personal guarantee, petition for writ of mandamus, Pioneer Construction Company, prerogative writs, promissory note, restructured loan, right of appeal, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, stay of execution, summary judgment, Supreme Court of Liberia, Title 17 | pioneer-construction-company-v-her-honor-morgan-et-al-lrsc-41-2015 | 2015-opinions action-of-debt appeal-bond appellate-procedure article-20b banking-law civil-procedure commercial-court-of-liberia commercial-law condition-precedent-to-appeal constitutional-law constitutionality-of-statute enforcement-of-judgment escrow-account international-bank-liberia-limited judicial-discretion judicial-review judiciary-law legislative-authority loan-agreement mandamus-denied monrovia montserrado-county mortgage-deed payment-of-judgment personal-guarantee petition-for-writ-of-mandamus pioneer-construction-company prerogative-writs promissory-note restructured-loan right-of-appeal separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation stay-of-execution summary-judgment supreme-court-of-liberia title-17 | 2015-1 banking-law civil-procedure-law-cases commercial-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Pratt et al v RL LRSC 1; 2 LLR 289 (1918) | 1918, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law | abuse of authority, alien residence, Alien Residence Act, Appellate Review, burden of proof, Certiorari, Circuit Court, constitutional law, deportation of aliens, Due Process, equality before the law, errors of law and fact, executive authority, immigration law, insufficiency of complaint, Judicial Review, Jurisdictional Defect, police power, protection of aliens, revocation of residence permit, Secretary of the Interior, Sinoe County, sovereignty of the state, strict construction of statutes, Summary Proceedings, writ of certiorari | pratt-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-1-2-llr-289-1918 | abuse-of-authority alien-residence alien-residence-act appellate-review burden-of-proof certiorari circuit-court constitutional-law deportation-of-aliens due-process equality-before-the-law errors-of-law-and-fact executive-authority immigration-law insufficiency-of-complaint judicial-review jurisdictional-defect police-power protection-of-aliens revocation-of-residence-permit secretary-of-the-interior sinoe-county sovereignty-of-the-state strict-construction-of-statutes summary-proceedings writ-of-certiorari | 1918-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases immigration-law supreme-court | |
| Republic of Liberia (RL) v His Honor Kaba et al. LRSC 1 (2015) | 2015, Anti-Corruption, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 2015 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Appeal, Beatrice Munah Sieh Brown, constitutional avoidance, constitutional law, criminal conspiracy, Criminal Court C, criminal facilitation, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, denial of appeal, double jeopardy, Due Process, economic sabotage, extraordinary writ, Final Judgment, Harris Manneh Dunn, indictment, judicial discretion, Jury Verdict, Kaymah N. Zeon, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Liberia National Police, mandamus, Ministry of Finance, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, Motion for Relief from Judgment, Nebo Garlo, new trial, Nunc Pro Tunc, petition for writ of mandamus, Prince O.A. Akinremi, reinstatement of verdict, Relief from Judgment, remedial proceedings, right of appeal, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property, unanimous verdict | rl-v-his-honor-kaba-et-al-lrsc-1-2015 | 2015-opinions abuse-of-discretion appeal beatrice-munah-sieh-brown constitutional-avoidance constitutional-law criminal-conspiracy criminal-court-c criminal-facilitation criminal-law criminal-procedure denial-of-appeal double-jeopardy due-process economic-sabotage extraordinary-writ final-judgment harris-manneh-dunn indictment judicial-discretion jury-verdict kaymah-n-zeon liberia-anti-corruption-commission-lacc liberia-national-police mandamus ministry-of-finance montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial motion-for-relief-from-judgment nebo-garlo new-trial nunc-pro-tunc petition-for-writ-of-mandamus prince-o-a-akinremi reinstatement-of-verdict relief-from-judgment remedial-proceedings right-of-appeal supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property unanimous-verdict | 2015-1 anti-corruption civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Republic of Liberia v Ayika LRSC 39 (2013) | 2013, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, International Law (Case) | republic-of-liberia-v-ayika-lrsc-39-2013 | 2013-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases international-law-case supreme-court | |||
| RL v Grand Coalition LRSC 10; 34 LLR 70 (1986) | 1986, Constitutional Law, Human Rights Law | 1986 Opinions, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, election law, freedom of assembly, mass political rally, minister of justice, original jurisdiction, permit for marches and demonstrations, political coalition, political parties, prohibition granted, public interest litigation, public order, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, Writ of Prohibition | rl-v-grand-coalition-lrsc-10-34-llr-70-1986 | 1986-opinions constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law election-law freedom-of-assembly mass-political-rally minister-of-justice original-jurisdiction permit-for-marches-and-demonstrations political-coalition political-parties prohibition-granted public-interest-litigation public-order separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-prohibition | 1986-1 constitutional-law-cases human-rights-law-supreme-court supreme-court | |
| RL v Karngbay LRSC 43; 30 LLR 127 (1982) | 1982, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 1982 Opinions, Acquittal, Appellate Review, burden of proof, compulsory process, Criminal Law, double jeopardy, Due Process, Jury Trial, manifest necessity, mistrial, murder, Nimba County, procedural error, Supreme Court of Liberia, waiver of rights | rl-v-karngbay-lrsc-43-30-llr-127-1982 | 1982-opinions acquittal appellate-review burden-of-proof compulsory-process criminal-law double-jeopardy due-process jury-trial manifest-necessity mistrial murder nimba-county procedural-error supreme-court-of-liberia waiver-of-rights | 1982-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| RL v Kermue et al LRSC 23 (2007) | 2007, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law, International Law (Case) | 2007 Opinions, Appellate Review, committal proceedings, constitutional law, Criminal Assizes A, Criminal Law, Due Process, Extradition, foreign relations, habeas corpus, health care fraud, international cooperation, Judicial Review, Jurisdiction, mandate to lower court, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, money laundering, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, procedural irregularity, reversal of judgment, Supreme Court of Liberia, treaty interpretation, United States–Liberia Extradition Treaty | rl-v-kermue-et-al-lrsc-23-2007 | 2007-opinions appellate-review committal-proceedings constitutional-law criminal-assizes-a criminal-law due-process extradition foreign-relations habeas-corpus health-care-fraud international-cooperation judicial-review jurisdiction mandate-to-lower-court ministry-of-foreign-affairs ministry-of-justice money-laundering montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss procedural-irregularity reversal-of-judgment supreme-court-of-liberia treaty-interpretation united-states-liberia-extradition-treaty | 2007-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law international-law-case supreme-court | |
| RL v Leadership of LNBA et al LRSC 26; 40 LLR 635 (2001) | 2001, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 2001 Opinions, bar boycott, Civil Procedure, constitutional law, Corporate Law, Due Process, equal protection, Judicial Review, Legal Profession, legislative contempt, Liberian National Bar Association, ministerial duty, public officials, remedy, Republic of Liberia, separation of powers, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia, writ of mandamus | rl-v-leadership-of-lnba-et-al-lrsc-26-40-llr-635-2001 | 2001-opinions bar-boycott civil-procedure constitutional-law corporate-law due-process equal-protection judicial-review legal-profession legislative-contempt liberian-national-bar-association ministerial-duty public-officials remedy republic-of-liberia separation-of-powers standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia writ-of-mandamus | 2001-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| RL v Tipoteh et al LRSC 21; 38 LLR 324 (1996) | 1996, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 1996 Opinions, Appellate Practice, attorney general, Civil Procedure, constitutional law, Due Process, judgment without opinion, motion withdrawn, peace and reconciliation, Prosecutorial Discretion, striking from records, Supreme Court of Liberia, withdrawal of proceedings | rl-v-tipoteh-et-al-lrsc-21-38-llr-324-1996 | 1996-opinions appellate-practice attorney-general civil-procedure constitutional-law due-process judgment-without-opinion motion-withdrawn peace-and-reconciliation prosecutorial-discretion striking-from-records supreme-court-of-liberia withdrawal-of-proceedings | 1996-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| RL v. Ayika LRSC 34 (2013) | 2013, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, International Law (Case) | 2013 Opinions, Bill of information, Central Bank of Liberia, confiscation of currency, constitutional law, contempt of court, Criminal Assizes C, Criminal Law, Due Process, ECOWAS Court of Justice, First Judicial Circuit, International Law, Jurisdiction, mandamus, Ministry of Justice, money laundering, Montserrado County, sovereignty, Supreme Court of Liberia, treaty ratification, Writ of Error | rl-v-ayika-lrsc-34-2013 | 2013-opinions bill-of-information central-bank-of-liberia confiscation-of-currency constitutional-law contempt-of-court criminal-assizes-c criminal-law due-process ecowas-court-of-justice first-judicial-circuit international-law jurisdiction mandamus ministry-of-justice money-laundering montserrado-county sovereignty supreme-court-of-liberia treaty-ratification writ-of-error | 2013-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases international-law-case supreme-court | |
| Saar v RL LRSC 3; 29 LLR 35 (1981) | 1981, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1981 Opinions, alibi, allegata and probata, Appellate Review, best evidence rule, burden of proof, change of venue, Confession, Criminal Law, custodial interrogation, directed verdict, discharge without day, Due Process, evidentiary insufficiency, fair trial, firearm evidence, hearsay evidence, identification of weapon, impartial trial, inadmissible confession, judicial bias, judicial impartiality, jury instructions, local prejudice, Lofa County, Medicoma Town, Miranda warning, murder, reasonable doubt, Reversal, right against self-incrimination, right to compulsory process, right to counsel, Supreme Court of Liberia, Tenth Judicial Circuit, variance, venue transfer, Williedu Town | saar-v-rl-lrsc-3-29-llr-35-1981 | 1981-opinions alibi allegata-and-probata appellate-review best-evidence-rule burden-of-proof change-of-venue confession criminal-law custodial-interrogation directed-verdict discharge-without-day due-process evidentiary-insufficiency fair-trial firearm-evidence hearsay-evidence identification-of-weapon impartial-trial inadmissible-confession judicial-bias judicial-impartiality jury-instructions local-prejudice lofa-county medicoma-town miranda-warning murder reasonable-doubt reversal right-against-self-incrimination right-to-compulsory-process right-to-counsel supreme-court-of-liberia tenth-judicial-circuit variance venue-transfer williedu-town | 1981-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Sackor v RL LRSC 1; 21 LLR 394 (1973) | 1973, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Evidence Law | 1973 Opinions, appellate procedure, burden of proof, certified record, Code of Moral and Professional Ethics, comment on evidence, constitutional law, conviction reversed, Criminal Law, denial of fair trial, ethics of lawyers, failure to record proceedings, fair trial, Fourth Judicial Circuit, impartial trial, improper jury charge, incomplete record, ineffective assistance of counsel, judicial misconduct, jury instructions, jury of the vicinity, Jury Trial, Maryland County, murder, non-existent testimony, prejudicial error, Presumption of Innocence, procedural irregularities, proof beyond reasonable doubt, prosecutorial responsibility, public trial, reliance on record, remand for new trial, Reversible Error, Supreme Court of Liberia, trial record | sackor-v-rl-lrsc-1-21-llr-394-1973 | 1973-opinions appellate-procedure burden-of-proof certified-record code-of-moral-and-professional-ethics comment-on-evidence constitutional-law conviction-reversed criminal-law denial-of-fair-trial ethics-of-lawyers failure-to-record-proceedings fair-trial fourth-judicial-circuit impartial-trial improper-jury-charge incomplete-record ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-misconduct jury-instructions jury-of-the-vicinity jury-trial maryland-county murder non-existent-testimony prejudicial-error presumption-of-innocence procedural-irregularities proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt prosecutorial-responsibility public-trial reliance-on-record remand-for-new-trial reversible-error supreme-court-of-liberia trial-record | 1973-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases ethics evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Salala Rubber Co. v Onadeke LRSC 2; 24 LLR 441 (1976) | 1976, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Customary Law, Evidence Law | 1976 Opinions, Acquittal, Bong County, Chief Justice Pierre, Civil Law Court, clarity of pleadings, damages, Due Process, early Liberian jurisprudence., evidentiary burden, excessive verdict, malicious prosecution, Montserrado County, native trial by ordeal, pleading, proof of malice, reversal of judgment, sassywood, Supreme Court of Liberia, unconstitutional practice | 1976-opinions acquittal bong-county chief-justice-pierre civil-law-court clarity-of-pleadings damages due-process early-liberian-jurisprudence evidentiary-burden excessive-verdict malicious-prosecution montserrado-county native-trial-by-ordeal pleading proof-of-malice reversal-of-judgment sassywood supreme-court-of-liberia unconstitutional-practice | 1976-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases customary-law evidence-law supreme-court | ||
| Samuels v Samuels LRSC 24; 11 LLR 276 (1952) | 1952, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law | 1952 Opinions, civil law, Constructive Notice, coordinate jurisdiction, divorce, Due Process, equity, fraud, Jurisdiction, Montserrado County, publication of summons, service of summons, Supreme Court of Liberia, Void Judgment | samuels-v-samuels-lrsc-24-11-llr-276-1952 | 1952-opinions civil-law constructive-notice coordinate-jurisdiction divorce due-process equity fraud jurisdiction montserrado-county publication-of-summons service-of-summons supreme-court-of-liberia void-judgment | 1952-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases family-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Samukai et al v. RL (2021) | 2021, Anti-Corruption, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, National Security Law, Property Law | 2021 Opinions, act of state doctrine, affirmation with modification, AFL pension fund, Appeal, Appellate Review, Armed Forces of Liberia, Article 20(a), constitutional law, criminal conspiracy, Criminal Law, Due Process, economic sabotage, Fiduciary Duty, First Judicial Circuit Criminal Assizes “C”, indictment, misuse of public money, money laundering, Montserrado County, National Defense Act of 2008, Property Rights, public finance management, Restitution, sentencing, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspended sentence, Theft of Property | samukai-et-al-v-rl-2021 | 2021-opinions act-of-state-doctrine affirmation-with-modification afl-pension-fund appeal appellate-review armed-forces-of-liberia article-20a constitutional-law criminal-conspiracy criminal-law due-process economic-sabotage fiduciary-duty first-judicial-circuit-criminal-assizes-c indictment misuse-of-public-money money-laundering montserrado-county national-defense-act-of-2008 property-rights public-finance-management restitution sentencing supreme-court-of-liberia suspended-sentence theft-of-property | 2021-1 anti-corruption constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases national-security-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Sarpo Community v The Central Bank of Liberia et al (2025) | 2025, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Customary Law | 2008 National Population and Housing Census, 2025 Opinions, Administrative Law, Article 34(d)(ii), Article 5, Article 65, banknote design, Capacity to Sue, Central Bank of Liberia, Civil Procedure, Constitution of Liberia, constitutional law, currency issuance, declaratory judgment, discrimination, equal protection, ethnic group recognition, executive branch, justiciability, legislative authority, Liberian dollar, LISGIS, Ministry of Justice, Monrovia, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, national unity, political question doctrine, real party in interest, separation of powers, Sinoe County, Standing, subject matter jurisdiction, Supreme Court of Liberia, tribalism | sarpo-community-v-the-central-bank-of-liberia-et-al-2025 | 2008-national-population-and-housing-census 2025-opinions administrative-law article-34dii article-5 article-65 banknote-design capacity-to-sue central-bank-of-liberia civil-procedure constitution-of-liberia constitutional-law currency-issuance declaratory-judgment discrimination equal-protection ethnic-group-recognition executive-branch justiciability legislative-authority liberian-dollar lisgis ministry-of-justice monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss national-unity political-question-doctrine real-party-in-interest separation-of-powers sinoe-county standing subject-matter-jurisdiction supreme-court-of-liberia tribalism | 2025-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases customary-law supreme-court | |
| Sayon et al v. The 14th Episcopal District AME Church (2017) | 2017, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, Evidence Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Property Law | 2017 Opinions, admissibility of evidence, Appellate Review, civil law, Ejectment, Estoppel, eviction, fraudulent title claim, general damages, judgment during trial, Jury Trial, lease agreement, missionary property exception, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, property ownership, Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Supreme Court of Liberia, tenancy, title deed, trustee ownership, writ of possession, wrongful withholding | sayon-et-al-v-the-14th-episcopal-district-ame-church-2017 | 2017-opinions admissibility-of-evidence appellate-review civil-law ejectment estoppel eviction fraudulent-title-claim general-damages judgment-during-trial jury-trial lease-agreement missionary-property-exception montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial property-ownership sixth-judicial-circuit-court supreme-court-of-liberia tenancy title-deed trustee-ownership writ-of-possession wrongful-withholding | 2017-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases contract-law-cases evidence-law inheritance-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Seimavula vs Mansaray (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | “Challenge to Names on Provisional List”, 2023 opinion, 5.9 Elections Law interpreted as voter roll & voting-stage only, age requirement for House of Representatives (Article 30(a)), appeal/objection to nomination, birth certificate vs conflicting age records, challenge to candidate’s eligibility, collateral constitutional challenge to NEC regulation rejected, exclusive power of Supreme Court to review constitutionality (Article 2), Hussein Seimavula v. Bintu Mansaray, lack of standing → objection dismissed, NEC 2023 Nomination & Registration Procedures, NEC Board decision affirmed., NEC’s duty to verify candidate information and age, standing of registered voter vs candidate/party/coalition/alliance, Supreme Court of Liberia | seimavula-vs-mansaray-2023 | challenge-to-names-on-provisional-list 2023-opinion 5-9-elections-law-interpreted-as-voter-roll-voting-stage-only age-requirement-for-house-of-representatives-article-30a appeal-objection-to-nomination birth-certificate-vs-conflicting-age-records challenge-to-candidates-eligibility collateral-constitutional-challenge-to-nec-regulation-rejected exclusive-power-of-supreme-court-to-review-constitutionality-article-2 hussein-seimavula-v-bintu-mansaray lack-of-standing-%e2%86%92-objection-dismissed nec-2023-nomination-registration-procedures nec-board-decision-affirmed necs-duty-to-verify-candidate-information-and-age standing-of-registered-voter-vs-candidate-party-coalition-alliance supreme-court-of-liberia | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Settro v Johnson et al (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Customary Law | 2025 Opinions, Abandonment of Appeal, admissions, Appeal bond, Appellate Review, Bill of Exceptions, burial dispute, certified records, Civil Law Court, Civil Procedure, Civil Procedure Law, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, dismissal of appeal, Evidence, family law, Injunction, judicial admission, jurisdictional steps of appeal, mandate, marital status, marriage, Monrovia, Montserrado County, Motion to dismiss appeal, Notice of Completion of Appeal, petition for declaratory judgment, Rev. Code 1:25.8, Rev. Code 1:51.11, Rev. Code 1:51.4, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Superintendence of Appeal, Supreme Court of Liberia, traditional marriage, transcription of records, widow’s rights | settro-v-johnson-et-al-2025 | 2025-opinions abandonment-of-appeal admissions appeal-bond appellate-review bill-of-exceptions burial-dispute certified-records civil-law-court civil-procedure civil-procedure-law constitutional-law declaratory-judgment dismissal-of-appeal evidence family-law injunction judicial-admission jurisdictional-steps-of-appeal mandate marital-status marriage monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss-appeal notice-of-completion-of-appeal petition-for-declaratory-judgment rev-code-125-8 rev-code-151-11 rev-code-151-4 sixth-judicial-circuit superintendence-of-appeal supreme-court-of-liberia traditional-marriage transcription-of-records widows-rights | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases customary-law supreme-court | |
| Sheriff v RL LRSC 9; 29 LLR 103 (1981) | 1981, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Customary Law, Evidence Law, Health Law | 1981 Opinions, burden of proof, compulsory process, Confession, constitutional rights, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, cruel treatment, custodial interrogation, Due Process, evidentiary insufficiency, Expert Testimony, fair trial, governmental misconduct, insanity defense, involuntary confession, Lofa County, medical evidence, murder, police interrogation, psychiatric examination, psychiatrist, retrial, reversal and remand, right to counsel, sanity, self-incrimination, Supreme Court of Liberia, Tenth Judicial Circuit, town chief interrogation, Voinjama | sheriff-v-rl-lrsc-9-29-llr-103-1981 | 1981-opinions burden-of-proof compulsory-process confession constitutional-rights criminal-law criminal-procedure cruel-treatment custodial-interrogation due-process evidentiary-insufficiency expert-testimony fair-trial governmental-misconduct insanity-defense involuntary-confession lofa-county medical-evidence murder police-interrogation psychiatric-examination psychiatrist retrial reversal-and-remand right-to-counsel sanity self-incrimination supreme-court-of-liberia tenth-judicial-circuit town-chief-interrogation voinjama | 1981-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases customary-law evidence-law health-law supreme-court | |
| Sherman et al v The Republic of Liberia (2017) | 2017, Anti-Corruption, Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law, Human Rights Law | 2017 Opinions, Appeal, attorney-client privilege, bank secrecy, banking records, bribery allegations, Central Bank of Liberia Act, Civil Procedure Law, constitutional law, corruption investigation, Criminal Assizes C, criminal investigation, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Criminal Procedure Law Sections 17.2 and 17.3, Due Process, Financial Institutions Act, Global Witness report, H. Varney G. Sherman, Inc., intervention, Jurisdiction, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), limits of privilege, Ministry of Justice, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, motion to quash, pre-trial investigation, right to privacy, self-incrimination, Sherman and Sherman, subpoena duces tecum, Supreme Court of Liberia, writ practice | sherman-et-al-v-the-republic-of-liberia-2017 sherman-v-rl-2017 | 2017-opinions appeal attorney-client-privilege bank-secrecy banking-records bribery-allegations central-bank-of-liberia-act civil-procedure-law constitutional-law corruption-investigation criminal-assizes-c criminal-investigation criminal-law criminal-procedure criminal-procedure-law-sections-17-2-and-17-3 due-process financial-institutions-act global-witness-report h-varney-g-sherman inc intervention jurisdiction liberia-anti-corruption-commission-lacc limits-of-privilege ministry-of-justice montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss motion-to-quash pre-trial-investigation right-to-privacy self-incrimination sherman-and-sherman subpoena-duces-tecum supreme-court-of-liberia writ-practice | 2017-1 anti-corruption banking-law constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law human-rights-law-supreme-court supreme-court | |
| Sogbandi et al. v Morlu et al. LRSC 50 (2014) | 2014, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Maritime Law, Traffic Law | 2014 Opinions, Administrative Law, alternative remedies, Appellate Review, Bureau of Maritime Affairs, Conflict of Interest, constitutional law, declaratory judgment, Due Process, exhaustion of administrative remedies, fraud allegations, government property, judicial and quasi-judicial acts, Jurisdiction, Legal Ethics, Liberia Maritime Authority, mandate, premature filing, prohibition denied, public officials, Supreme Court of Liberia, vehicle ownership, Writ of Prohibition | sogbandi-et-al-v-morlu-et-al-lrsc-50-2014 | 2014-opinions administrative-law alternative-remedies appellate-review bureau-of-maritime-affairs conflict-of-interest constitutional-law declaratory-judgment due-process exhaustion-of-administrative-remedies fraud-allegations government-property judicial-and-quasi-judicial-acts jurisdiction legal-ethics liberia-maritime-authority mandate premature-filing prohibition-denied public-officials supreme-court-of-liberia vehicle-ownership writ-of-prohibition | 2014-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases ethics maritime-law traffic-law supreme-court | |
| Speaker J. Fonati Koffa et al. v. Representative Richard N. Koon (2025) Dissenting Opinion | 2025, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions | acceptance of benefits, amended bill of information, appellate mandate, Article 2, Article 20, Article 3, Article 31, Article 33, Article 35, Article 49, Article 50, Article 66, Article 90, Bill of information, budget passage process, Conflict of Interest, constitutional interpretation, constitutional law, constitutional supremacy, contempt powers, definition of mandate, Dissenting Opinion, Due Process, elections commission precedent, enforcement limits, Estoppel, executive approval, fiscal policy, FY2025 budget, House of Representatives, Jr., Jurisdiction, Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, LAMCO v. Azzam, legislative impasse, legislature, mandamus, mandate, national budget, oath of office, political question doctrine, presidential powers, presiding officer, Prohibition, Public Policy, quorum, removal of speaker, Revised Rules of the Supreme Court, Rule IV Part 12, self-preservation doctrine, Senate concurrence, separation of powers, Speaker dispute, state necessity, three coordinate branches, Timeliness, Waiver | speaker-j-fonati-koffa-et-al-v-representative-richard-n-koon-2025-dissenting-opinion | acceptance-of-benefits amended-bill-of-information appellate-mandate article-2 article-20 article-3 article-31 article-33 article-35 article-49 article-50 article-66 article-90 bill-of-information budget-passage-process conflict-of-interest constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law constitutional-supremacy contempt-powers definition-of-mandate dissenting-opinion due-process elections-commission-precedent enforcement-limits estoppel executive-approval fiscal-policy fy2025-budget house-of-representatives jr jurisdiction justice-yamie-quiqui-gbeisay lamco-v-azzam legislative-impasse legislature mandamus mandate national-budget oath-of-office political-question-doctrine presidential-powers presiding-officer prohibition public-policy quorum removal-of-speaker revised-rules-of-the-supreme-court rule-iv-part-12 self-preservation-doctrine senate-concurrence separation-of-powers speaker-dispute state-necessity three-coordinate-branches timeliness waiver | 2025-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions supreme-court | |
| Speaker J. Fonati Koffa et al. V. Representative Richard N. Koon et al (2025) | 2025, Constitutional Law | 2025 Opinions, article 33 quorum, article 49 presiding officer, attorney general, Bill of information, budget actions, Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, constitutional law, Due Process, House of Representatives (55th Legislature), Judicial Review, majority bloc, Mandate Enforcement, minister of justice, opinion clarification, parallel plenary sessions, political question doctrine rejected, Representative Richard N. Koon, Representative Thomas Fallah, Rule of Law, separation of powers, Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, Supreme Court of Liberia | speaker-j-fonati-koffa-et-al-v-representative-richard-n-koon-et-al-2025 | 2025-opinions article-33-quorum article-49-presiding-officer attorney-general bill-of-information budget-actions chief-justice-sie-a-nyene-g-yuoh constitutional-law due-process house-of-representatives-55th-legislature judicial-review majority-bloc mandate-enforcement minister-of-justice opinion-clarification parallel-plenary-sessions political-question-doctrine-rejected representative-richard-n-koon representative-thomas-fallah rule-of-law separation-of-powers speaker-j-fonati-koffa supreme-court-of-liberia | 2025-1 constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Sulunteh et al v. Nec et al (2017) | 2017, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Governance Law | 2017 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Administrative Law, arbitrariness and caprice, candidate screening, Code of Conduct Act 2014, constitutional law, disqualification, Due Process, election law, hearing requirement, Judicial Review, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, notice, political participation, political party nomination, prior-resignation requirement, remand, right to be voted for, sanctions, Supreme Court of Liberia, vice presidential nominee | sulunteh-et-al-v-nec-et-al-2017 | 2017-opinions abuse-of-discretion administrative-law arbitrariness-and-caprice candidate-screening code-of-conduct-act-2014 constitutional-law disqualification due-process election-law hearing-requirement judicial-review montserrado-county national-elections-commission notice political-participation political-party-nomination prior-resignation-requirement remand right-to-be-voted-for sanctions supreme-court-of-liberia vice-presidential-nominee | 2017-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases governance-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Sumo v Bongay et al (2026) | 2026, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Evidence Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Probate law, Property Law | 2026 Opinions, abandonment of defense, abuse of discretion, affirmation of judgment, Appellate Review, Appleby v Freeman, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, burden of proof, Burney v Jantzen, Civil Law Court, conflicting title, continuance, credibility of witnesses, denial of continuance, documentary evidence, Due Process, Ejectment, Estate Administration, eviction, failure to appear, failure to file post-trial motion, failure to superintend precept, Fraudulent Deed, inheritance, interference with possession, Intestate Estate, Intestate Estate of Massaquoi v AME Church, judicial discipline, Jurisdiction, Jury Verdict, Kpoto v Williams, Land Dispute, Ledlow v. Republic, Legal Ethics, Letters of Administration, Liberia Land Authority, Margibi County, Marshall City, Massaquoi v Republic, Metco v Chase Manhattan Bank, Montserrado County, National Archives, notice and opportunity to be heard, Possession, preponderance of evidence, probate and registration, probate venue requirement, Professional Misconduct, property ownership, quiet enjoyment, Real Property, restitution of possession, Richards v Barclay, Salifu v Lassannah, sanction of counsel, Schiefflin Township, subpoena, Supreme Court of Liberia, survey evidence, suspension from practice, title deed, Togba v Republic, Vijayaraman v Xoanon Liberia Ltd., waiver of rights, warranty deed, Wolo v. Wolo, writ of possession, wrongful withholding | sumo-v-bongay-et-al-2026 | 2026-opinions abandonment-of-defense abuse-of-discretion affirmation-of-judgment appellate-review appleby-v-freeman article-20a-constitution-of-liberia burden-of-proof burney-v-jantzen civil-law-court conflicting-title continuance credibility-of-witnesses denial-of-continuance documentary-evidence due-process ejectment estate-administration eviction failure-to-appear failure-to-file-post-trial-motion failure-to-superintend-precept fraudulent-deed inheritance interference-with-possession intestate-estate intestate-estate-of-massaquoi-v-ame-church judicial-discipline jurisdiction jury-verdict kpoto-v-williams land-dispute ledlow-v-republic legal-ethics letters-of-administration liberia-land-authority margibi-county marshall-city massaquoi-v-republic metco-v-chase-manhattan-bank montserrado-county national-archives notice-and-opportunity-to-be-heard possession preponderance-of-evidence probate-and-registration probate-venue-requirement professional-misconduct property-ownership quiet-enjoyment real-property restitution-of-possession richards-v-barclay salifu-v-lassannah sanction-of-counsel schiefflin-township subpoena supreme-court-of-liberia survey-evidence suspension-from-practice title-deed togba-v-republic vijayaraman-v-xoanon-liberia-ltd waiver-of-rights warranty-deed wolo-v-wolo writ-of-possession wrongful-withholding | 2026-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases ethics evidence-law inheritance-law-cases probate-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Swen v RL et al LRSC 14; 40 LLR 138 (2000) | 2000, Banking Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law, Property Law | 2000 Opinions, admissibility of evidence, Appellate Review, bank fraud, banking offenses, confession evidence, constitutional rights of accused, Criminal Law, imprisonment, Montserrado County, Restitution, sentencing discretion, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property, voluntary confession | swen-v-rl-et-al-lrsc-14-40-llr-138-2000 | 2000-opinions admissibility-of-evidence appellate-review bank-fraud banking-offenses confession-evidence constitutional-rights-of-accused criminal-law imprisonment montserrado-county restitution sentencing-discretion supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property voluntary-confession | 2000-1 banking-law constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Tamba et al v RL LRSC 39 (2005) | 2005, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 2005 Opinions, constitutional law, expiration of commission, extraordinary writs, judicial removal, justice of the peace, Ministry of Justice, Montserrado County, public office, quo warranto, Supreme Court of Liberia, usurpation of office | tamba-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-39-2005 | 2005-opinions constitutional-law expiration-of-commission extraordinary-writs judicial-removal justice-of-the-peace ministry-of-justice montserrado-county public-office quo-warranto supreme-court-of-liberia usurpation-of-office | 2005-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Tandapolie al. v. National Election Commission et al (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Citizenship Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Evidence Law | 2023 Opinions, administrative investigation, Aliens and Nationality Law, appellate reversal, Appellate Review, Article 30 Constitution of Liberia, Board of Commissioners NEC, Caldwell, candidate eligibility, challenge to nomination, citizenship eligibility, Civil Procedure Law, consolidation of actions, constitutional law, denial of motion, disqualification, District 11, documentary evidence, domicile definition, domicile requirement, dual citizenship, elections law, electoral dispute, electoral maps, electoral procedures, eligibility to contest election, eminent citizen, evidentiary burden, GIS evidence, hearing officers, jurisdiction of NEC, lack of standing, legal standing, locus standi, Louisiana community, mandate, Montserrado County, motion for newly discovered evidence, Motion to Dismiss, National Elections Commission, NEC, nomination and registration procedures 2023, objection to nomination, political party standing, preponderance of evidence, provisional listing of candidates, registered voter, renunciation of citizenship, representative aspirant, residency requirement, Rule of Law, Statutory interpretation, subpoena duces tecum, Supreme Court of Liberia | tandapolie-al-v-national-election-commission-et-al-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-investigation aliens-and-nationality-law appellate-reversal appellate-review article-30-constitution-of-liberia board-of-commissioners-nec caldwell candidate-eligibility challenge-to-nomination citizenship-eligibility civil-procedure-law consolidation-of-actions constitutional-law denial-of-motion disqualification district-11 documentary-evidence domicile-definition domicile-requirement dual-citizenship elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-maps electoral-procedures eligibility-to-contest-election eminent-citizen evidentiary-burden gis-evidence hearing-officers jurisdiction-of-nec lack-of-standing legal-standing locus-standi louisiana-community mandate montserrado-county motion-for-newly-discovered-evidence motion-to-dismiss national-elections-commission nec nomination-and-registration-procedures-2023 objection-to-nomination political-party-standing preponderance-of-evidence provisional-listing-of-candidates registered-voter renunciation-of-citizenship representative-aspirant residency-requirement rule-of-law statutory-interpretation subpoena-duces-tecum supreme-court-of-liberia | 2023-1 administrative-law citizenship-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Tarpeh v. National Elections Commission (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, affirmation, Appellate Review, Board of Commissioners NEC, candidate eligibility, constitutional law, dismissal of action, District 5, election dispute resolution, elections law, electoral dispute, electoral regulations, filing deadline, hearing officer ruling, judicial restraint, jurisdictional threshold, lack of standing, legal capacity, Liberia First Movement Party, locus standi, Monrovia, Montserrado County, Motion to Dismiss, motion to join, National Elections Commission, NEC, nomination and registration procedures 2023, objection to nomination, political party participation, pre-election objection, precedent adherence, procedural bar, provisional listing of candidates, registered voter, representative aspirant, Rule of Law, Section 5.9 New Elections Law, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, timeliness of complaint | tarpeh-v-national-elections-commission-2023 | 2023-opinions affirmation appellate-review board-of-commissioners-nec candidate-eligibility constitutional-law dismissal-of-action district-5 election-dispute-resolution elections-law electoral-dispute electoral-regulations filing-deadline hearing-officer-ruling judicial-restraint jurisdictional-threshold lack-of-standing legal-capacity liberia-first-movement-party locus-standi monrovia montserrado-county motion-to-dismiss motion-to-join national-elections-commission nec nomination-and-registration-procedures-2023 objection-to-nomination political-party-participation pre-election-objection precedent-adherence procedural-bar provisional-listing-of-candidates registered-voter representative-aspirant rule-of-law section-5-9-new-elections-law statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia timeliness-of-complaint | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Campaign Team of Mr. Julius K. Kanubah for the Press Union of Liberia 2022 Elections v. His Honor Joseph Nagbe et al (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 2023 Opinions, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, Bill of information, Campaign Team of Julius K. Kanubah v. His Honor Joseph Nagbe and the Press Union of Liberia, Chambers Justice authority, declaratory judgment, Due Process, expansion of bill of information, improper execution of Supreme Court mandate, irregular enforcement, issuance of alternative writ, judicial discretion, Justice Yussif D. Kaba, Karen-Gaydou Sehkeporh v. Nagbe, May 2 hearing, preliminary injunction, Press Union of Liberia elections, procedural error, remedial writs, right to be heard, scope of bill of information, Supreme Court of Liberia, temporary restraining order (TRO), Writ of Prohibition | the-campaign-team-of-mr-julius-k-kanubah-for-the-press-union-of-liberia-2022-elections-v-his-honor-joseph-nagbe-et-al-2023 | 2023-opinions article-20a-constitution-of-liberia bill-of-information campaign-team-of-julius-k-kanubah-v-his-honor-joseph-nagbe-and-the-press-union-of-liberia chambers-justice-authority declaratory-judgment due-process expansion-of-bill-of-information improper-execution-of-supreme-court-mandate irregular-enforcement issuance-of-alternative-writ judicial-discretion justice-yussif-d-kaba karen-gaydou-sehkeporh-v-nagbe may-2-hearing preliminary-injunction press-union-of-liberia-elections procedural-error remedial-writs right-to-be-heard scope-of-bill-of-information supreme-court-of-liberia temporary-restraining-order-tro writ-of-prohibition | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Citizens of Du Wollee Township v The Citizens of Worteh Clan (2025) | 2025, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Customary Law, Property Law | 2025 Opinions, aborigines deed, civil law, clan land, customary land rights, declaratory judgment, Evidence, Golden Veroleum, Hinterland Regulations, Kpanyan Statutory District, Land Dispute, legislative acts, Matro/Nemo Chiefdom, metes and bounds, oil palm concession, property ownership, Real Property, Sinoe County, Supreme Court of Liberia, title deed, township incorporation | the-citizens-of-du-wollee-township-v-the-citizens-of-worteh-clan-2025 | 2025-opinions aborigines-deed civil-law clan-land customary-land-rights declaratory-judgment evidence golden-veroleum hinterland-regulations kpanyan-statutory-district land-dispute legislative-acts matro-nemo-chiefdom metes-and-bounds oil-palm-concession property-ownership real-property sinoe-county supreme-court-of-liberia title-deed township-incorporation | 2025-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases customary-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Government of Liberia v Sluward et al (2025) | 2025, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Natural Resource Law (Case Law), Property Law | 2024 Supreme Court Decision, 53.34-carat diamond, Administrative Law, Administrative Reversal, Appeal Affirmed, Article 22(a) Constitution of Liberia, Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, Civil Law Court Montserrado, Class C Mining License, constitutional law, Diamond Dispute, Due Process, Extractive Industry Governance, Gbarma Statutory District, Gbarpolu County, Government of Liberia, In Pari Delicto, Judicial Review, Liberia Case Law, License Renewal, Mineral Rights, Minerals and Mining Law 2000, Mining Law, Mining License Renewal Dispute, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Natural Resources, Nunc Pro Tunc, Ownership of Minerals, Property Rights, Section 9.14, Section 9.3, Section 9.9, Smith Town, State Ownership, Supreme Court of Liberia, Ultra Vires | the-government-of-liberia-v-sluward-et-al-2025 | 2024-supreme-court-decision 53-34-carat-diamond administrative-law administrative-reversal appeal-affirmed article-22a-constitution-of-liberia chief-justice-sie-a-nyene-g-yuoh civil-law-court-montserrado class-c-mining-license constitutional-law diamond-dispute due-process extractive-industry-governance gbarma-statutory-district gbarpolu-county government-of-liberia in-pari-delicto judicial-review liberia-case-law license-renewal mineral-rights minerals-and-mining-law-2000 mining-law mining-license-renewal-dispute ministry-of-mines-and-energy natural-resources nunc-pro-tunc ownership-of-minerals property-rights section-9-14 section-9-3 section-9-9 smith-town state-ownership supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires | 2025-1 administrative-law constitutional-law-cases natural-resource-law-case-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The House of Representatives v. Hon. Yekeh Koluba (2024) | 2024, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 2024 Opinions, Administrative Law, Appeal, Appellate Review, Bill of information, Chambers Justice, constitutional law, Due Process, enforcement of Supreme Court mandate, House of Representatives, Judicial Review, legislative discipline, legislative procedure, Montserrado County, salaries and benefits, separation of powers, Speaker authority, status quo ante, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension of lawmaker, Writ of Prohibition | the-house-of-representatives-v-hon-yekeh-koluba-2024 | 2024-opinions administrative-law appeal appellate-review bill-of-information chambers-justice constitutional-law due-process enforcement-of-supreme-court-mandate house-of-representatives judicial-review legislative-discipline legislative-procedure montserrado-county salaries-and-benefits separation-of-powers speaker-authority status-quo-ante supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-of-lawmaker writ-of-prohibition | 2024-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Management of Access Bank Liberia v His Honor Joseph Kollie et al (2026) | 2026, Administrative Law, Banking Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 2026 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Access Bank Liberia, adequacy of remedy at law, administrative action, affirmation of lower court, Appellate Review, banking dispute, Banking Law, Capacity to Sue, civil law, Civil Law Court, Commercial Law, contempt proceedings, creditor rights, debtor–creditor relationship, Due Process, enforcement of obligations, error of law, excess of jurisdiction, extraordinary writs, fair hearing, financial institution regulation, injunction proceedings, interlocutory ruling, judicial authority, Judicial Review, jurisdictional error, Legal Remedies, legal standing, Liberia judiciary procedure, loan agreement, mandate to trial court, Montserrado County, motion practice, Motion to Dismiss, parties to action, petition for writ of certiorari, petition for writ of mandamus, petition for writ of prohibition, procedural irregularity, remand to lower court, reversal of lower court, right to be heard, Sixth Judicial Circuit, stay order, supervisory control of courts, supervisory jurisdiction, Supreme Court of Liberia, threshold requirements for writs, trial judge conduct, writ proceedings, writ standards | the-management-of-access-bank-liberia-v-his-honor-joseph-kollie-et-al-2026 | 2026-opinions abuse-of-discretion access-bank-liberia adequacy-of-remedy-at-law administrative-action affirmation-of-lower-court appellate-review banking-dispute banking-law capacity-to-sue civil-law civil-law-court commercial-law contempt-proceedings creditor-rights debtor-creditor-relationship due-process enforcement-of-obligations error-of-law excess-of-jurisdiction extraordinary-writs fair-hearing financial-institution-regulation injunction-proceedings interlocutory-ruling judicial-authority judicial-review jurisdictional-error legal-remedies legal-standing liberia-judiciary-procedure loan-agreement mandate-to-trial-court montserrado-county motion-practice motion-to-dismiss parties-to-action petition-for-writ-of-certiorari petition-for-writ-of-mandamus petition-for-writ-of-prohibition procedural-irregularity remand-to-lower-court reversal-of-lower-court right-to-be-heard sixth-judicial-circuit stay-order supervisory-control-of-courts supervisory-jurisdiction supreme-court-of-liberia threshold-requirements-for-writs trial-judge-conduct writ-proceedings writ-standards | 2026-1 administrative-law banking-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Management of Arcelor Mittal Mining Company v His Honor Joe S. Barkon (2026) | 2026, Constitutional Law, Labor Law | 2026 Opinions, administrative hearing, affirmation with modification, appellate deference to trial court, Appellate Review, ArcelorMittal Liberia, burden of proof, damages for wrongful dismissal, Decent Work Act, disciplinary panel, dishonesty allegation, Due Process, employee discipline, employee handbook, employee rights, employer-employee relationship, Employment Law, Enforcement of Judgment, evidentiary evaluation, evidentiary inconsistency, exclusion of time lost and notice pay, Grand Bassa County, grave misconduct, gross misconduct, hearing officer, HR procedures, Insurance Company of Africa v Fantastic Store, internal investigation, Judicial Review, Labor Commissioner, Labour Law, limitation on compensation, maximum 24 months salary, Ministry of Labor, modification of award, mutual trust and confidence, OXFAM Liberia v Frederick David, Petition for Judicial Review, preponderance of evidence, procedural fairness, right to be heard, role of counsel in examination of witness, Second Judicial Circuit Court, Section 14.10, Section 14.3(a)(i), Section 14.3(d), Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unfair Labor Practice, witness testimony, workplace misconduct standards, Wrongful Dismissal | the-management-of-arcelor-mittal-mining-company-v-his-honor-joe-s-barkon-2026 | 2026-opinions administrative-hearing affirmation-with-modification appellate-deference-to-trial-court appellate-review arcelormittal-liberia burden-of-proof damages-for-wrongful-dismissal decent-work-act disciplinary-panel dishonesty-allegation due-process employee-discipline employee-handbook employee-rights employer-employee-relationship employment-law enforcement-of-judgment evidentiary-evaluation evidentiary-inconsistency exclusion-of-time-lost-and-notice-pay grand-bassa-county grave-misconduct gross-misconduct hearing-officer hr-procedures insurance-company-of-africa-v-fantastic-store internal-investigation judicial-review labor-commissioner labour-law limitation-on-compensation maximum-24-months-salary ministry-of-labor modification-of-award mutual-trust-and-confidence oxfam-liberia-v-frederick-david petition-for-judicial-review preponderance-of-evidence procedural-fairness right-to-be-heard role-of-counsel-in-examination-of-witness second-judicial-circuit-court section-14-10 section-14-3ai section-14-3d statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia unfair-labor-practice witness-testimony workplace-misconduct-standards wrongful-dismissal | 2026-1 constitutional-law-cases labor-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Management of Firestone Liberia Inc. v. His Honor Koboi Nuta et al. (2022) | 2022, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Labor Law | 2022 Opinions, alternative writ, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, Article 21(a) Constitution of Liberia, Chapter 22 Decent Work Act, Coca-Cola v. Nat & Doweh precedent, concurrent pensions, Decent Work Act of 2015, declaratory judgment, dormant pension files, double pension ban, due process of law, employer obligations, employer pension schemes, Employment Law, ex post facto law, Firestone Liberia Inc., Firestone Liberia pension policy, forfeiture of pension, fraud prevention, gratuity, Harbel plantation, interim order, J. Feay Roberts, Judge Korboi K. Nuta, Judge Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, jurisdiction of circuit courts, Justice Joseph N. Nagbe, Labor Law, Labor Practices Law of 1961, later statute prevails, Margibi County, motion to vacate, NASSCORP, NASSCORP Act of 1980, National Social Security and Welfare Corporation, pension law, peremptory writ, petition for certiorari, PRC Decree No.14, provident fund, repeal by implication, retirees of Firestone Liberia, retirees’ rights, retirement benefits, Section 22.1 Decent Work Act, Section 2501 Labour Practices Law, Sections 89.20 and 89.21 NASSCORP Act, Sections 89.3(c) 89.9 89.44 89.47 NASSCORP Act, Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, social security law, Supreme Court of Liberia, Supreme Court remand, verification of pensioners | the-management-of-firestone-liberia-inc-v-his-honor-koboi-nuta-et-al-2022 | 2022-opinions alternative-writ article-20a-constitution-of-liberia article-21a-constitution-of-liberia chapter-22-decent-work-act coca-cola-v-nat-doweh-precedent concurrent-pensions decent-work-act-of-2015 declaratory-judgment dormant-pension-files double-pension-ban due-process-of-law employer-obligations employer-pension-schemes employment-law ex-post-facto-law firestone-liberia-inc firestone-liberia-pension-policy forfeiture-of-pension fraud-prevention gratuity harbel-plantation interim-order j-feay-roberts judge-korboi-k-nuta judge-yamie-quiqui-gbeisay jurisdiction-of-circuit-courts justice-joseph-n-nagbe labor-law labor-practices-law-of-1961 later-statute-prevails margibi-county motion-to-vacate nasscorp nasscorp-act-of-1980 national-social-security-and-welfare-corporation pension-law peremptory-writ petition-for-certiorari prc-decree-no-14 provident-fund repeal-by-implication retirees-of-firestone-liberia retirees-rights retirement-benefits section-22-1-decent-work-act section-2501-labour-practices-law sections-89-20-and-89-21-nasscorp-act sections-89-3c-89-9-89-44-89-47-nasscorp-act sie-a-nyene-g-yuoh social-security-law supreme-court-of-liberia supreme-court-remand verification-of-pensioners | 2022-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases labor-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Management of Notre Dame Investment, Ltd. v The Ministry of Mines & Energy (2026) | 2026, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Concession Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Natural Resource Law (Case Law) | 2026 Opinions, 60 percent Liberian ownership, administrative agency, administrative hearing, Administrative Law, administrative record, affirmance, amendment of articles of incorporation, Appellate Review, Article 7 Constitution of Liberia, best evidence rule, burden of proof, Class B mining license, constitutional law, corporate compliance, credibility of evidence, cure of statutory defect, Due Process, Estoppel, evidentiary insufficiency, failure to commence operations, failure to prove payment, failure to pursue remedies, Force Majeure, foreign ownership restriction, government estoppel, governmental interference, hearing officer, impossibility of performance, judicial deference, Judicial Review, Liberian participation in natural resources, license revocation, mandate, mineral law, Minerals and Mining Law of 2000, Mining Law, mining license eligibility, Ministry of Mines and Energy, natural resource governance, non-payment of fees, preponderance of evidence, procedural fairness, public law, regulatory compliance, regulatory enforcement, remand, retroactive validation, statutory compliance, statutory grounds for revocation, substantial evidence rule, Supreme Court of Liberia, Ultra Vires, validity of license, Void ab initio, Waiver | the-management-of-notre-dame-investment-ltd-v-the-ministry-of-mines-energy-2026 | 2026-opinions 60-percent-liberian-ownership administrative-agency administrative-hearing administrative-law administrative-record affirmance amendment-of-articles-of-incorporation appellate-review article-7-constitution-of-liberia best-evidence-rule burden-of-proof class-b-mining-license constitutional-law corporate-compliance credibility-of-evidence cure-of-statutory-defect due-process estoppel evidentiary-insufficiency failure-to-commence-operations failure-to-prove-payment failure-to-pursue-remedies force-majeure foreign-ownership-restriction government-estoppel governmental-interference hearing-officer impossibility-of-performance judicial-deference judicial-review liberian-participation-in-natural-resources license-revocation mandate mineral-law minerals-and-mining-law-of-2000 mining-law mining-license-eligibility ministry-of-mines-and-energy natural-resource-governance non-payment-of-fees preponderance-of-evidence procedural-fairness public-law regulatory-compliance regulatory-enforcement remand retroactive-validation statutory-compliance statutory-grounds-for-revocation substantial-evidence-rule supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires validity-of-license void-ab-initio waiver | 2026-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases concession-law-supreme-court constitutional-law-cases evidence-law natural-resource-law-case-law supreme-court | |
| The Management of the National Port Authority (NPA) v The Aggrieved Members of the National Customs Brokers of Liberia (2026) | 2026, Administrative Law, Anti-Corruption, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law | 2026 Opinions, abuse of discretion, access to port, adequacy of remedy at law, administrative action, Administrative Law, administrative sanction, aggrieved party, altered deposit slips, alternative writ, Appellate Review, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, audit findings, Chambers Justice ruling, Chariff Pharmacy v Pharmacy Board, Chronicles Newspaper v Republic of Liberia, Citizens Solidarity Council v. Republic of Liberia, civil law, contractual relationship, customs brokers, denial of access, denial of writ, discretionary authority, Due Process, en banc review, excess of jurisdiction, exhaustion of remedies, extraordinary writs, financial irregularities, fraud investigation, freeport of monrovia, Henries v Fahnbulleh, In re Petition of Cox, judicial vs administrative acts, jurisdictional error, Legal Remedies, Liberia Revenue Authority, locus standi, mandate to parties, ministerial acts, National Port Authority, National Port Authority Act 1971, peremptory writ, petition for prohibition, port regulation, prohibition limitations, quasi-judicial function, regulatory authority, regulatory compliance, Republic v Dennis, Republic v Jimmy, reversal on appeal, right to hearing, security and compliance measures, Standing to Sue, statutory mandate, stop order, supervisory jurisdiction, Supreme Court of Liberia, Tweh v LPRC, ultra vires acts, Writ of Prohibition | the-management-of-the-national-port-authority-npa-v-the-aggrieved-members-of-the-national-customs-brokers-of-liberia-2026 | 2026-opinions abuse-of-discretion access-to-port adequacy-of-remedy-at-law administrative-action administrative-law administrative-sanction aggrieved-party altered-deposit-slips alternative-writ appellate-review article-20a-constitution-of-liberia audit-findings chambers-justice-ruling chariff-pharmacy-v-pharmacy-board chronicles-newspaper-v-republic-of-liberia citizens-solidarity-council-v-republic-of-liberia civil-law contractual-relationship customs-brokers denial-of-access denial-of-writ discretionary-authority due-process en-banc-review excess-of-jurisdiction exhaustion-of-remedies extraordinary-writs financial-irregularities fraud-investigation freeport-of-monrovia henries-v-fahnbulleh in-re-petition-of-cox judicial-vs-administrative-acts jurisdictional-error legal-remedies liberia-revenue-authority locus-standi mandate-to-parties ministerial-acts national-port-authority national-port-authority-act-1971 peremptory-writ petition-for-prohibition port-regulation prohibition-limitations quasi-judicial-function regulatory-authority regulatory-compliance republic-v-dennis republic-v-jimmy reversal-on-appeal right-to-hearing security-and-compliance-measures standing-to-sue statutory-mandate stop-order supervisory-jurisdiction supreme-court-of-liberia tweh-v-lprc ultra-vires-acts writ-of-prohibition | 2026-1 administrative-law anti-corruption civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases supreme-court | |
| The Ministry of Mines and Energy v Atlantic Minerals Inc. (2026) | 2026, Administrative Law, Concession Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence Law, Natural Resource Law (Case Law) | 2026 Opinions, abuse of discretion, administrative agency, administrative error, administrative hearing, Administrative Law, Administrative Procedure Act, administrative record, admission against interest, affirmance, Appearance, Appellate Review, arbitrariness, burden of proof, competing licenses, concession rights, Due Process, evidentiary insufficiency, exclusive rights, exploration license, failure to give notice, government liability, hearing officer, illegality, Judicial Review, judicial review scope, Jurisdiction, legality vs discretion, license restoration, license revocation, mandate, mineral exploration license, mineral law, Minerals and Mining Law of 2000, Mining Law, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Motion to Dismiss, non-party beneficiary, notice of default, overlapping concession, Petition for Judicial Review, Privity, Procedural Due Process, proper parties, Property Rights, public law, record-keeping deficiency, regulatory authority, regulatory compliance, regulatory enforcement, remand, Service of Process, Sinoe County, statutory compliance, Supreme Court of Liberia, ultra vires act, vested rights, Void ab initio | the-ministry-of-mines-and-energy-v-atlantic-minerals-inc-2026 | 2026-opinions abuse-of-discretion administrative-agency administrative-error administrative-hearing administrative-law administrative-procedure-act administrative-record admission-against-interest affirmance appearance appellate-review arbitrariness burden-of-proof competing-licenses concession-rights due-process evidentiary-insufficiency exclusive-rights exploration-license failure-to-give-notice government-liability hearing-officer illegality judicial-review judicial-review-scope jurisdiction legality-vs-discretion license-restoration license-revocation mandate mineral-exploration-license mineral-law minerals-and-mining-law-of-2000 mining-law ministry-of-mines-and-energy motion-to-dismiss non-party-beneficiary notice-of-default overlapping-concession petition-for-judicial-review privity procedural-due-process proper-parties property-rights public-law record-keeping-deficiency regulatory-authority regulatory-compliance regulatory-enforcement remand service-of-process sinoe-county statutory-compliance supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires-act vested-rights void-ab-initio | 2026-1 administrative-law concession-law-supreme-court constitutional-law-cases evidence-law natural-resource-law-case-law supreme-court | |
| Thomas v RL LRSC 110; 35 LLR 759 (1988) | 1988, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Property Law | 1988 Opinions, Accomplice Testimony, Bong County, Confession, Criminal Law, defective complaint, Due Process, Magisterial Court, reasonable doubt, Restitution, rice coupons, subject matter jurisdiction, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property | thomas-v-rl-lrsc-110-35-llr-759-1988 | 1988-opinions accomplice-testimony bong-county confession criminal-law defective-complaint due-process magisterial-court reasonable-doubt restitution rice-coupons subject-matter-jurisdiction supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property | 1988-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Tozoe v RL LRSC 42; 22 LLR 113 (1973) | 1973, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1973 Opinions, affirmation of conviction, appellate procedure, assault and battery, compulsory process, constitutional law, Criminal Law, cross-examination, diligence of litigants, Eighth Judicial Circuit, evidentiary sufficiency, harmless error, improper questioning, intent to do grievous bodily harm, Jury Trial, Laches, mandate, Nimba County, right against self-incrimination, right to obtain witnesses, self-incrimination, Supreme Court of Liberia, trial error, waiver of rights, witness testimony | tozoe-v-rl-lrsc-42-22-llr-113-1973 | 1973-opinions affirmation-of-conviction appellate-procedure assault-and-battery compulsory-process constitutional-law criminal-law cross-examination diligence-of-litigants eighth-judicial-circuit evidentiary-sufficiency harmless-error improper-questioning intent-to-do-grievous-bodily-harm jury-trial laches mandate nimba-county right-against-self-incrimination right-to-obtain-witnesses self-incrimination supreme-court-of-liberia trial-error waiver-of-rights witness-testimony | 1973-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Traditional Women of Konobo Statutory District v His Honor Mitchell LRSC 10 (2016) | Constitutional Law, Ethics | 2016 Opinions, abuse of authority, administrative authority of the Supreme Court, Article 20(a) Constitution of Liberia, Due Process, Grand Gedeh County, human rights, James A. A. Pierre Judicial Institute, Judicial Canons, judicial ethics, Judicial Inquiry Commission, judicial misconduct, Konobo Statutory District, magistrate discipline, oversight of judiciary, Supreme Court of Liberia, suspension from office, traditional justice, women’s rights | traditional-women-of-konobo-statutory-district-v-his-honor-mitchell-lrsc-10-2016 | 2016-opinions abuse-of-authority administrative-authority-of-the-supreme-court article-20a-constitution-of-liberia due-process grand-gedeh-county human-rights james-a-a-pierre-judicial-institute judicial-canons judicial-ethics judicial-inquiry-commission judicial-misconduct konobo-statutory-district magistrate-discipline oversight-of-judiciary supreme-court-of-liberia suspension-from-office traditional-justice womens-rights | constitutional-law-cases ethics supreme-court | |
| Tubman v Murdoch LRSC 26; 4 LLR 179 (1934) | 1934, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Judiciary Law | 1934 Opinions, alteration of judgment, application to vacate, constitutional law, Due Process, Enforcement of Judgment, ex post facto, Harper, Injunction, injunction relief, judicial ethics, Jurisdiction, lack of notice, Maryland County, monetary award, parties to a suit, possessory action, Privity, Supreme Court of Liberia, Void Judgment, writ of execution | 1934-opinions alteration-of-judgment application-to-vacate constitutional-law due-process enforcement-of-judgment ex-post-facto harper injunction injunction-relief judicial-ethics jurisdiction lack-of-notice maryland-county monetary-award parties-to-a-suit possessory-action privity supreme-court-of-liberia void-judgment writ-of-execution | 1934-1 constitutional-law-cases ethics judiciary-law supreme-court | ||
| Tweah et al v His Honor Roosevelt Willie (2025) | 2025, Administrative Law, Anti-Corruption, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law | 2025 Opinions, appellate jurisdiction, Article 61 Constitution of Liberia, Central Bank of Liberia, constitutional law, Criminal Assizes C, criminal conspiracy, criminal facilitation, Criminal Law, derivative immunity denied, Due Process, economic sabotage, ex parte subpoenas, extraordinary writ, Financial Intelligence Agency, First Judicial Circuit, indictment, judicial authority, jurisdiction of trial court, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Ministry of Justice, misuse of public funds, money laundering, Montserrado County, national security, National Security Council, National Security Reform and Intelligence Act, political question doctrine, presidential immunity, pretrial proceedings, public finance, remand for trial, separation of powers, Statutory interpretation, subpoena duces tecum, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property, ultra vires acts, waiver and laches, Writ of Prohibition | tweah-et-al-v-his-honor-roosevelt-willie-2025 | 2025-opinions appellate-jurisdiction article-61-constitution-of-liberia central-bank-of-liberia constitutional-law criminal-assizes-c criminal-conspiracy criminal-facilitation criminal-law derivative-immunity-denied due-process economic-sabotage ex-parte-subpoenas extraordinary-writ financial-intelligence-agency first-judicial-circuit indictment judicial-authority jurisdiction-of-trial-court liberia-anti-corruption-commission ministry-of-finance-and-development-planning ministry-of-justice misuse-of-public-funds money-laundering montserrado-county national-security national-security-council national-security-reform-and-intelligence-act political-question-doctrine presidential-immunity pretrial-proceedings public-finance remand-for-trial separation-of-powers statutory-interpretation subpoena-duces-tecum supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property ultra-vires-acts waiver-and-laches writ-of-prohibition | 2025-1 administrative-law anti-corruption constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Tweah et al v His Honor Roosevelt Willie et al (2026) (Petition for Re-argument) | 2026, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, National Security Law | 2026 Opinions, Appellate Review, constitutional law, criminal conspiracy, criminal facilitation, Criminal Law, economic sabotage, functional immunity, indictment, money laundering, Montserrado County, National Security Council, National Security Law, National Security Reform and Intelligence Act, Petition for re-argument, presidential immunity, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Theft of Property, trial court jurisdiction, Writ of Prohibition | tweah-et-al-v-his-honor-roosevelt-willie-et-al-2026-petition-for-re-argument | 2026-opinions appellate-review constitutional-law criminal-conspiracy criminal-facilitation criminal-law economic-sabotage functional-immunity indictment money-laundering montserrado-county national-security-council national-security-law national-security-reform-and-intelligence-act petition-for-re-argument presidential-immunity statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia theft-of-property trial-court-jurisdiction writ-of-prohibition | 2026-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases national-security-law supreme-court | |
| Tweh v. Tandapolie (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, All Liberian Party, ALP, Appellate Review, application by special leave, Application for Special Leave, Article IX, Board of Commissioners NEC, constitutional law, denial of special leave, discretionary relief, dismissal of application, District 11, domicile requirement, election procedure, elections law, electoral dispute, eligibility to contest, excusable neglect, Final Judgment, Force Majeure, good cause shown, Granting of Special Leave is not a right but a privilege, judicial discretion, mandate, mandatory filing period, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, NEC, New Liberia Party, nomination challenge, noncompliance with rules, Nunc Pro Tunc, objection to nomination, overlooked fact, overlooked point of law, palpable substantial mistake, Petition for re-argument, political party challenge, procedural bar, Procedural Default, Re-argument, recall of mandate, representative candidate, representative seat, Revised Rules of the Supreme Court, Rule IX, Rule of Law, Supreme Court of Liberia, Three-day requirement for filing of petition for re-argument mandatory, Timeliness | tweh-v-tandapolie-2023 | 2023-opinions all-liberian-party alp appellate-review application-by-special-leave application-for-special-leave article-ix board-of-commissioners-nec constitutional-law denial-of-special-leave discretionary-relief dismissal-of-application district-11 domicile-requirement election-procedure elections-law electoral-dispute eligibility-to-contest excusable-neglect final-judgment force-majeure good-cause-shown granting-of-special-leave-is-not-a-right-but-a-privilege judicial-discretion mandate mandatory-filing-period montserrado-county national-elections-commission nec new-liberia-party nomination-challenge noncompliance-with-rules nunc-pro-tunc objection-to-nomination overlooked-fact overlooked-point-of-law palpable-substantial-mistake petition-for-re-argument political-party-challenge procedural-bar procedural-default re-argument recall-of-mandate representative-candidate representative-seat revised-rules-of-the-supreme-court rule-ix rule-of-law supreme-court-of-liberia three-day-requirement-for-filing-of-petition-for-re-argument-mandatory timeliness | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Unity Party et al v. National Elections Commission (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, Administrative Law, Brumskine and Karnwea precedent, constitutional law, democratic governance, election transparency, elections law, Elections Law 1986, electoral law, Final Registration Roll, free and fair elections, Liberia People’s Party, magisterial offices, National Elections Commission, NEC regulations, political parties, publication of FRR, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party, voter registration, voter rights, writ of mandamus | unity-party-et-al-vs-national-elections-commission-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-law brumskine-and-karnwea-precedent constitutional-law democratic-governance election-transparency elections-law elections-law-1986 electoral-law final-registration-roll free-and-fair-elections liberia-peoples-party magisterial-offices national-elections-commission nec-regulations political-parties publication-of-frr supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party voter-registration voter-rights writ-of-mandamus | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Unity Party V. National Elections Commission (2023) | 2023, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Elections Law, Judiciary Law | 2023 Opinions, abuse of discretion, administrative discretion, Administrative Law, Appellate Review, Bill of Exceptions, Board of Commissioners NEC, constitutional law, constitutional right to vote, construction of statutes, elections law, electoral disputes, electoral fairness, electoral integrity, equal distribution of voters, hearing officer rulings, interpretation of statutes, judiciary authority, Koffah v. Republic of Liberia, legislative intent, Monrovia, Montserrado County, National Elections Commission, NEC powers and duties, overcrowding, Plain language important in statutory interpretation, plain meaning rule, polling places, precinct demarcation, precinct limits, quasi-judicial review, Richard v. Monrovia Brewery, Section 2.9 Elections Law, Section 4.1(2) Elections Law, separation of powers, Statutes must be construed with reference to legislative intent, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, voter access, voter registration, Voters registration, voting precincts | unity-party-v-national-elections-commission-2023 | 2023-opinions abuse-of-discretion administrative-discretion administrative-law appellate-review bill-of-exceptions board-of-commissioners-nec constitutional-law constitutional-right-to-vote construction-of-statutes elections-law electoral-disputes electoral-fairness electoral-integrity equal-distribution-of-voters hearing-officer-rulings interpretation-of-statutes judiciary-authority koffah-v-republic-of-liberia legislative-intent monrovia montserrado-county national-elections-commission nec-powers-and-duties overcrowding plain-language-important-in-statutory-interpretation plain-meaning-rule polling-places precinct-demarcation precinct-limits quasi-judicial-review richard-v-monrovia-brewery section-2-9-elections-law section-4-12-elections-law separation-of-powers statutes-must-be-construed-with-reference-to-legislative-intent statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia voter-access voter-registration voters-registration voting-precincts | 2023-1 administrative-law civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases judiciary-law supreme-court | |
| Unity Party v. National Elections Commission (NEC) (2023) | 2023, Constitutional Law, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, administrative discretion, Administrative Law, Appeal, Chapter 4, conduct of elections, constitutional law, elections law, electoral law, National Elections Commission, precinct size limit, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party, voter registration, voting precincts | unity-party-v-national-elections-commission-nec-2023 | 2023-opinions administrative-discretion administrative-law appeal chapter-4 conduct-of-elections constitutional-law elections-law electoral-law national-elections-commission precinct-size-limit statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party voter-registration voting-precincts | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Unity Party v. The National Elections Commission (NEC) (2023) Dissenting Opinion | 2023, Constitutional Law, Dissenting Opinions, Elections Law | 2023 Opinions, Dissenting Opinion, elections law, electoral administration, electoral integrity, judicial restraint, Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie, legislative history, legislative intent, NEC discretion, plain meaning rule, Section 4.1(2) of the New Elections Law 2016, separation of powers, statutory ceiling of 3, statutory construction, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Unity Party v. National Elections Commission, violation of elections law, voter equality, voter registration, voting precinct limit | unity-v-the-national-elections-commission-nec-2023-dissenting-opinion | 2023-opinions dissenting-opinion elections-law electoral-administration electoral-integrity judicial-restraint justice-jamesetta-howard-wolokollie legislative-history legislative-intent nec-discretion plain-meaning-rule section-4-12-of-the-new-elections-law-2016 separation-of-powers statutory-ceiling-of-3 statutory-construction statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia unity-party-v-national-elections-commission violation-of-elections-law voter-equality voter-registration voting-precinct-limit | 2023-1 constitutional-law-cases dissenting-opinions elections-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Weah v RL LRSC 77; 17 LLR 622 (1966) | 1966, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Traffic Law | 1966 Opinions, access to justice, Appeal Procedure, Appellate Practice, Appellate Review, approval of bill of exceptions, Bill of Exceptions, Criminal Law, denial of motion to dismiss, Due Process, filing deadline, Fourth Judicial Circuit, indictment, jurisdiction of appellate court, Jury Trial, Jury Verdict, manslaughter, Maryland County, Motion to dismiss appeal, motor vehicle accident, postal receipt evidence, prejudice to appellant, preservation of appeal rights, Procedural Compliance, registered mail, Statutory Time Limit, Supreme Court of Liberia, tender of bill of exceptions, timely filing, trial judge absence | weah-v-rl-lrsc-77-17-llr-622-1966 | 1966-opinions access-to-justice appeal-procedure appellate-practice appellate-review approval-of-bill-of-exceptions bill-of-exceptions criminal-law denial-of-motion-to-dismiss due-process filing-deadline fourth-judicial-circuit indictment jurisdiction-of-appellate-court jury-trial jury-verdict manslaughter maryland-county motion-to-dismiss-appeal motor-vehicle-accident postal-receipt-evidence prejudice-to-appellant preservation-of-appeal-rights procedural-compliance registered-mail statutory-time-limit supreme-court-of-liberia tender-of-bill-of-exceptions timely-filing trial-judge-absence | 1966-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases traffic-law supreme-court | |
| Wesley et al vs. His Honor Yamie Gbeisay et al (2023) | 2023, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Probate law, Property Law | 2023 Opinions, Amos Geah-Doe, Appellate Review, Barnersville, Bill of information, biological heirship, bona fide ownership, civil law, Civil Law Court, closure of estate, constitutional rights, court decree of sale, Decree of Sale, denial of day in court, determination of heirs, Due Process, Ejectment, ELWA Road, Enforcement of Judgment, estate distribution, estates and trusts, eviction, heirs and beneficiaries, improper execution of mandate, improper transfer, Intestate Estate, judgment not binding on nonparties, judicial overreach, Jurisdiction, King Gray Town, lack of probate jurisdiction, Letters of Administration, long possession, mandate compliance, Monthly and Probate Court, Montserrado County, nonparty rights, Paynesville, petition for revocation of letters of administration, possession of real property, Probate Law, Property Rights, quashing writ, real property dispute, revocation of letters of administration, right to property, Sheaplor R. Dunbar, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Supreme Court mandate, Supreme Court of Liberia, title holders, unlawful eviction, Writ of Error, writ of execution, writ of possession, Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay | wesley-et-al-vs-his-honor-yamie-gbeisay-et-al-2023 | 2023-opinions amos-geah-doe appellate-review barnersville bill-of-information biological-heirship bona-fide-ownership civil-law civil-law-court closure-of-estate constitutional-rights court-decree-of-sale decree-of-sale denial-of-day-in-court determination-of-heirs due-process ejectment elwa-road enforcement-of-judgment estate-distribution estates-and-trusts eviction heirs-and-beneficiaries improper-execution-of-mandate improper-transfer intestate-estate judgment-not-binding-on-nonparties judicial-overreach jurisdiction king-gray-town lack-of-probate-jurisdiction letters-of-administration long-possession mandate-compliance monthly-and-probate-court montserrado-county nonparty-rights paynesville petition-for-revocation-of-letters-of-administration possession-of-real-property probate-law property-rights quashing-writ real-property-dispute revocation-of-letters-of-administration right-to-property sheaplor-r-dunbar sixth-judicial-circuit supreme-court-mandate supreme-court-of-liberia title-holders unlawful-eviction writ-of-error writ-of-execution writ-of-possession yamie-quiqui-gbeisay | 2023-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases inheritance-law-cases probate-law property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Western Steel and Allied Industries Liberia Inc. v Nimba County et al. LRSC 36 (2015) | 2015, Administrative Law, Anti-Corruption, Civil Procedure Law, Concession Law, Constitutional Law, Natural Resource Law (Case Law), Procurement Law | 2015 Opinions, abuse of discretion, Administrative Law, Appellate Review, Article 20(a), bid evaluation panel, bid protest, Complaints Appeals and Review Panel (CARP), concession law, constitutional law, Due Process, exhaustion of administrative remedies, Judicial Review, Ministry of Justice, Nimba County, notice and hearing, procurement irregularities, Public Procurement and Concession Commission (PPCC), Public Procurement and Concessions Act, public procurement law, remand for hearing, responsive bidder, scrap metal tender, status quo ante, Supreme Court of Liberia, ultra vires administrative action, Writ of Prohibition | lrsc-36-2015 western-steel-and-allied-industries-liberia-inc-v-nimba-county-et-al-lrsc-36-2015 western-steel-inc-v-rl-et-al | 2015-opinions abuse-of-discretion administrative-law appellate-review article-20a bid-evaluation-panel bid-protest complaints-appeals-and-review-panel-carp concession-law constitutional-law due-process exhaustion-of-administrative-remedies judicial-review ministry-of-justice nimba-county notice-and-hearing procurement-irregularities public-procurement-and-concession-commission-ppcc public-procurement-and-concessions-act public-procurement-law remand-for-hearing responsive-bidder scrap-metal-tender status-quo-ante supreme-court-of-liberia ultra-vires-administrative-action writ-of-prohibition | 2015-1 administrative-law anti-corruption civil-procedure-law-cases concession-law-supreme-court constitutional-law-cases natural-resource-law-case-law procurement-law supreme-court | |
| Williams et al. v RL LRSC 47 (2014) | 2014, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 2014 Opinions, Acquittal, Appellate Review, burden of proof, circumstantial evidence, constitutional rights, Criminal Assizes A, Criminal Law, Due Process, evidentiary insufficiency, fair trial, indictment, Monrovia Central Prison, Montserrado County, murder, Presumption of Innocence, prosecution failure, reasonable doubt, release from detention, reversal of conviction, Supreme Court of Liberia, wrongful conviction | williams-et-al-v-rl-lrsc-47-2014 | 2014-opinions acquittal appellate-review burden-of-proof circumstantial-evidence constitutional-rights criminal-assizes-a criminal-law due-process evidentiary-insufficiency fair-trial indictment monrovia-central-prison montserrado-county murder presumption-of-innocence prosecution-failure reasonable-doubt release-from-detention reversal-of-conviction supreme-court-of-liberia wrongful-conviction | 2014-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Williams v Abraham LRSC 10; 20 LLR 220 (1971) | 1971, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Property Law | 1971 opinions, Appellate Review, attachment of real property, civil law, Debt Court, Jurisdiction, legislative limits, Maryland County, monetary threshold, motion to vacate, Statutory interpretation, Supreme Court of Liberia, Void Judgment | williams-v-abraham-lrsc-10-20-llr-220-1971 | 1971-opinions appellate-review attachment-of-real-property civil-law debt-court jurisdiction legislative-limits maryland-county monetary-threshold motion-to-vacate statutory-interpretation supreme-court-of-liberia void-judgment | 1971-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Wlo Flo v RL LRSC 1; 29 LLR 3 (1981) | 1981, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Evidence Law | 1981 Opinions, absence of autopsy, adequacy of representation, admissibility of confession, affirmation of judgment, Appellate Review, Bill of Exceptions, burden of proof, capital offense, cause of death, charge to jury, child victim, circumstantial evidence, corpus delicti, corroboration of confession, Criminal Law, cross-examination, Death Penalty, Dissenting Opinion, due process concerns, evidentiary sufficiency, failure to deny accusation, Fishtown, guilty plea, harmless error, implied admission, in forma pauperis, ineffective assistance of counsel, insanity issue, intent, jury instructions, malice aforethought, Maryland County, murder, parental homicide, Presumption of Innocence, Professional Responsibility, relevance of evidence, right to counsel, sentencing, specificity requirement, Supreme Court of Liberia, voluntary confession | wlo-flo-v-rl-lrsc-1-29-llr-3-1981 | 1981-opinions absence-of-autopsy adequacy-of-representation admissibility-of-confession affirmation-of-judgment appellate-review bill-of-exceptions burden-of-proof capital-offense cause-of-death charge-to-jury child-victim circumstantial-evidence corpus-delicti corroboration-of-confession criminal-law cross-examination death-penalty dissenting-opinion due-process-concerns evidentiary-sufficiency failure-to-deny-accusation fishtown guilty-plea harmless-error implied-admission in-forma-pauperis ineffective-assistance-of-counsel insanity-issue intent jury-instructions malice-aforethought maryland-county murder parental-homicide presumption-of-innocence professional-responsibility relevance-of-evidence right-to-counsel sentencing specificity-requirement supreme-court-of-liberia voluntary-confession | 1981-1 constitutional-law-cases criminal-law-cases evidence-law supreme-court | |
| Wolo v. Wolo LRSC 12; 5 LLR 423 (1937) | 1937, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Family Law | 1937 opinions, alimony, Article I (Constitution), constitutional law, Due Process, Judicial Review, law of the land, legislative divorce, marriage dissolution, Montserrado County, notice and hearing, Reversal, separation of powers, Supreme Court of Liberia, tribunal competence, void legislative act | wolo-v-wolo-lrsc-12-5-llr-423-1937 | 1937-opinions alimony article-i-constitution constitutional-law due-process judicial-review law-of-the-land legislative-divorce marriage-dissolution montserrado-county notice-and-hearing reversal separation-of-powers supreme-court-of-liberia tribunal-competence void-legislative-act | 1937-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases family-law-cases supreme-court | |
| Zayzay et. al. v. ABC Childrens Aid Lib. (2019) | 2019, Civil Procedure Law, Constitutional Law, Inheritance (Wills & Estates) Law, Property Law | 2019 Opinions, aborigines deed, action of ejectment, Appeal, capacity to intervene, Civil Law Court, costs against appellants, Decree of Sale, encroachment, Estoppel, eviction, Gbengbah Town, idem sonans, intervention, Intestate Estate, Jury Verdict, Laches, Land Dispute, Letters of Administration, metes and bounds, Montserrado County, motion for new trial, Paynesville, preliminary injunction (vacated), property ownership, restitution of possession, Standing to Sue, Supreme Court of Liberia, title deed, Waiver, wrongful withholding | zayzay-et-al-v-abc-childrens-aid-lib-2019 | 2019-opinions aborigines-deed action-of-ejectment appeal capacity-to-intervene civil-law-court costs-against-appellants decree-of-sale encroachment estoppel eviction gbengbah-town idem-sonans intervention intestate-estate jury-verdict laches land-dispute letters-of-administration metes-and-bounds montserrado-county motion-for-new-trial paynesville preliminary-injunction-vacated property-ownership restitution-of-possession standing-to-sue supreme-court-of-liberia title-deed waiver wrongful-withholding | 2019-1 civil-procedure-law-cases constitutional-law-cases inheritance-law-cases property-law-cases supreme-court |