{{The Constitutional Court on Friday nullified the anti-gay law. The panel of five judges agreed with the petitioners that the law was passed without quorum.<\/p>\n
\u201cParliament presided over by the speaker carried out an illegality,\u201d the judges ruled. <\/p>\n
Supporters of the the Act have vowed to appeal in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n
The law came into effect in February after President Yoweri Museveni assented to it earlier this year in February.}}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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