The ruling is the result of a 2015 court filing by the Gambia Press Union challenging the constitutionality of sedition, libel, criminal defamation, and false news laws. 
Hukumu hiyo ni matokeo ya shauri lililosajiliwa mahakamani mwaka 2015 na umoja wa waandishi wa habari wa Gambia ukihoji kikatiba kuhusu uhaini, kuasi, uhalifu wa kukashfu.