Monrovia, April 30 -- The Liberian legal community is in the throes of a credibility crisis after a controversial statement by Cllr. Bornor M. Varmah, President of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA), sparked an internal revolt and sharpened questions over the Bar's political neutrality.

By Selma Lomax, Selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com, Willie N. Tokpah, willie.tokpah@frontpageafricaonline.com

At the heart of the storm is Varmah's assertion, in an April 29 press release, that the Court overstepped its authority by intervening in the leadership dispute within the House of Representatives.

According to Varmah, the ruling violates the separation of powers and political question doctrines, arguing that legislative disputes...