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Egypt high court suspends presidential decree to reconvene parliament
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt on Tuesday suspended the decree of President Mohammed Morsi calling the dissolved Egyptian parliament back into session. The decision of the court will prevent the decree from taking effect [Ahram Online re (More) |
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Egypt parliament convenes despite court order
The Egyptian parliament convened Tuesday in a brief session despite a court order dissolving the entire parliament. The session only lasted for five minutes but was still enough to deepen the tension between the newly elected Egyptian President Moh (More) |
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Terror suspect asks Europe rights court to block extradition to US
Egyptian-born radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], currently detained in the UK, filed an appeal challenging a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allowing his extradition to the US. The ECHR (More) |
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Egypt court rejects release of Mubarak's sons until trial in September
An Egyptian court on Monday rejected pleas to release two sons of ousted former leader Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] while they await trial. Their lawyer, Farid el-Deeb, argued that his clients are detained unlawfully becau (More) |
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Egypt president orders parliament to reconvene despite high court ruling
Newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday issued a decree calling the dissolved Egyptian parliament back into session. The parliament was dissolved in June after the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt ruled that one-third of its (More) |
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Egypt president appoints committee to investigate protester deaths
Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi on Thursday issued a decree appointing a fact-finding committee to investigate the deaths of protesters in last year's demonstrations. The committee is made up of 16 members including judges, a state prosecutor, a (More) |
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Cairo Court voids 1954 ban on Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt's Criminal Court in Cairo issued a decision on Monday voiding a ban on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) [party website, in Arabic; JURIST news archive] that has been in place since 1954. In considering a case alleging that MB leader Osama Suleiman (More) |
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France authorities arrest suspect connected to al Qaeda
French authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested a suspected terrorist alleged to have ties to al-Qaeda . Little information has been revealed about the suspect except that he was born in Tunisia in 1977 and resided in the French city of Toul (More) |
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UN calls for rights for women during political transitions
The UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice released a report Monday calling for a focus on advancing women's rights during political transitions. The group's priorities are discrimination against women in political an (More) |
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Egypt swears in Morsi as President
President-elect of Egypt Mohamed Morsi was sworn in Saturday at the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) before the General Assembly of the court. In his speech, Morsi vowed that Egypt would continue on the right path toward democracy: "Today, Egypt (More) |
Jury selection began for Chicago "Black Sox" baseball trial
On July 5, 1921, jury selection began in the trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
"Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven others were eventually acquitted, but were later barred from baseball for life. Learn more about the "Black Sox" trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.
