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Egypt politician challenges interim constitution
A former candidate in Egypt's presidential election and several non-government organizations filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging Egypt's interim constitution, which was put in place by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) . SCAF amended (More) |
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Egypt military council to transfer power to new president
The Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced on Monday that it will transfer power to the newly elected president by the end of this month, according to Egypt's official news agency. The polls closed on Sunday and the winner of (More) |
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Egypt high court dissolves parliament
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt dissolved the Egyptian Parliament on Thursday after finding that one-third of its members were elected illegally. The court determined that because some of the members were elected illegally, the entire bod (More) |
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Tunisia military court sentences former president to life
A Tunisian military court on Wednesday sentenced former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] in absentia to life in prison in connection with his part in the killing of 22 protesters last year. Earlier on Wednesday Be (More) |
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Egypt restores broad arrest powers to military
Egypt's Ministry of Justice on Wednesday issued a decree restoring broad arrest powers to the Egyptian military to arrest civilians for non-military offenses. The decree restores some of the power previously granted to the military through the emerg (More) |
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Egypt elects second panel to draft constitution
The Egyptian parliament on Tuesday elected another panel of 100 delegates to write a new constitution for the country. Parliamentary speaker Saad al-Katatni stated that unlike the first panel, the newly elected 100-member panel represents all Egypti (More) |
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Tunisia military court sentences former president to 20 years
A Tunisian military court on Wednesday convicted former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] in absentia on charges of inciting violence and murder in connection with the death of four protesters in January 2011 and s (More) |
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Rights group calls for treaty to limit weapons in DRC
Amnesty International (AI) called Tuesday for an end to the supply of arms to groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive]. The report highlights the flaws in Congolese security, which AI says allow for (More) |
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AI: Egypt must investigate attacks on women protesters
Amnesty International (AI) called on Egypt Monday to investigate attacks on women protesters after a group of activists were violently assaulted last week. AI reported that a protest against sexual harassment turned violent on Friday when a large (More) |
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UAE plans to adapt anti-corruption law
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) [official website; JURIST news archive] plans to adopt a new anti-corruption law to comply with the UN Convention against Corruption . The new plan will be created by the state's Audit Bureau which is the sole authorit (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.
