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Federal judge dismisses ex-State Department employee's diplomatic immunity suit
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former State Department employee demanding diplomatic immunity against charges she participated in the kidnapping and rendition of a terror (More) |
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Egypt prosecutors seek death penalty for Mubarak
Egyptian prosecutors announced Thursday they will be seeking the death penalty for former president Hosni Mubarak , former interior minister Habib El Adly and four of his aides accused of ordering the killing of anti-government protesters last year (More) |
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Egypt prosecution begins case against ex-president Mubarak
The five-member prosecution team on Tuesday began presenting its case against former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive]. Mubarak is facing charges of complicity by ordering the killings of at least 840 protest (More) |
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Egypt government denies crackdown on NGOs
The Egyptian government on Sunday denied cracking down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are advocating democracy in Egypt. The government's response came amid accusations by various human rights groups that Egypt was trying to silence (More) |
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US State Department: Egypt to halt raids on pro-democracy groups
The Egyptian government agreed on Friday to cease its crackdowns on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that advocate for democracy in Egypt, according to the US Department of State (DOS) . Egyptian officials assured the US that it would return a (More) |
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Egypt court resumes Mubarak trial
An Egyptian court on Wednesday resumed the trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak [Al Jazeera profile; JURIST news archive] after a month-long adjournment. The trial was adjourned in October in order to allow the court time to rule on a moti (More) |
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Egypt court orders stop to forced virginity tests
Cairo Administrative Court on Tuesday ordered the Egyptian Army to end its practice of performing forced virginity tests on female detainees. Samira Ibrahim brought the case against the Egyptian Army after she was arrested during a protest and was f (More) |
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Saving the Egyptian Revolution from the Military
JURIST Contributing Editor Chibli Mallat of Harvard Law School says that the Egyptian Supreme Council of the Armed Forces must divorce its economic power from its political power if it wants to avoid further protests and protect its economic interest (More) |
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UN rights chief condemns Egypt military crackdown
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the brutal crackdown on protesters by military and security forces in Cairo. Since Friday the brutal suppression of demonstrations has led to 11 deaths and more than 500 injuri (More) |
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Military Commissions: No Longer a Useful Strategy
JURIST Guest Columnist John Bickers of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law says that changes in the past decade have made the use of military commissions in the fight against al Qaeda both unnecessary and politically detriment (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.
