Parliament dissolution
Former MPs to stage sit-in before Constitutional Court
Egypt
November 15, 2012
Former MPs to stage sit-in before Constitutional Court
Twenty former members of the dissolved parliament are staging a three-day sit-in before the Supreme Constitutional Court while it reviews…
FJP drafts amendment to Israel peace treaty for Morsy, Parliament to review
Egypt
November 13, 2012
FJP drafts amendment to Israel peace treaty for Morsy, Parliament to review
A Freedom and Justice Party figure said Tuesday that the party’s legal committee is working on a new draft law…
Two Brotherhood leaders absent from trial over court ‘insult’
Egypt
October 8, 2012
Two Brotherhood leaders absent from trial over court ‘insult’
Two leading Muslim Brotherhood figures were absent Monday in the first session of their trial on charges of defaming the…
Top court commissioners finish report on Shura Council dissolution
Egypt
September 16, 2012
Top court commissioners finish report on Shura Council dissolution
The commissioners of the Supreme Constitutional Court have finished preparing their legal report on the parliamentary elections law, to advise…
Katatny denies pressuring judiciary to reinstate Parliament
Egypt
September 9, 2012
Katatny denies pressuring judiciary to reinstate Parliament
Former People's Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katatny said his recent comments about the state of the dissolved legislature were not attempts…
Hundreds of lawyers protest colleagues’ trial
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Hundreds of lawyers protest colleagues’ trial
Hundreds of lawyers gathered at the Supreme Court in downtown Cairo on Wednesday to protest last Thursday’s decision to…
Bishry: Parliament not dissolved, invalid third can be re-elected
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Bishry: Parliament not dissolved, invalid third can be re-elected
Judge Tarek al-Bishry said that the People's Assembly is not dissolved, but cannot hold sessions, according to an article published…
Morsy has no intentions to reinstate Parliament, spokesperson says
Egypt
August 13, 2012
Morsy has no intentions to reinstate Parliament, spokesperson says
President Mohamed Morsy has no intentions to reinstate the dissolved Parliament, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali said Monday. Ali said the…
Parliament reinstatement appeals sent to State Commissioner’s Authority
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Parliament reinstatement appeals sent to State Commissioner’s Authority
The Supreme Constitutional Court referred three appeals filed against President Mohamed Morsy’s decision to reinstate Parliament to the State Commissioners…
Administrative court recuses itself from controversial cases
Egypt
July 19, 2012
Administrative court recuses itself from controversial cases
The State Council Administrative Court ruled Thursday that it does not have the jurisdiction to consider legal challenges to the…