Egyptian Court: Military Cannot Arrest Civilians

The Egyptian army can no longer arrest civilians, a court ruled today. The court overturned a controversial government decree, issued before this month's presidential run-off vote, that gave the military such power. It's a blow for the military as it prepares to transition power over to newly elected President Mohamed Morsi, Reuters notes, but a victory for the rights activists and others who saw it as the revival of a similarly controversial emergency law. (More Egypt stories.)