CAIRO - An Egyptian court postponed on Tuesday a ruling on whether President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood is illegal, agreeing to the Islamist group's request for more time to present evidence in a case that has put it on the defensive.
Brought by anti-Brotherhood lawyers, the court case points to the deep antipathy some harbor towards a group that was formally dissolved in 1954 and forced to operate underground until President Hosni Mubarak was ousted two years ago.
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But such a decision could stir more rancor against the Islamists as they face increasingly violent protests.
