Law and justice

Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary, opened in Philadelphia in 1829, was the world's first full-scale penitentiary and home of the Pennsylvania System of solitary confinement with labor; designed by John Haviland, it influenced 300+ prisons, abandoned the system in 1913, closed in 1971, and is now a museum.

Eaton Township Weis Markets shooting

The Eaton Township Weis Markets shooting: on June 8, 2017, employee Randy Stair (Andrew Blaze) killed three coworkers with shotguns at the Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania supermarket, then killed himself.

Ecocide

Ecocide is proposed or enacted criminal law for severe, widespread or long-term environmental destruction. Also called the campaign for a fifth Rome Statute crime; key facts: 1970s Vietnam War origin, 2021 Independent Expert Panel definition, 2024 EU directive and Vanuatu ICC proposal.

École Polytechnique massacre

Antifeminist mass shooting at Montreal's École Polytechnique on 6 December 1989, in which Marc Lépine, 25, with a .223 Sturm-Ruger rifle, killed 14 women before killing himself; it drove Canadian gun control and December 6 national remembrance.

Economic abuse

Economic abuse, also called financial abuse, is control by a partner, ex-partner, or family member over a person's money, credit, employment, and economic resources. Recognized in the UK Domestic Abuse Act 2021; involves control, exploitation, and employment sabotage; affects about 97% of domestic abuse cases.

Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly of 1897

The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly of 1897 (Asamblea Nacional Constituyente 1896–1897) was convened by General Eloy Alfaro after the Liberal Revolution of 1895, decreeing the Constitution of 14 January 1897 and naming him constitutional president.

Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly of 1929

The Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly of 1929 (Asamblea Constituyente de 1928-1929) met in Quito under President Isidro Ayora, drafted the 1929 constitution, and made Ecuador the first Latin American country to grant women the vote.

Ecuadorian Constituent Congress of 1830

The Ecuadorian Constituent Congress of 1830 met in Riobamba after Ecuador separated from Gran Colombia, produced the country's first constitution, and elected Juan José Flores as its first president.

Ecuadorian Constitution of 1830

The Ecuadorian Constitution of 1830 (Constitución del Estado del Ecuador), also called the Floreana constitution, was Ecuador's first, sanctioned at Riobamba in September 1830 after separation from Gran Colombia.

Ecuadorian Constitution of 1861

The Ecuadorian Constitution of 1861 was the seventh constitution of Ecuador, promulgated in Quito on 10 April 1861 under Gabriel García Moreno, introducing direct and secret suffrage and replacing departments with provinces.

Ecuadorian Constitution of 1929

The Ecuadorian Constitution of 1929 (Constitución Política de la República del Ecuador) was the thirteenth constitution of Ecuador, promulgated under President Isidro Ayora, and made Ecuador the first Latin American country to grant women the vote.

Ed Buck

Ed Buck (Edward Buck), West Hollywood Democratic donor and LGBTQ activist, convicted in 2021 of nine federal counts including providing fatal meth doses to Gemmel Moore (2017) and Timothy Dean (2019); serving 30 years, fined $200,000, ordered in 2026 to pay $2 million to Moore's mother.

Ed Gein

Ed Gein (Edward Theodore Gein, 1906–1984), the Butcher of Plainfield, was a Wisconsin murderer and grave robber arrested in 1957, found not guilty by reason of mental defect, and the inspiration for Psycho, Leatherface, and Buffalo Bill.

Ed Morgan (professor)

Ed Morgan, also known as Edward M. Morgan, is a Canadian legal scholar who taught international and constitutional law at the University of Toronto and became a Superior Court judge in 2012.

Eddie Nash

Eddie Nash, born Adel Gharib Nasrallah, was a Los Angeles nightclub and restaurant owner who was acquitted of the 1981 Wonderland murders but in 2001 pleaded guilty to racketeering.

Edgar Ray Killen

Edgar Ray Killen, Mississippi Baptist preacher and Ku Klux Klan organizer (Kleagle) who organized the 1964 Mississippi Burning killings of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner; convicted of manslaughter in 2005, sentenced to 60 years, died in prison in 2018.

Edgar Valdez Villarreal

Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez Villarreal is an American-born drug trafficker from Laredo, Texas, who led Beltrán Leyva Organization forces until his 2010 arrest in Mexico.

Edgardo Ramos

Edgardo Ramos, born in 1960 in Ponce, Puerto Rico, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of New York, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2011.

Edict of Nantes

Edict of Nantes (Édit de Nantes), royal edict signed by Henry IV at Nantes on 30 April 1598 granting Huguenots freedom of conscience, limited worship, and civil rights; revoked by Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau in 1685.

Edict of Torda

The Edict of Torda, also called the Edict of Turda (tordai ediktum), was a decree on religious toleration issued by the Diet of Torda in Transylvania in January 1568.

Edith B. Clement

Edith B. Clement, born Edith Brown Clement in 1948, is an American judge on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001.

Edith H. Jones

Edith Hollan Jones, born 1949, is an American judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1985.

Edmond E. Chang

Edmond E. Chang, also known as Edmond E-Min Chang, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Illinois since 2010.

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Edmond Picard

Edmond Picard (1836–1924) was a Belgian jurist, legal publisher, and socialist senator who founded the 136-volume Pandectes belges and mentored young writers including Emile Verhaeren and Maurice Maeterlinck.

Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.

Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. (born 1953) is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Ohio since 1996.

Edmund Barton

Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920), Australian federationist, first prime minister 1901-1903, and High Court justice 1903-1920; led the 1897-98 Constitution drafting convention.

Edmund Berry Godfrey

Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey (1621–1678), Westminster magistrate who took Titus Oates's Popish Plot deposition; found dead near Primrose Hill, 17 October 1678; his death fueled anti-Catholic panic; three men hanged on perjured evidence.

Edmund G. LaCour, Jr.

Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Alabama since 2025, appointed by President Trump.

Edmund Herring

Sir Edmund Francis (Ned) Herring (1892–1982), Australian soldier, barrister, and judge; Chief Justice of Victoria 1944–1964, lieutenant-governor 1945–1972, and wartime commander of New Guinea Force and I Corps.