Supreme Court

Supreme Court showdown: A nation caught in the crossfire

Levin is now expected to try to push through one of the key planks of his judicial reform -- changes in how the court is selected.

28/01/2025

Appointing Isaac Amit risks further eroding trust in Israel’s judiciary

To appoint Amit, as brilliant a jurist as he might be, to lead the country’s highest court under a cloud of unresolved conflict-of-interest allegations is counter-productive.

Constitutional crisis? Yariv Levin refuses to recognize new Supreme Court chief

"This is a sad day for democracy and a sad day for our judicial system," the justice minister said in a statement.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Isaac Amit appointed permanent High Court chief justice as 15-month saga ends

The Judicial Selection Committee convenes to appoint Israel's new chief justice.

  A HAREDI protest against enlisting in the military takes place outside the IDF recruitment office

Katz’s draft plan fails the IDF and perpetuates haredi draft dodging

Alas, these fine initiatives only nibble at the edges of the military, societal, and ideological need, which is a significant draft to the fighting army of 18 to 26-year-old haredi men.

Some 22 Democratic-led states sue over Trump's birthright citizenship order

Trump ordered US agencies to refuse to recognize the citizenship of children born in the US if neither their mother or father is a US citizen or legal permanent resident.

By REUTERS
22/01/2025

The end of TikTok is near: Dramatic development in the U.S. supreme court

The Supreme Court deliberated on a law to ban TikTok in the U.S. over national security concerns, with most justices supporting the restriction.

TikTok tells users it will be 'temporarily unavailable' in the US on Sunday

Other apps owned by ByteDance, including video editing app Capcut and lifestyle social app Lemon8, were also offline and unavailable in US app stores as of late Saturday.

By REUTERS
19/01/2025

US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump's sentencing in New York hush money case

The court acted after NY's top court rejected Trump's request to halt sentencing. NY prosecutors made a filing at the Supreme Court on Thursday morning, opposing Trump's bid for a stay.

By REUTERS
07/01/2025

Chaya Bisker: From Colombia’s high court to a new life in Israel

“If what I discovered is true and the Jewish people are the chosen people, I no longer want to be Catholic.”

By ELI MANDELBAUM
03/01/2025
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