Judiciary
High Court blocks new police appointments pending decision on restructuring law
The decision preserves the status quo, blocking the appointment process while judges consider whether the freeze should remain in place until the case is resolved.
Former DOJ lawyer alleges Trump university antisemitism probes lacked evidence
Pay-for-slay: Could the Palestinian Authority be held legally liable for October 7?
Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment - opinion
Israel Police call on judicial reform protesters to avoid 'disaster' at Ben-Gurion Airport
Leaders of the Kaplan protest group attacked the airport authority as having been subject to political takeover.
Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
In 1922, Harvard’s president, A. Lawrence Lowell, noticed a precipitous rise in the number of Jews accepted to the university and proposed accepting a quota of only 15% Jewish students.
Who are the candidates for Israel's Judicial Selection Committee?
The voting for the committee is set to begin in the Knesset plenum just before noon on Wednesday.
7 gov't MKs still vying for spot on Israel's judicial selection panel
Judicial reform talks could explode if the Israeli coalition does not narrow the field down to one candidate by Wednesday.
Interim Israeli Bar head says gov't trying to take over with election
Top members of the Israel Bar Association vie ahead of elections, debating over the Israeli government's proposed judicial reform.
Israeli judicial reform talks at crucial point, Revital Swid says
If the coalition chooses to occupy both spots on the committee with coalition Knesset members, the talks will likely end, judicial reform negotiation mediator Revital Swid said.
Israel's Knesset to hold Judicial Selection Committee vote on June 14
The committee will be required to appoint a woman to one of each of the roles, including justices, Knesset members, ministers, and Bar Association members.
Judicial reform debate: Is Israel's reasonableness standard reasonable?
LEGAL AFFAIRS: The reasonableness doctrine isn’t explored enough in the debate, but Israeli citizens would do well to review the arguments on both sides.
Letter to Kohelet Forum on Israeli judicial reform, and their response - opinion
An oleh and retired South African High Court judge writes to the Kohelet Forum with concerns on Israeli judicial reform, and the forum responds.
Israel's opposition to lose seat on judge selection panel without deal - Fuchs
Israel's coalition will not control the committee, which will be formed based on the existing makeup * MK Ze'ev Elkin – 'a victory for the opposition'
