Supreme Court
When the police violate the law, thank the Supreme Court - opinion
The police do as they please and answer to no one. But more importantly, the police have been given free license to do so by none other than Israel’s Supreme Court and its proxies.
Elections Committee head Orly Ades steps down after 16 years, half a year before Knesset elections
High Court's Oct. 7 probe hearing halted after breach attempt, justices debate ordering state probe
After a $655M PLO verdict, Oct. 7 victims go after Hamas's money - interview
What's behind bills to 'split' A-G role - and will it change Israel's legal governance? - explainer
Critics say Israel’s system lacks the structural safeguards that would prevent a weakened oversight of government actions under a divided A-G role.
US Supreme Court revives pro-Republican Texas voting map
The Supreme Court reinstated Texas’s GOP drawn electoral map, a move that could shift multiple House seats and intensify the 2026 battle for control of Congress.
Israel faces worst prison overcrowding crisis in its history, report warns
Aspects of daily life behind bars include cells so crowded that detainees cannot move without climbing over one another, and inmates sleeping on thin mattresses on the floor for weeks or months.
Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law
Israel’s Supreme Court escalates its review of the Judicial Selection overhaul, assigning the case to all 11 justices and delaying hearings to June.
Haredi exemption has become Israel's greatest internal security threat - analysis
Allowing ultra-Orthodox Jews to refrain from sharing the burden of IDF service is unsustainable and existentially dangerous.
Israel's A-G calls to strike down 'severely harmful' gov't reform of judicial selection
Gali Baharav-Miara warned that the new law transforms judicial appointments into a "political selection mechanism" by granting political actors a clear majority on the committee.
Shin Bet chief's Zini under scrutiny: Petitioners argue ‘unreasonableness’ of PM's recommendation
Petitions by ex-intel chiefs and others argue Zini's lack of agency experience and flawed vetting compromise the Shin Bet's independence.
US Pres. Donald Trump committed to $2,000 tariff payoff, warns US faces 'economic disaster'
Trump said the United States faced an economic and national security disaster if the Supreme Court ruled against his use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs.
Sde Teiman investigation: Judges propose compromise after packed hearing
Judges convened to decide who should supervise the investigation.
Trump promises Americans $2,000 in dividends as SCOTUS debates tariff legality
Trump pledged $2,000 in tariff dividends to low-income citizens, but questions about funding and a Supreme Court case loom large.
