Supreme Court

An incomplete list of winners & losers 2023 - opinion

2023 may have been a good year for some, but for many Israelis and Americans, a quick recap suggests the opposite.

Likud MK claims a High Court justice leaked judicial reform verdict

MK Tally Gotliv sharply attacked the judges who intended to vote in favor of rejecting the reasonableness law, and claimed that she knows who leaked the draft.

Suspect arrested after breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

The Colorado Supreme Court has been the center of a legal battle that has garnered national attention after it disqualified former President Donald Trump from the state's Republican primary ballot.

By REUTERS
02/01/2024

Weirdly, there’s nothing special about Israel’s Basic Laws - opinion

You want a judicial reform? Change the ridiculous Basic Laws setup to require a supermajority to pass and amend them.

02/01/2024

High Court invalidates law for repealing the reasonableness standard

The High Court judges ruled in an 8-7 vote to strike down the landmark judicial reform law, and also approved its own power to strike down basic laws as a general matter by a vote of 12-3.

By BINI ASHKENAZI/WALLA
01/01/2024
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Maine election disqualifies Trump from presidential primary ballot

The decision came after a group of former Maine lawmakers said that Trump should be disqualified based on a provision of the US Constitution.

By REUTERS
29/12/2023

US Supreme Court won't rule on Trump's immunity claim in 2020 election case for now

Trump has argued that the case should be dismissed on the grounds that former presidents cannot face criminal charges for conduct related to their official responsibilities.

By REUTERS
22/12/2023

Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from holding office

The ruling makes Trump the first presidential candidate in US history to be deemed ineligible for the White House under a rarely used provision of the US Constitution.

By REUTERS
20/12/2023

Court rejects Donald Trump's request for immunity in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit

Alina Habba, one of Trump's lawyers in the case, called the ruling "fundamentally flawed" and said Trump would seek "immediate review" from the Supreme Court.

By REUTERS
13/12/2023

Israel's High Court recognizes non-orthodox conversions for citizenship

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut said there was "no clear reason" to deny converted Jews the rights afforded by the Law of Return

13/12/2023
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